2016 was all about slow-roasting, fresh pasta and comfort food. These are the recipes you clicked on most this year, counting back to number 1.
Chocolate truffle layer cake
Shirni Parwana’s masala carrot cake
Lime and vanilla yo-yos with passionfruit curd
French toast
Curtis Stone’s 12-hour barbecue beef brisket
Ricotta fritters with honey and figs
Rich chocolate mousse cake
Chipotle-spiced chicken with Mexican green rice
Chocolate mousse cake
David Thompson’s grilled pork skewers
Chocolate brioche
Tipo 00’s Orecchiette with broccolini, anchovy, garlic, chilli and Asiago
Tomato and ricotta tart
Rigatoni with mushrooms pecorino and herb crumbs
Soy pork and ginger meatballs with hoisin greens and rice
Roast chilli chicken with cauliflower and kale
Spiced potato and pea fritters with sweet and sour chutney
Za’atar roast chicken with pilaf, pomegranate and nuts
Tipo 00’s casarecce with pork and fennel sausage ragu
Chocolate hob-nobs
Sweet cinnamon buns
Flourless chocolate, hazelnut and buttermilk cake
Flan de queso
Larb gai
Afghans
Twelve-hour Indian-spiced lamb shoulder with saffron pilaf
Red lentil dhal
Red lentil fritters with green yoghurt
Overnight pork shoulder with fennel
Salted peanut and sesame biscuits
Tipo 00’s rigatoni ragu Bolognese
Tipo 00’s gnocchi with duck ragu and porcini mushrooms
Persian red lentil soup with tahini, beetroot and fried mint
Restaurant Hubert’s crème caramel