Corner Café

SBS has decided to split the the original second-half 200 episodes of Season 2 into a new season as Season 3 of The Cook Up with Adam Liaw. So effectively now Season 2 and Season 3 both contain 100 episodes each instead of all 200 episodes for Season 2.

August 8, 2022 – August 12, 2022
Episode 1 | Reinventing the Meal
Potato gem shepherd’s pie (Adam Liaw)
Whole John Dory (Paul Farag)
Sang har mee with king prawns (crispy egg noodles with king prawns) (Junda Khoo)

Episode 2 | Aussie Italian
Classic Margherita pizza (Adam Liaw)
Quick and easy spaghetti and meatballs (Samantha Harris)
Koshihikari risotto of baby peas (Karl Firla)

Episode 3 | Super Soups
Happy marriage soup (Adam Liaw)
Tom yum goong (Morgan Hipworth)
Warm chicken and rice soup (shorbet jej wa riz) (Sharon Salloum)

Episode 4 | Great British Grub
Toad in the hole with sailor’s gravy (Adam Liaw)
Fish and chips (Nelly Robinson)
Liver and bacon with mash and gravy (Vicki Treadell)

Episode 5 | One Pan Dinner
Black pepper beef noodles (Adam Liaw)
Garlic eggplant stir-fry (Jenevieve Chang)
Betty’s casserole (Jason Om)

August 15, 2022 – August 19, 2022
Episode 6 | Celebration Food
Longevity noodles (yi mein) (Adam Liaw)
Kua ikan (fish soup) (Mitch Tambo)
Barramundi with tucupi sauce (Aline de Freitas)

Episode 7 | Food on Tour
Chicken, cabbage and miso butter (Adam Liaw)
Pesto pasta with blistered baby vine tomatoes (Brooke Blurton)
Buttermilk scones with cream and jam (Mark Humphries)

Episode 8 | Dish from my Travels
Saffron risotto with roast tomatoes (Adam Liaw)
Curry prawn fuchka with raita (Luci Khan)
Easy otak otak (Sofia Levin)

Episode 9 | Go to Weeknight Dinner
Ssamjang chicken (Adam Liaw)
Baked ricotta and spinach pasta shells (Ellie Cole)
Spiced chicken maryland with olives, capers and preserved lemon (Tristan Rosier)

Episode 10 | Citrus
Lemon meringue pavlovas (Adam Liaw)
Ceviche (Danielle Alvarez)
Lemon loaf with lemon icing (Mahnaz Angury)

August 22, 2022 – August 26, 2022
Episode 11 | Stupendous Stews
Quick pork and mushroom stew with vermicelli (Adam Liaw)
Crab bourride with aioli (Ben Devlin)
Roo tail stew (Emma Donovan)

Episode 12 | Chicken Drumstick
Garlic glazed chicken drumsticks (Adam Liaw)
Lemon myrtle – apricot chicken (Mark Olive)
Spicy chicken drumsticks with avocado salad (Shiralee Hood)

Episode 13 | Grand Finale
Osborne pudding (Adam Liaw)
Lemon meringue tart (Satu Vänskä)
Chocolate shortcake with raspberry sauce (Adam D’Sylva)

Episode 14 | From the Vine
Chicken and radicchio with roasted grapes (Adam Liaw)
Avocado and verjuice jelly with cured ocean trout (Maggie Beer)
Rum and raisin chocolate marquise (Natalie Paull)

Episode 15 | Ready in 10
Tofu with garlic, sesame and chilli oil (Adam Liaw)
Mushroom vermicelli in soy (Aaron Fa’aoso)
3 ingredient tempura (Nina ‘Teddie’ Huynh)

August 29, 2022 – September 2, 2022
Episode 16 | High Engagement
Field of flowers nabe (Hanabatake nabe) (Adam Liaw)
Nashville hot chicken tenders (Morgan Hipworth)
Falafel with tarator (Sharon Salloum)

Episode 17 | Pasta or Noodles
Mafaldine with pea and ham (Adam Liaw)
XO pasta with pipis (Alex Lee)
Lobster noodles with shaved bottarga and crispy chilli (Frank Shek)

Episode 18 | One or One Hundred
Lamb mince and green olive fatteh (Adam Liaw)
Dhal with roasted cauliflower, curry leaves and green chilli sauce (Callum Hann)
Mum’s braised beef (Lizzy Hoo)

Episode 19 | Best in Class
Swedish rissoles (Adam Liaw)
Beef stroganoff (Kurt Fearnley)
Fish fillets en papillote (Stephanie Alexander)

Episode 20 | Spring in your Step
Barbecued chicken with chimichurri (Adam Liaw)
Nasi goreng (Junda Khoo)
Green ful medames (Paul Farag)

September 5, 2022 – September 9, 2022
Episode 21 | Takes the Cake
Banana cake with pecan and coconut cream (Adam Liaw)
Matcha cake bites (Madison Bronte)
Stephanie Stanhope’s chocolate cake (Stephanie Stanhope)

Episode 22 | Florentine
Peposo and polenta (Black pepper and beef stew with polenta) (Adam Liaw)
Polpette di trippa (tripe meatballs) (Emiko Davies)
Squid braised in greens (Anthony Huckstep)

Episode 23 | Brilliant Breakfast
Chinese breakfast crepes (Jian bing 煎餅) (Adam Liaw)
Filipino chicken rice (Luisa Brimble)
Crostata di lamponi (Raspberry jam tart) (Matteo Zamboni)

Episode 24 | Posh Sandwiches
Coronation egg sandwiches (Adam Liaw)
Croque Monsieur (Nelly Robinson)
Salmon and cucumber sandwiches (Lyndey Milan)

Episode 25 | Faster than Delivery
Nikudōfu (Quick braised beef and tofu) (Adam Liaw)
Century egg with silken tofu (Jenevieve Chang)
Prawn bowl (Jason Om)

September 12, 2022 – September 16, 2022
Episode 26 | Cheese please
Cheese triangles with blackened cherry tomato sauce (Adam Liaw)
Rene’s cheese biscuits (Jo Barrett)
Cottage cheese doughnuts (Nida Degutienė)

Episode 27 | Steam
Cantonese steamed pork patty (yook bang 肉餅) (Adam Liaw)
Steamed barramundi with chilli, black bean and tofu (Frank Shek)
Cantonese steamed chicken with lap cheong and black beans (Alex Lee)

Episode 28 | Shoots & Leaves
Squid curry (Adam Liaw)
Calamari with foraged sea herbs (Andrew Ballard)
Iceberg salad with green goddess dressing (Jacqui Challinor)

Episode 29 | Quick Curries
Tadka mulligatawny (Adam Liaw)
Fish curry with coconut milk (Shiralee Hood)
Native bush curry (Mark Olive)

Episode 30 | Sizzle
Sizzling Mongolian lamb (Adam Liaw)
Steamed coral trout with soy, ginger and shallot (Louis Tikaram)
Beef skewer, mustard dressing and fried rosemary (Jake Kellie)

September 19, 2022 – September 23, 2022
Episode 31 | Current Obsession
Black pepper and coriander chicken (Adam Liaw)
Breadcrumb spaghetti (Benjamin Law)
BBQ pulled pork burger (Lucy Durack)

Episode 32 | Emotive Eating
Lao chicken larb (Adam Liaw)
Salt and pepper crumbed chicken with cucumber and wakame salad (Satu Vänskä)
Spaghettini carbonara (Adam D’Sylva)

Episode 33 | Parcels of Joy
Beginner’s dumplings (Zhong dumplings 鐘水餃) (Adam Liaw)
Crab, celeriac and apple lettuce cups (Steve Simpson)
Filled cookies (3 ways) (Anna Polyviou)

Episode 34 | Date Night Dish
Mulloway misozuke with amazu cucumbers (Adam Liaw)
Honey mustard salmon (Mark Humphries)
Chicken wrapped in bacon with goats cheese (Brooke Blurton)

Episode 35 | Oh Dough
Cardamom and cinnamon doughnuts (Adam Liaw)
Chicken malawach with yoghurt (Ben Devlin)
Johnny cakes (Emma Donovan)

September 26, 2022 – September 30, 2022
Episode 36 | TV Snacks
Air fryer spice bag (Adam Liaw)
Labneh with pomegranate, baked za’atar pita (Luci Khan)
Chocolate avocado mousse (Sofia Levin)

Episode 37 | One Dish You Should Know How to Cook
Steak with lemon pepper cream sauce (Adam Liaw)
Pea, pumpkin and lemon risotto (Carly Findlay)
Fish pie (Nelly Robinson)

Episode 38 | Midweek Mediterranean
Caponata with pan-fried snapper (Adam Liaw)
Chargrilled balsamic eggplant (Christine Anu)
Hot chips and tarama (George Calombaris)

Episode 39 | Meatless Marvels
Carrot and almond milk curry (Adam Liaw)
Mambri kaikai (Mitch Tambo)
Spicy dan dan noodles (Courtney Act)

Episode 40 | Coconut
Grilled pineapple with coconut rum caramel (Adam Liaw)
Vietnamese coconut caramel tofu (Nina ‘Teddie’ Huynh)
Sop sop (Aaron Fa’aoso)

October 3, 2022 – October 7, 2022
Episode 41 | Savoury Pastry
Turkish lamb pizzas (Easy lahmacun) (Adam Liaw)
Smoked trout filled choux pastry (Jo Barrett)
Zucchini and goats’ cheese galette (Nida Degutienė)

Episode 42 | 6-Ingredient Vego
Spring onion omelette (Adam Liaw)
Eggplant ragu with corn (Anthony Huckstep)
Panzanella (bread and tomato salad) (Emiko Davies)

Episode 43 | Gourmet to Go
Mixed Scotch eggs (Adam Liaw)
Poached chicken with green mango salad (Callum Hann)
Spiced lamb chops with cucumber raita (Lizzy Hoo)

Episode 44 | Homage to Grandma
Little breakfast crepes (Adam Liaw)
Creamed rice with caramelised peach and wattleseed (Tristan Rosier)
Apple puffs (Ellie Cole)

Episode 45 | Food to Make Your Heart Sing
Adam’s homestyle spaghetti bolognese (Adam Liaw)
Curry chicken (Junda Khoo)
Coconut strawberry basbousa (Paul Farag)

October 10, 2022 – October 14, 2022
Episode 46 | Faster Pasta
Angel hair Carlofortina (Adam Liaw)
Casarecce al limone (Matteo Zamboni)
Pasta with Filipino flavours (Luisa Brimble)

Episode 47 | Disco Dinner
Steak Diane frites (Adam Liaw)
Chilli mussels with garlic bread (Shiralee Hood)
Prawn cocktail with lemon aspen mayonnaise (Mark Olive)

Episode 48 | In a Pickle
Barbecue pickles (Adam Liaw)
Charred venison and pickled onions (Andrew Ballard)
Pickled fennel jam with burrata and grilled bread (Jacqui Challinor)

Episode 49 | Kitchen Garden
Deep dish vegetable pizza (Adam Liaw)
Carrot fritters (Stephanie Alexander)
Chargrilled vegetable salad with rocket and balsamic (Kurt Fearnley)

Episode 50 | Sweet Dreams
Adam Liaw’s birthday traycake (Adam Liaw)
Saffron souffle with double cream (Luci Khan)
Lemon myrtle meringue pie (Sofia Levin)

October 17, 2022 – October 21, 2022
Episode 51 | ‘I Grew up on This’
Chinese-style steamed eggs (Adam Liaw)
Eight treasure rice (Jenevieve Chang)
Mum’s Malaysian curry puffs (Jason Om)

Episode 52 | Sweet and Sour
Guo bao rou 鍋包肉 (Dongbei-style sweet and sour pork) (Adam Liaw)
Grape and feta pie (Carly Findlay)
Nelly’s beetroot dip (Nelly Robinson)

Episode 53 | Spice Up Your Life
Easy butter prawns (Adam Liaw)
Squid sambal (Christine Anu)
Surf and turf tartare (George Calombaris)

Episode 54 | Crowd Pleaser
Omurice (Adam Liaw)
Nasu dengaku dip (Alex Lee)
Poached chicken with spicy soy (Frank Shek)

Episode 55 | Is it Sweet or Savoury?
Chinese apricot chicken (Adam Liaw)
Gramma pie (Emma Donovan)
Sweet potato tarte tatin with macadamia caramel (Ben Devlin)

October 24, 2022 – October 28, 2022
Episode 56 | Brilliant Biscuits
Burnt almond and coconut cookies (Adam Liaw)
Peanut butter biscuits (Stephanie Stanhope)
Strawberry cheesecake cookie cups (Madison Bronte)

Episode 57 | Animal Instincts
Baked stuffed tomatoes (Adam Liaw)
Marinated tofu with soy beans and pickled cabbage (Annabel Crabb)
Roast vegetables and spiced chickpeas (Steve Simpson)

Episode 58 | Elements
Sun over Sydney (Adam Liaw)
Salt-baked coral trout (Jake Kellie)
Kingfish in banana leaf with green curry (Louis Tikaram)

Episode 59 | Memory Lane
Pancake pudding (Adam Liaw)
Rustic mille feuille with poached dried pears and mascarpone (Natalie Paull)
Pavlova with dried apricots in verjuice syrup (Maggie Beer)

Episode 60 | Zero To Hero
Sundried tomato and olive chicken (Adam Liaw)
Vegetable pancake (Danielle Alvarez)
Simple Afghanistani salata (Mahnaz Angury)

October 31, 2022 – November 4, 2022
Episode 61 | Easy, Quick and Fancy
Ginger, pork and mushroom rolls (Adam Liaw)
Asparagus cappuccino (Nida Degutienė)
Garden ‘pakora’ (Jo Barrett)

Episode 62 | Sweet Nectar
Rainbow beef (Adam Liaw)
Honey garlic salmon (Shiralee Hood)
Aussie pavlova with wattleseed cream and indigi fruits (Mark Olive)

Episode 63 | Hand-Me-Down Recipes
White-cut chicken 白斬雞／白切雞 (Adam Liaw)
Mantu (Mahnaz Angury)
Mom’s coconut flan (Danielle Alvarez)

Episode 64 | Fast & Fruity
Labne with spiced fruits in brown sugar (Adam Liaw)
Spiced plums with hazelnut yoghurt (Mark Humphries)
Quick apple crumbles (Brooke Blurton)

Episode 65 | Sauce
Toast tonnato (Adam Liaw)
Romesco sauce with chargrilled eggplant (Jacqui Challinor)
Wasabi-scented butterscotch sauce with anglaise and ice cream (Andrew Ballard)

November 7, 2022 – November 11, 2022
Episode 66 | Food to Lift Your Mood
Hot chocolate tiramisu (Adam Liaw)
Khadar salad (Sharon Salloum)
Chicken tacos (Morgan Hipworth)

Episode 67 | Fruits of the Sea
Adam Liaw’s noodle marinara (Adam Liaw)
Fish collars with chimichurri (Karl Firla)
Pippies in ginger and sweet chilli sauce (Samantha Harris)

Episode 68 | Retro Desserts
Triple ripple cake (Adam Liaw)
Banana pancakes with chocolate ice cream (Ellie Cole)
Floating island, macadamia custard and passionfruit caramel (Victoria Rose)

Episode 69 | Sustainable Seafood
Quick barramundi curry with pol sambol (Adam Liaw)
King salmon poached in court bouillon with horseradish cream (Anthony Huckstep)
Ditalini pasta with mussels and beans (Ditalini con cozze e fagioli) (Emiko Davies)

Episode 70 | Noodle Salads
Quick sesame noodles (Adam Liaw)
Rice noodle salad with wombok, apple, carrot and tofu (Lizzy Hoo)
Satay eggplant with soba noodle and cucumber salad (Callum Hann)

November 14, 2022 – November 18, 2022
Episode 71 | Off The Beaten Track
Orecchiette with chicken sausage (Adam Liaw)
Butter poached salmon, topped with shaved sea urchin (Opel & Luci Khan)
Yakitori hatsu (Sofia Levin)

Episode 72 | That’s a Wrap
Caramel apple strudel (Adam Liaw)
Sang choy bow (Benjamin Law)
Picnic chicken wraps (Lucy Durack)

Episode 73 | New Tricks
Slow roast chicken with fried bread stuffing (Adam Liaw)
Grilled calamari, yoghurt and zucchini (Matteo Zamboni)
Filipino barbeque skewers (Luisa Brimble)

Episode 74 | Rice in a Trice
Korean poke bowl (hoedeopbap) (Adam Liaw)
Nasi goreng-style fried rice (Christine Anu)
Salt and vinegar rice cakes, anchovies and stracciatella (George Calombaris)

Episode 75 | High Steaks
Scotch fillet tacos (Adam Liaw)
Eye fillet steak, smoked eggplant pureé and grilled okra (Aline de Freitas)
Ribeye cooked in duck fat (Mitch Tambo)

November 21, 2022 – November 25, 2022
Episode 76 | Before or After Snacks
Airfryer chicken tenders with quick barbecue sauce (Adam Liaw)
Pickled beetroot, dill, goats cheese and rye (Satu Vänskä)
Inside-out jaffle (Adam D’Sylva)

Episode 77 | Secret Vice
Coconut and chilli prawns (Adam Liaw)
Quick chicken liver pate (Steve Simpson)
Spanakopita gnocchi (Anna Polyviou)

Episode 78 | Toast Toppers
Pan con tomate with pinxtos gilda (Adam Liaw)
Australian smørrebrød (Ben Devlin)
Pippies on toast (Emma Donovan)

Episode 79 | Twist on a Classic
Chicken and bacon burgers with sour cream (Adam Liaw)
Giant pancake (Carly Findlay)
Sticky toffee pudding (Nelly Robinson)

Episode 80 | Slice of Life
Cacio e pepe slice (Adam Liaw)
Margherita pizza (Mahnaz Angury)
Roasted strawberry tart (Danielle Alvarez)

November 28, 2022 – December 2, 2022
Episode 81 | A Little Bit Fancy
Simple radicchio salad (Adam Liaw)
Kingfish ceviche, avocado, finger lime (Jacqui Challinor)
Taramasalata tartlet (Andrew Ballard)

Episode 82 | A Ten in Ten
Stir-fried squid and celery (Adam Liaw)
Stracciatella with sugar snap peas and herb oil (Alex Lee)
Panko crumbed fish fillets with Asian tartare (Frank Shek)

Episode 83 | All Fired Up
Barbecued lamb shoulder Jingisukan (Adam Liaw)
Mayura station striploin and lobster Hollandaise (Jake Kellie)
Grilled squid with nahm jim jeaw (Louis Tikaram)

Episode 84 | Showstoppers
Sticky date fried ice cream (Adam Liaw)
Cheesecake with mango (Lucy Durack)
Ginger pavlova with passionfruit, mango, berries and mint (Benjamin Law)

Episode 85 | In the Open Air
No – mix potato salad (Adam Liaw)
Venison skewers, soy, miso and macadamia (Jo Barrett)
Homemade bagels (Nida Degutienė)

December 5, 2022 – December 9, 2022
Episode 86 | Christmas Crackers
Tomato tart with cacio e pepe pastry (Adam Liaw)
French onion dip (Mitch Tambo)
Spinach and artichoke dip with crispbread (Courtney Act)

Episode 87 | Take a Plate for Christmas
Prawns with tartare vinaigrette (Adam Liaw)
Spinach and mushroom cob loaf (Samantha Harris)
Coconut snow cookies (Karl Firla)

Episode 88 | Christmas Savoury
Turducken terrine (Adam Liaw)
Maggie’s corn-fed turkey with cumquat and pistachio stuffing (Maggie Beer)
Pissaladiere tart (Natalie Paull)

Episode 89 | Christmas at Mine
Cherry coleslaw (Adam Liaw)
Horiatiki salata (George Calombaris)
Steamed greens with edamame and bacon (Christine Anu)

Episode 90 | Christmas Dessert
All-in pavlova (Adam Liaw)
Frozen mincemeat Christmas pudding (Stephanie Alexander)
Frankenstein fruit salad with marshmallows (Kurt Fearnley)

December 12, 2022 – December 16, 2022
Episode 91 | My Secret Ingredient
Spring roll sandwiches (Adam Liaw)
Cassava and pumpkin balls with sweet coconut sauce (Aaron Fa’aoso)
Lemon tart (Nina ‘Teddie’ Huynh)

Episode 92 | In the Middle
Stickless yakitori (Adam Liaw)
Rib eye steak, gentlewoman’s relish, watercress salad (Victoria Rose)
Sausage rolls (Ellie Cole)

Episode 93 | Eat with your Eyes
Scallops and potatoes with caviar and herbs (Adam Liaw)
Red snapper de la reyna (Luisa Brimble)
Kingfish crudo, colatura and chilli (Matteo Zamboni)

Episode 94 | Self Care
Blitva (silverbeet) with fried fish (Adam Liaw)
Baked salmon with ginger lemongrass and lime (Brooke Blurton)
Hazelnut pain perdu with salted caramel (Mark Humphries)

Episode 95 | Short but Sweet
Marugoto banana (Adam Liaw)
Namoura (Sweet semolina and coconut slice) (Sharon Salloum)
Ultimate chocolate chip cookies (Morgan Hipworth)

December 19, 2022 – December 23, 2022
Episode 96 | Stress Free Starters
Crudites with miso and chickpea mayonnaise (Adam Liaw)
Beef nayyeh (Paul Farag)
Nyonya oysters (Junda Khoo)

Episode 97 | Red Hot Summer
Tomato and barramundi noodles (Adam Liaw)
Mexican beer mussels with charred sourdough (Callum Hann)
Uncle Ted’s Beef Salad (Lizzy Hoo)

SBS staff in holiday mood already??? Forgotten to update the recipes, LOL…

Episode 98 | Pantry Panic
Ouefs mayonnaise with dressed tomato (Adam Liaw)
Pea and cashew pesto dip (Steve Simpson)
Haloumi, lime & rocket spaghetti (Annabel Crabb)

Halloumi, lime & rocket spaghetti
Serves 4
INGREDIENTS
250g halloumi, cut into 1.5cm dice
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2 tbsp small salted capers, rinsed then drained well
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
1 medium or 2 small red chillies, thinly sliced
1 juicy lime
100g wild rocket leaves
500g dried spaghetti
METHOD
Step 1: tip the halloumi, olive oil, capers, garlic and the chilli into a bowl and stir about. Using one of those zesters that takes off the zest in long thin strips, add the zest of the lime. (If you don’t have such a contraption, use a potato peeler to take the zest off and then cut it into thin strips, or alternatively you could do whatever you please and ignore my excessively controlling views on the subject.)
Step 2: Squeeze the lime and reserve the juice. Arrange your rocket in a large serving bowl.
Step 3: Cook the pasta according to its packet instructions. Now you’re ready for the final assault.
Step 4: While the pasta is cooking, heat a heavy frying pan over medium heat and tip in the contents of your bowl: the halloumi will become golden, so turn the bits over regularly and keep a sharp eye on it. It’s done when all your halloumi is nicely browned. This should take about 5 minutes, so when it’s done you’ll be ready to drain your pasta. Dump the spaghetti into the pan and swirl it about to mop up every little bit of sauce. Working quickly, dress the rocket with the lime juice, then add the pasta to the bowl and give the whole lot a toss.
Step 5: Serve straightaway!

Episode 99 | Signature Salad
Green pickle salad (Adam Liaw)
Watermelon, tomato, mint and goat cheese salad (Nelly Robinson)
Crunchy vegetable and fish salad (Carly Findlay)

Episode 100 | Sweet Heat
Sago gula melaka with salted coconut milk (Adam Liaw)
Roasted pineapple with rum glaze and vanilla Chantilly (Jake Kellie)
Coconut affogato with dark rum (Louis Tikaram)