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Season 8 of The Cook Up with Adam Liaw starts Monday, March 17, 2025 at 7pm on SBS Food and SBS On Demand. This season, there will only be 3 new episodes per week airing from Monday to Wednesday, while repeat of old episodes will air on Thursday and Friday.

Monday, March 17, 2025
Episode 1 | Weeknight Hits
Stir-fried wood ear mushroom with egg and capsicum (Adam Liaw)
Farfalle pasta with chilli tuna and tomatoes (Sarah McLeod)
Mango curry (Guy Sebastian)

Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Episode 2 | Dinner Hits
Salt and pepper noodles (Adam Liaw)
Minute steak, café de Paris butter and peas à la Française (Guillaume Brahimi)
Chicken cheesy rice (Emma Memma)

The real reason French butter is so special

Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Episode 3 | Spice World
Lamb suya (Adam Liaw)
Armenian rice pudding (Gatnabour) (Tom Sarafian)
Spiced ginger “anxiety” cake (Tegan Higginbotham)

Bonus recipe:
Whipped ricotta with mustard and cumin (Tammi Kwok)

If you only have 7 spices in your kitchen, make it these!

Monday, March 24, 2025
Episode 4 | Living on the Veg
Strange flavour Brussels sprouts (Adam Liaw)
Lemony spring vegetable and giant couscous salad (Kitty Flanagan)
Chocolate beetroot Turkish delight cake (Katie White)

Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Episode 5 | Chicken or Fish?
Dragon and phoenix (Adam Liaw)
Midnight pasta (Jay Wymarra)
Fish tacos with salsa and slaw (Samantha Martin)

Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Episode 6 | Celebrating Eid
Lamb chop katchi biryani (Adam Liaw)
Barberry rice with chicken (Zereskh polo ba morgh) (Tina Rahimi)
Kahk el-Eid (Egyptian spiced biscuits) (Amina Elshafei)

Monday, March 31, 2025
Episode 7 | Garden Harvest
Swordfish with tomato and capsicum (Adam Liaw)
Sashimi garden salad with yuzu vinaigrette (Connie Cao)
Fennel ratatouille and olive crumble (Alastair McLeod)

Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Episode 8 | Greece is the word
Chicken, lemon and oregano with garlic potatoes (Adam Liaw)
Braised green beans with trahana (Ella Mittas)
Greek quinoa tabbouli (Jean Kittson)

Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Episode 9 | Mie, Myself & I
Yibin burning noodles 宜賓燃麵 (Adam Liaw)
Mie goreng (Lilly Wright)
Salmon soba noodles (Sashi Perera)

Monday, April 7, 2025
Episode 10 | Reel in a Crowd
Blue Eye with bilbaína sauce (Adam Liaw)
Peruvian-style ceviche (Alejandro Saravia)
Fish tacos with sriracha and slaw (Ariarne Titmus)

1 ingredient, 21 different cuisines: Our best fish recipes

Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Episode 11 | Bakes & Cakes
Bougatsa (Adam Liaw)
Saltbush scones and desert lime marmalade (Christopher Thé)
Flourless chocolate cake with sour cherries (Richard Tognetti)

Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Episode 12 | Garlic Crush
40 clove chicken (Adam Liaw)
Grilled prawns with tomato-olive salsa and roast garlic aioli (Matt Golinski)
Roasted garlic hummus with baby crudités (Janice Petersen)

Monday, April 14, 2025
Episode 13 | Pork Ribs
King of ribs 排骨王 (Adam Liaw)
Ribs with Sadie’s BBQ sauce (Matthew Evans)
Char siu pork ribs (Marc Fennell)

Around the world in pork ribs

Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Episode 14 | Crowd Pleasers
Tomato pizza (Adam Liaw)
Crispy salt and pepper chicken wings (Anisa Nandaula)
Whole flounder with sorrel and curry leaf burnt butter (Jason Barratt)

Every kind of pie you need at a pizza party

Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Episode 15 | Smokey Flavours
Smoked chicken curry (Adam Liaw)
BBQ Persian chicken with toum and pickled chillies (Tom Sarafian)
Smoky fish cakes with chipotle mayo (Tegan Higginbotham)

Char and charm: 25 of the greatest smoked recipes to try

Monday, April 21, 2025
Episode 16 | Curry Up!
Falafel curry (Adam Liaw)
Beetroot curry with pickled beets and charred shallots (Peter Kuruvita)
Creamy Thai sweet potato curry (Dave Hughes)

Chef Peter Kuruvita’s secrets to making the best curries
52 greatest curry recipes — one for each week of the year!

Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Episode 17 | Sustainable Feast
Mushroom and seaweed okonomiyaki (Adam Liaw)
Venison and macadamia kofta with tahini yoghurt (Jo Barrett)
Sea urchin spring roll (Damon Gameau)

The surprising – and delicious – food you can try to do your bit for sustainability
5 simple ways you can make your diet more sustainable today

Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Episode 18 | Protein Packed
Braised tofu with black beans (Adam Liaw)
Chakalaka with fried eggs (Warren Mendes)
Vegetarian ‘protein packed’ congee (Michelle Law)

Monday, April 28, 2025
Episode 19 | One Pan Spicy Beef Mince
Dai-style beef with mint 傣味薄荷炒牛肉 (Adam Liaw)
Beef and chorizo tacos (Marion Grasby)
Spicy chilli beef mince (Becky Lucas)

Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Episode 20 | Set to Sizzle
Quick tempura okra with smoked paprika salt (Adam Liaw)
Prawn fiesta with fire-roasted salsa (Duncan Welgemoed)
Vietnamese fried banana (Jillian Nguyễn)

19 sizzler recipes that sound as good as they taste

Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Episode 21 | Cookies OR Cream
Salted honey pecan cookies (Adam Liaw)
DIY Tim Tam slam (Terri Mercieca)
Cinnamon scroll cookies (Brooke Bellamy)

Bonus recipe:
Tim Tam slam macarons (Nick Makrides)

29 of the best cookie recipes you will love to bake

Monday, May 5, 2025
Episode 22 | 20 Minute Chicken
Texas chicken cutlets (Adam Liaw)
Bang bang chicken skewers (Tom Hitchcock)
Bengali-style chicken curry (Urvi Majumdar)

20 family meals you can make in less than 20 minutes

Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Episode 23 | Forever Pasta
Smoky prawn, bacon and paprika rigatoni (Adam Liaw)
Taco pasta (Adriano Zumbo)
Green rigatoni (Alex Ward)

15 great pasta recipes you’ll make again and again
Adriano Zumbo shares his top 3 secrets for making pastry like a pro

Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Episode 24 | Quick Flavour Fix
Grilled pork belly with curry salt (Adam Liaw)
Red emperor, with tamari, yuzu and sesame asparagus (Grant King)
Smashed braised veggies with chicken and papadums (Sarah McLeod)

16 Flavoured salts that will transform your cooking

Monday, May 12, 2025
Episode 25 | One Coin
Tokachi butadon (Adam Liaw)
Home-style croquette (Yumi Nagaya)
Oyako don (Takashi Wakasugi)

One-bowl wonders: 15 of the best donburi recipes

Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Episode 26 | Timeless Lebanese Flavours
Easy Lebanese chicken and rice (Adam Liaw)
Tahini chicken (Joseph Abboud)
Slow cooked lamb and bean stew (Ash London)

Lebanese at home? These recipes have you covered

Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Episode 27 | Seafood & Citrus
Salmon belly kabayaki (Adam Liaw)
Lemon chilli mussels (Pingping Poh)
Kingfish ceviche (Matías Cillóniz)

4 simple steps to making the perfect ceviche

Monday, May 19, 2025
Episode 28 | Irresistible Italian
Shells with zucchini, peas and pecorino (Adam Liaw)
Eggplant involtini with ricotta and mortadella (Rosy Scatigna)
Chicken with garlic, olives and saison ale (Paul Mercurio)

21 classic Italian recipes you can’t go wrong with

Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Episode 29 | On Toast
California toast (Adam Liaw)
Fava toast topper (Ella Mittas)
Prawn toast (Jean Kittson)

9 delicious ways with the classic Aussie prawn toast

Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Episode 30 | Surprisingly Easy
Buttered crab spaghettini (Adam Liaw)
Summertime chèvre chaud with tomato and shiso salad (Stephannie Liu)
Grilled lamb tacos with homemade tortillas (Brian Cole)

Monday, May 26, 2025
Episode 31 | Splashy Suppers
Asparagus risotto (Adam Liaw)
Octopus tentacles with radicchio and orange salad (Alejandro Saravia)
Lemon and garlic lamb with squash salad (Ariane Titmus)

Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Episode 32 | Unbe-leaf-able
Miang (filled leaf wraps) (Adam Liaw)
Spanakopita with rainbow chard (Kate White)
Cape Malay eggplant and spinach curry (Warren Mendes)

Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Episode 33 | Self-Taught Sweets
Honeydew and grape parfait (Adam Liaw)
Anthill cake (Kuih sarang semut) (Lilly Wright)
Sri Lankan caramel pudding (Sasha Perera)

This may be a Japanese national dessert, but its roots are French

Bonus recipe:
Korean-style fried crocodile (Tammi Kwok)

SBS 50th Birthday Celebration Week
Monday, June 2, 2025
Episode 34 | Special Broadcasting Suppers
Portuguese roast chicken rice (Adam Liaw)
Baked salmon “tarator” style (Greg Malouf, cooked by Maeve O’Meara)
White wine clams (Mark Olive)

Bonus – original Greg Malouf’s recipe:
Baked salmon “tarator” style (Greg Malouf)

Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Episode 35 | Food Goals
Sukiyaki steak (Adam Liaw)
Moorish chilled almond and orange blossom soup (Shane Delia)
Risotto ai funghi porcini (John Aloisi)

Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Episode 36 | Teach Me
Pork belly with fresh shichimi (Adam Liaw)
Asparagus with king prawns and sauce gribiche (Guillaume Brahimi)
Lentil and rice pilaf (Lily Serna)

Thursday, June 5, 2025
Episode 37 | Specialist Subjects
American pot roast (Adam Liaw)
Lemon and garlic lamb shoulder (Marc Fennell)
Saffron rice pudding (Matthew Evans)

Friday, June 6, 2025
Episode 38 | The Seafood Spectacular
Lemongrass squid with basil (Adam Liaw)
Roast tamarind-glazed kingfish and masala sauce (Peter Kuruvita)
Salmon in coconut milk (Karla Grant)

17 of the best dinner party recipes
Warm up with these hearty winter recipes

Monday, June 9, 2025
Episode 39 | Fiery Flavours
Typhoon shelter prawn linguine (Adam Liaw)
BBQ squid with nam prik talay (Tom Hitchcock)
Mustard fish (Urvi Majumdar)

Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Episode 40 | Overnight Success
Chinese roast chicken (Adam Liaw)
Al pastor pork tacos (Frank Greeff)
Aussie tiramisu (Luke Bourke)

Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Episode 41 | Say Cheese
Tartiflette (Adam Liaw)
Kimcheese toastie (Chung Jae Lee)
Buffalo ricotta and vanilla doughnuts (Zoe Birch)

Refugee Week
Monday, June 16, 2025
Episode 42 | Treasured Tastes
John Dory and mussels with turmeric tomato butter (Adam Liaw)
Borani banjan (braised eggplant with yoghurt) (Hedayat Osyan)
Gibanica (Jelena Dokic)

Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Episode 43 | New Home Cooking
Everyday soup (Adam Liaw)
Vegetarian bún riêu (vermicelli soup) (Jillian Nguyễn)
Syrnyki (Ukrainian breakfast pancakes) (Anna-Mariia Mykytiuk)

12 of the best easy pancake recipes – for every taste

Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Episode 44 | Sweets From Home
Onde onde (sweet rice balls) (Adam Liaw)
Bosnian baklava (Vanja Bulut)
Ghorayeba (Middle Eastern shortbread) (George Najarian)

Monday, June 23, 2025
Episode 45 | Cake Mix
Cinnamon doughnut cake (Adam Liaw)
Cookie cake (Adriano Zumbo)
Upside-down pineapple and ginger cake (Alex Ward)

Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Episode 46 | Reliable Recipes
One-pot mee goreng (Adam Liaw)
Snapper spaghettini with tomatoes and chilli (Matt Golinski)
Fusion rice paper rolls (Diana Nguyen)

Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Episode 47| Last Minute Chicken
Supermarket chicken paella (Adam Liaw)
Dakjjim (Korean chicken stew) (Amina Elshafei)
Chicken pesto pasta (Tina Rahimi)

17 great ways to add a kick with kimchi

Monday, June 30, 2025
Episode 48 | Vege Patch Pasta
Ratatouille pasta (Adam Liaw)
Creamy cauliflower pasta (Kitty Flanagan)
Fig pasta (Katie White)

Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Episode 49 | Salt & Pepper
Salt and Sichuan pepper roast chicken (Adam Liaw)
Salt and pepper squid and prawns (Richard Tognetti)
Chocolate tart with blue gum salted caramel (Christopher Thé)

Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Episode 50 | Rapid Recipes
Goi ga (Crunchy Vietnamese Chicken Salad) (Adam Liaw)
Roasted scallops with café de Paris butter (Jason Barratt)
Mushroom pappardelle (Anisa Nandaula)

NAIDOC Week
Monday, July 7, 2025
Episode 51 | Tropical Traditions
Fish with karkalla tartare (Nornie Bero)
Semur chicken (Jay Wymarra)
Satay kangaroo skewers (Samantha Martin)

Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Episode 52 | With a Cuppa
Yam doughnuts with wattleseed syrup (Nornie Bero)
Apple and quandong crumble (Rayleen Brown)
Coconut butter cake (Andy Saunders)

Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Episode 53 | One Pan
Emu fillet with native hibiscus rub (Nornie Bero)
Panfried snapper with saltbush butter (Chris Jordan)
Curried kangaroo sausages (Rae Johnstone)

13 delicious recipes using bush tomato, the small but mighty flavour powerhouse

Monday, July 14, 2025
Episode 54 | Soup of the Day
Korean tofu stew (Adam Liaw)
Lentil soup with garlic yoghurt (Ella Mittas)
Dumpling soup (Jean Kittson)

Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Episode 55 | One Pot Rice Cooker
Rice cooker khao man gai (Adam Liaw)
Lazy rice (Duncan Welgemoed)
Vietnamese roasted chicken rice (Jillian Nguyễn)

7 great rice cooker recipes that you can make a meal out of

Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Episode 56 | Savvy Snacks
Salmon, edamame and corn onigiri (Adam Liaw)
Ejjeh (Lebanese omelette) (Joseph Abboud)
Mozzarella in carrozza (Ash London)

Monday, July 21, 2025
Episode 57 | Easy & Slow
Chicken stew with herb dumplings (Adam Liaw)
Chicken tagine with potatoes, carrots and figs (Shane Delia)
Five ingredient slow-cooked beef ragu (Vanessa Low)

Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Episode 58 | Snack, Crackle & Pop
Popcorn chicken (Adam Liaw)
Korean vegetable pancake (Pingping Poh)
Tempura eggplant with honey and spices (Matías Cillóniz)

12 great end-of-week recipes to use up bits and pieces

Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Episode 59 | True Blue Tastes
Calamari fritti (Adam Liaw)
Classic Aussie curried sausages (Lauren Samuelsson)
Pavlova ice-cream cake (Terri Mercieca)

Monday, July 28, 2025
Episode 60 | On the Pulse
Spanish rice and beans (Adam Liaw)
Foul medames (fava bean stew) (Tom Sarafian)
Oven-roasted sumac chickpeas with toum (Tegan Higginbotham)

Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Episode 61 | Go Fish
Snapper dugléré (Adam Liaw)
Pan-seared mackerel with stone fruit salad (Rosy Scatigna)
Massaman fish curry (Paul Mercurio)

Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Episode 62 | Well Bowled
Oyakodon (Adam Liaw)
Chicken and rice bowl with Pedro Ximénez (Mark Olive)
Durban kheer (rice pudding) with chilli pineapple (Warren Mendes)

Monday, August 4, 2025
Episode 63 | Signature Chicken
Garlic and black pepper teriyaki chicken (Adam Liaw)
Thai chicken and gravy noodles ‘rad naa’ (Marion Grasby)
Chicken banh mi (Becky Lucas)

27 great Marion Grasby recipes that always hit the mark

Tuesday, August 5, 2025
Episode 64 | Natsukashīi – Nostalgic Japanese
Zangi (Hokkaido fried chicken) 北海道のザンギ (Adam Liaw)
Omurice (Takashi Wakasugi)
Vermont curry (Yumi Nagaya)

Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Episode 65 | Salty & Sour
Lemon pepper grilled prawns (Adam Liaw)
Heavenly beef flank salad (Tom Hitchcock)
Tuna fish chops | Keralan fish cutlets (Urvi Majumdar)

Monday, August 11, 2025
Episode 66 | That Sounds Great
Banana pudding (Adam Liaw)
Crème caramel (Matt Golinski)
Vietnamese thit kho (braised pork belly) (Diana Nguyen)

11 delicious ways to make crème caramel

Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Episode 67 | Dinner Riffs
Beef stroganoff pot roast (Adam Liaw)
Balinese lamb cutlets, brown rice and cucumber salad (Grant King)
Tropical McLeod | BBQ rosemary and garlic chicken with capsicum (Sarah McLeod)

Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Episode 68 | Smart Choices
Sausages with white beans and radicchio (Adam Liaw)
Mixed bean and mushroom shepherd’s pie (Damon Gameau)
Tigernut cake with blueberries and macadamia cream (Jo Barrett)

Monday, August 18, 2025
Episode 69 | Special Treats
Beer-battered vegetable fritter with matcha salt (Adam Liaw)
Sticky date muffins (Alex Ward)
Mango custard flan (Adriano Zumbo)

11 great crêpe recipes that ran the gamut from simple to stunning

Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Episode 70 | Pickles
Kimchi pancake (Adam Liaw)
Bhutanese red rice with mum’s cucumber pickle (Peter Kuruvita)
Airfryer potatoes and pickles with crispy tofu (Dave Hughes)

Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Episode 71 | A Meal to Remember
Steak with entrecôte sauce (Adam Liaw)
Coral trout with ginger, shallot and preserved olive greens relish (Stephannie Liu)
Braised pork ribs in tomato stew with jollof rice (Brian Cole)

Monday, August 25, 2025
Episode 72 | Lazy Braise
Coconut curry beef cheeks (Adam Liaw)
Slow-roasted lamb shoulder with tahini dip (Ella Mittas)
Red braised pork belly (hong shao rou 紅燒肉) (Jean Kittson)

Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Episode 73 | Weeknight Gold
Stir-fried mince and pak choy (Adam Liaw)
Braised quinoa, pickles and chicken chicharron (Alejandro Saravia)
Spring greens gnocchi with creamy pesto (Ariarne Titmus)

Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Episode 74 | Waste Not One-Pot
Spring vegetable confit with squid and herbs (Adam Liaw)
Chicken and fregola (Alastair McLeod)
Anything goes dumpling soup (Connie Cao)

Monday, September 1, 2025
Episode 75 | Garden Greens
Maroulousalata (Greek green salad) (Adam Liaw)
Friarelle with garlic, anchovy and lemon (Matthew Evans)
Cos lettuce with tahini and parmesan dressing (Marc Fennell)

Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Episode 76 | Signature Supper
Chicken Francese (Adam Liaw)
Stracciatella-filled pasta with spring zucchini (Jason Barratt)
African bean stew (Anisa Nandaula)

Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Episode 77 | Simple & Scrumptious
Salt and pepper tofu (Adam Liaw)
Crumpets with whipped brown butter and honey (Zoe Birch)
Squid and prawn pajeon (Chung Jae Lee)

Monday, September 8, 2025
Episode 78 | Culinary Tour
Snapper with soy sauce and butter (Adam Liaw)
Moules frites (Lily Serna)
Guillaume Brahimi’s steak tartare with potato fries and salad (Guillaume Brahimi)

Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Episode 79 | Sunset Supper
Florentine meatball pasta bake (Adam Liaw)
Haloumi saganaki, figs, walnuts, honey & thyme (Matt Golinski)
Milk poached salmon and whipped feta (Janice Petersen)

Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Episode 80 | Powered Powders
Icelandic fish gratin (Adam Liaw)
Roti khurasan (Lilly Wright)
Sri Lankan chicken curry (Sashi Perera)

Your ultimate guide to making DIY spice blends

Monday, September 15, 2025
Episode 81 | Tastes Like Happiness
Satay chicken noodles (Adam Liaw)
Brown sugar pikelets (Lauren Samuelsson)
The ultimate no-churn vanilla ice-cream (Terri Mercieca)

Bonus recipe:
1955 chicken and olive jellied salad loaf (Lauren Samuelsson)

Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Episode 82 | Tomato Party
Toast on spaghetti (Adam Liaw)
Panzanella with ciabatta, tomato and basil (Shane Delia)
Quick tomatoes and white beans (Vanessa Low)

Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Episode 83 | Bang for Your Buck
Negitoro (raw tuna and onion) rice bowls (Adam Liaw)
Slow cooker corned beef (Sarah McLeod)
Turkish eggplant salad (Grant King)

Monday, September 22, 2025
Episode 84 | Strictly BBQ
Chicken inasal (Adam Liaw)
Beer marinated prawns with asparagus spears (Paul Mercurio)
Grilled oyster mushroom with herb yogurt sauce (Rosy Scatigna)

Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Episode 85 | Have a Go
Egg and gai lan fried rice (Adam Liaw)
Garden muffins (Jo Barrett)
Carrot and pineapple cake (Lottie Dalziel)