The ninth season of The Cook Up with Adam Liaw starts Monday, February 16, 2026 at 7pm on SBS Food and SBS On Demand. SBS Food also started posting videos on their official YouTube channel from December 2025, so I hope they start posting the Ask Adam and other Tips and Tricks segments from the show there as well this year.
More time, more reward: 7 kitchen projects for the long weekend
Classic favourites get a delicious twist in these clever recipes
Monday, February 16, 2026
Episode 1 | Family Reunion Dinner
Year of the Horse yee sang 馬年魚生 (Adam Liaw)
Chinese sweet potato doughnuts 地瓜餅 (Annie Louey)
Mauritian fried noodles (Brendan Pang)
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Episode 2 | Lucky Fish
Red braised coral trout (Adam Liaw)
Vietnamese steamed whole fish in rice paper and herbs (Khanh Ong)
Cantonese steamed fish with ginger shallot sauce (Ting Lim)
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Episode 3 | Bring a Plate
Garlic prawn dumplings (Adam Liaw)
Nepalese cherry tomato chutney (Adam Liaw)
Spring rolls (Benjamin Law)
Kueh bangket 番婆餅 (Kay-Lene Tan)
Monday, February 23, 2026
Episode 4 | Crunchy Comfort
Burmese calabash fritters (Adam Liaw)
Hat yai gai fried chicken with sticky rice (Nat Thaipun)
Hash browns with smoky spiced beans (Tom Forrest)
Hash brown waffles (Adam Liaw)
6 golden ways to enjoy the crunchy comfort of hash browns
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Episode 5 | A Plate in the Sun
Bruschetta salata (Adam Liaw)
Hot honey halloumi flatbread (Brooke Blurton)
Tomato, shiso and pepperberry tart (Oscar Solomon)
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Episode 6 | No Money But Yummy
Sausage, potato and pea bake (Adam Liaw)
Sapa sui Samoan-style chop suey (Will Houia)
Pork rib soup (Vincent Yeow Lim)
Chilli crisp eggs (Adam Liaw)
11 great traybake recipes that make dinner delicious and easy
Monday, March 2, 2026
Episode 7 | Have fun with it
Ice cream burgers (Adam Liaw)
Rice paper rotis (Matt Preston)
Greek nachos with pita chips (Jimmy Rees)
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
Episode 8 | Food for friends
Cheese taco spaghetti (Adam Liaw)
Sticky honey BBQ wings (Steph de Sousa)
Crunchy chicken fingers (Sean Skeels and Marley Whatarau)
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Episode 9 | Eggspress Yourself
Masala omelette (Adam Liaw)
Hor mok soufflé with blue swimmer crab (Bee Satongun)
Mushroom and goat’s cheese omelette (Bron Lewis)
Monday, March 9, 2026
Episode 10 | Pasta, Present, Future
Tuscan chicken rigatoni (Adam Liaw)
Veggie loaded bolognese sauce (Nabula El Mourid)
Silky pork, butter and crispy sage pasta (Elizabeth Hewson)
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Episode 11 | Boost of Flavour
Stir-fried fish and broccoli (Adam Liaw)
Boost of flavour salt (Adam Liaw)
Mapo tofu with chilli crisp and chicken (Analiese Gregory)
Chicken shawarma (Ibby Moubadder)
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Episode 12 | Street Smarts
Chinese fried skewers (Adam Liaw)
Pork and Thai basil stir-fry (Brendan Pang)
Salmon aburi ceviche with totopos (Matthew Crabbe)
Monday, March 16, 2026
Episode 13 | Al Dente
Chicken wing paella (Adam Liaw)
Rigatoni amatriciana (Kate Reid)
Bucatini con polpa di granchio e pomodorini (Giovanni Pilu)
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Episode 14 | Having Friends Over
Waterfall duck salad (Adam Liaw)
Balinese-style baked fish (Lara Lee)
Roasted tomato, burrata and prosciutto on ciabatta toasts (Laurie-Ann Moïse)
Devils on horseback (Adam Liaw)
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Episode 15 | Eid Traditions
Opor ayam (Adam Liaw)
Sambal goreng kentang (Adam Liaw)
Spicy beef osso bucco curry with polao | Gorur Gosh with Polao (Rashedul Hasan)
Znoud el sit (Lina Jebeile)
20 celebration dishes that are synonymous with Eid around the world
Monday, March 23, 2026
Episode 16 | Nuts for Nuts
Easy stir-fried satay chicken (Adam Liaw)
Macadamia crusted fish (Giaan Rooney)
Chocolate fondant with pistachio ice-cream (Alan Stuart)
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Episode 17 | Crispy Bites
Turmeric popcorn fish (Adam Liaw)
Crispy gim bujak (rice paper chips) (Khanh Ong)
Pork and prawn wonton bites (Ting Lim)
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Episode 18 | Fire & Spice
Sichuan beef and black bean (Adam Liaw)
Venison skewers with nam jim jaew (Nat Thaipun)
Satay pork (Tom Forrest)
Monday, March 30, 2026
Episode 19 | Works of Tart
Cauliflower and cheddar galette (Adam Liaw)
Sichuan and treacle custard tart (Gareth Whitton)
Apricot galettes with chrysanthemum frangipane (Helen Goh)
Make it with marmalade: 15 great sweet and savoury recipes
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Episode 20 | Rice & Quick
Baked Singapore rice (Adam Liaw)
Sambal chicken and fragrant rice in banana leaves (Andrianto Wirya)
Quick Hainanese chicken rice (Nina Korbe)
Eight ways to embrace the ultimate comfort of Hainanese chicken rice
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Episode 21 | Long Weekend Feast
Roast potato and egg salad (Adam Liaw)
Slow roasted lamb with tzatziki (Brooke Blurton)
Kritharaki pippies pasta (Oscar Solomon)
Monday, April 6, 2026
Episode 22 | Wine Country
Duck frites (Adam Liaw)
Whipped labne with grilled quail (Maggie Beer)
Toulouse sausages braised with grapes and vincotto (Steve Flamsteed)
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Episode 23 | Secret Sauces
Poached chicken with Sichuan pepper dressing (Adam Liaw)
King salmon with summer fruit sauce vierge (Rosheen Kaul)
Prawn head linguine (Ryan Corr)
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Episode 24 | Basic But Brilliant
Braised chicken with Chinese mushrooms (Adam Liaw)
Shepherd’s pie with buttery mash (Michael Logo)
Pumpkin erissery (Saavni Krishnan)
Garam masala (Saavni Krishnan)
Monday, April 13, 2026
Episode 25 | Kitchen Keepers
Suya chicken with tomato pilaf (Adam Liaw)
Brill meunière (Natalie Murphy)
Seafood marinara (Daniel Connell)
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Episode 26 | My Fastest Pasta
Carbonara alla panna (Adam Liaw)
Cavatelli with Italian pork sausage and broad beans (Aaron Ward)
Creamy chicken, fennel and dill pasta (Shae Graham)
15 fast pasta recipes from Adam Liaw and friends
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Episode 27 | Wrapped, Rolled or Folded
Pistachio crêpes with chocolate sauce (Adam Liaw)
Chicken in pandanus leaves (Bee Satongun)
Teochew prawn roll (Alice Pung) a.k.a. Ngoh Hiang 潮州五香卷, or Lor Bak in Penang
Pump up the colour in these vibrant bakes
Monday, April 20, 2026
Episode 28 | Sandwich Secrets
The best roast lamb sandwich (Adam Liaw)
Crispy cauliflower wraps with pomegranate and tahini (Katie Lolas)
Marry me poached chicken sandwich (Jasmine Weston)
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Episode 29 | Timeless & Tasty
French carrot salad (Adam Liaw)
Chicken kiev with buttery mash and yellow beans (Ollie Hansford)
Aglio olio pasta with prawns (Elouise Eftos)
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Episode 30 | Meat & Three Veg
Roasted rump cap with garlic cream sauce (Adam Liaw)
Lamb rump with eggplant, fennel, peas and zucchini (Darren O’Rourke)
Kafta bil suniye (Ali Chebbani)
Monday, April 27, 2026
Episode 31 | Effortless Eating
Flamenco eggs (Adam Liaw)
Zucchini and bacon pasta (BARKAA)
Sweet couscous pudding (Paul Farag)
Adam Liaw’s magic pizza (Adam Liaw)
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Episode 32 | Something With Steak
Steak with café de Paris fettuccine (Adam Liaw)
Tuscan-inspired bistecca florentina (Ashley Maree Kent)
French dip steak frites roll (Mitch Churi)
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Episode 33 | Fast, Fresh Indian
Curd rice (Adam Liaw)
Elote (grilled corn) (Justin Narayan)
Prawn ghee roast (Bhavna Shivalkar)
Monday, May 4, 2026
Episode 34 | Crispy Business
Camel footprint cheese burek (Adam Liaw)
Cauliflower toast, sesame mayonnaise and lemon myrtle (Will Houia)
Prawn wontons (Vincent Yeow Lim)
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Episode 35 | Sweet Citrus
Citrus and saffron posset (Adam Liaw)
Lemon olive oil cake (Kay-Lene Tan)
Yuzu delicious (Benjamin Law)
Goan fermented lemonade (Adam Liaw)
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Episode 36 | Dinner Saves
Korean mixed vegetable fritters (Adam Liaw)
Cheeky beef with polenta dumplings (Elise Kellond-Knight)
Chicken peanut satay bowl (Lydia Williams)
Monday, May 11, 2026
Episode 37 | Quicky Biccies
Cinnamon doughnut biscuits (Adam Liaw)
Lao gan ma cheese biscuits (Helen Goh)
Fig and cheddar biscuits (Gareth Whitton)
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Episode 38 | Winner Winner Veggie Dinner
Vegetable thenthuk (Adam Liaw)
Lo hon zai 羅漢齋 (Buddha’s delight) (Jen Kwok Lee) – Note: This traditional Chinese vegetarian dish has evolved into Nyonya Chap Chye 娘惹雜菜 in Malaysia/Singapore. Here’s an article in Chinese about the root of Buddha’s Delight which is stricter in the 18 ingredients (3 types of mushrooms, 6 types of fungi, 9 types of shoot vegetables) used, and of course no alliums (onions/garlic) should be used…
Green dal (He Huang)
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Episode 39 | 20-Minute Dinner
Chorizo, lentils and rice (Adam Liaw)
Tom yum fried rice (Lil Kaskoutas)
Cheat’s spaghetti bolognaise (Nick White)
Monday, May 18, 2026
Episode 40 | In Your Element
Teriyaki chicken skewers with cabbage salad (Adam Liaw)
One-tray briny chicken (Elizabeth Hewson)
Coffee granita and vin santo sabayon (Peter Gilmore)
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Episode 41 | Seriously Delicious
Thai minced pork soup with glass noodles (Adam Liaw)
Best smash burgers (Ryan Corr)
Green chilli chicken biryani (Rosheen Kaul)
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Episode 42 | Simply Sophisticated
Steamed ling with asparagus and beurre blanc (Adam Liaw)
Wagyu yuke tartare (Matthew Crabbe)
Peking chicken pancakes (Brendan Pang)
Leftover chicken paomo 泡饃 (Adam Liaw) – Note: Traditionally the bread used is the Xi’an crusty flatbread called Tuotuomo 坨坨饃…
Monday, May 25, 2026
Episode 43 | Spectacular Spuds
Råraka (potato pancake) (Adam Liaw)
Potato, pumpkin and peanut Thai red curry (Matt Preston)
Potato cakes (Jimmy Rees)
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Episode 44 | Taste of Origin
Party pie pea floater (Adam Liaw)
Cocktail abalone with black garlic and shiitake (Analiese Gregory)
Coral trout, jungle butter and tiger prawns (Nick Holloway)
10 great recipes for classic and clever party pies
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Episode 45 | Unexpectedly Tasty
Fish sauce bagna càuda (Adam Liaw)
Nettle and greens tart with cheddar pastry (Aaron Ward)
Whipped chocolate yoghurt mousse (Shae Graham)
Monday, June 1, 2026
Episode 46 | Surprise Me
Tomato butter pasta (Adam Liaw)
Oysters with strawberry gum coconut sauce (Nat Thaipun)
Lemon cake (Tom Forrest)
Whipped coffee (Adam Liaw)
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Episode 47 | By Popular Demand
Churros (Adam Liaw)
Steamed cod, turmeric, krachai and fennel (Bee Satongun)
Chewy chocolate brownies (Bron Lewis)
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Episode 48 | Modern Indian
Chaat snack pack (Adam Liaw)
Chicken curry tacos (Justin Narayan)
Cauliflower makhani ‘steak’ (Bhavna Shivalkar)
Monday, June 8, 2026
Episode 49 | Best with Bourguignon
The best green salad (Adam Liaw)
Tartiflette (Steve Flamsteed)
Savoury prune and rosemary pudding (Maggie Beer)
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Episode 50 | Easy Wins
Fridge raid soup (Adam Liaw)
Steak sandwich (Lil Kaskoutas)
Pavlova with mango (Nick White)
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Episode 51 | Fast, Fresh & Foolproof
Canh chua cá (Vietnamese sour fish soup) (Adam Liaw)
Mujadarat roz (Lina Jebeile)
Cuttlefish noodles with young coconut mustard sauce (Rashedul Hasan)
Monday, June 15, 2026
Episode 52 | Dinner Lessons
Coconut and tamarind prawns (Adam Liaw)
Croatian paprika chicken and potato salad (Monika Kollaras)
Cambodian bananas in coconut milk (Alice Pung)
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Episode 53 | Always on My Table
Ling with saffron, rice and peas (Adam Liaw)
Borani banjaan (Anjilla Seddeqi)
Coriander chutney (Anjilla Seddeqi)
Ful medames (Lizzy Kuoth)
Shatat dakwa (Lizzy Kuoth)
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Episode 54 | Superb Herbs
Chicken with flat beans and olive oil (Adam Liaw)
Kuku sabzi with shirazi salad (Yaser Naseri)
Vietnamese chicken and coriander salad (Gỏi gà bắp ải) (Carina Hoang)
Herb pickle dressing (Adam Liaw)
Monday, June 22, 2026
Episode 55 | Football Feast
Roast potato poutine (Adam Liaw)
New Orleans chicken wings (Claudio Fabiano)
Lebanese baked kibbeh (David Basheer)
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Episode 56 | Dinner Highs
Chicken and potato bravas (Adam Liaw)
Klepon (pandan and coconut balls with molten palm sugar) (Andrianto Wirya)
Orange and almond sponge cake with chocolate buttercream (Nina Korbe)
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Episode 57 | Easy Comfort Food
Chicken egg foo young (Adam Liaw)
Saffron baked risoni with coral trout and rocket pesto (Ollie Hansford)
Greek lemon potatoes (Elouise Eftos)
Monday, June 29, 2026
Episode 58 | ‘Tis the Seasoning
Everything on toast (Adam Liaw)
Smacked cucumbers 3 ways (Lara Lee)
Creamy tomato garlic pasta (Laurie-Ann Moïse)
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Episode 59 | Rich Traditions
Char kway teow (Adam Liaw)
Sambal belacan (Adam Liaw)
Nan’s corned beef (Danielle Walker)
Zippole (Julian Cincotta)
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Episode 60 | Softly Spiced
Rasam (Adam Liaw)
Scallop vol au vent with vadouvan and leeks (Analiese Gregory)
Yellow bean eggplant, toasted almond crunch and curry leaves (Nick Holloway)
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