The chef behind The Little Viet Kitchen shares dishes that capture the essence of Vietnamese home cooking

Whenever you need a crowd-pleasing dessert that will elicit plenty of oohs and aahs, this is the recipe to go for. Inspired by a dessert made by chef Jeremy Lee at London’s Quo Vadis, this is a giant

■ Serves 8 ■ Prep 30 mins plus 10 mins resting ■ Cook 1 hr 500g kale, thick stalks discarded and roughly chopped1 tbsp each butter and olive oil2 onions, chopped3 garlic cloves, finely chopped750g ric

BRING A CORNUCOPIA OF COLOUR AND FLAVOURS TO YOUR TABLE WITH VIETNAMESE SALADS, SAUCES AND SWEETS

■ Serves 12-14 ■ Prep 30 mins plus cooling ■ Cook 45 mins 80g salted butter, cut into cubes,plus extra for the tin100g dark chocolate, at least 70%cocoa solids, roughly chopped50g cocoa powder80g malt

SERVES 15 Make this showstopping beauty well in advance for easy entertaining. YOU WILL NEED 1 medium free-range egg, separated75g caster sugar200ml double cream370g jar black cherries in kirsch, drai