--- The Cook Up with Adam Liaw airs weeknights on SBS Food at 7.00pm and 10.00pm. It will encore on SBS Food at 11am weekdays and at 3.30pm on SBS. SBS Food will air a marathon on Sundays at 2.00pm, and series will be made available after broadcast on SBS On Demand. ---
Adam Liaw, author and TV presenter is joined each night by two food loving friends for a half hour of good fun and conversation as they cook up a variety of dishes centred around a nightly theme. Whether it’s an ingredient, a style of cuisine or cultural inspiration, Adam whips up his dish first before his guests follow suit with easy to follow recipes and tips for viewers to follow at home in time for dinner.
There will be celebrities, culture, food, and lots of laughs in a series that will provide everyday inspiration for foodies and non-foodies alike.
Episode 51 | Cheese On Top
Airs 7:00pm Monday 28 June, 2021 on SBS Food
Aussie favourite home cook hero Lyndey Milan and Fabbrica chef Hugh Piper are in The Cook Up kitchen chatting cheese with host, Adam Liaw. They explore the best ways to use cheese on top of anything and everything!
This is a pretty simple and delicious starter that takes away a lot of the fuss of dealing with zucchini flowers.
Episode 52 | Shortcrust Pastry
Airs 7:00pm Tuesday 29 June, 2021 on SBS Food
Adam Liaw is joined in The Cook Up kitchen by food writer and TV chef, Janelle Bloom and Sydney restaurant China Doll head chef Frank Shek to give their ideas on how to take shortcrust pastry to the next level!
Episode 53 | Chicken Wings
Airs 7:00pm Wednesday 30 June, 2021 on SBS Food
DJ and chef Andrew Levins and Palisa Anderson of Chat Thai fame and host of SBS’s Water Heart Food, are in The Cook Up kitchen with Adam Liaw to give their tips and tricks on cooking chicken wings!
Episode 54 | Sweet Potato
Airs 7:00pm Thursday 1 July, 2021 on SBS Food
Recipe developer Breda Fenn and Maître d’ of Momofuku Seibo, Kylie Javier Ashton come by the Cook Up kitchen to whip up their favourite sweet potato dishes with Adam Liaw!
I love savoury pastries. These work as a great appetiser for a dinner party or an awesome lunchbox snack. The beans and sweet potato are so hearty you won’t even miss the meat.
Episode 55 | On The Bone
Airs 7:00pm Friday 2 July, 2021 on SBS Food
The Cook Up kitchen plays host to host Adam Liaw, Viking and executive chef at Mjolner, Joachim Borenius and comedian Lizzy Hoo as they create their ultimate meat on the bone dishes.
My dad used to cook satay at my school fetes and he would sell out by midday. I can’t show you the sauce recipe because that’s a top family secret, but I can show you the marinade I often use for larger cuts of meat because I’m too lazy to thread skewers.
Episode 56 | Native Meats | NAIDOC Week
Airs 7:00pm Monday 5 July, 2021 on SBS Food
Indigenous chef and TV presenter Mark Olive and New Zealand native chef Marcus Poa join The Cook Up’s host Adam Liaw in The Cook Up Kitchen as they tackle native meats.
Perhaps a strange-sounding mix, the dark chocolate and cocoa add a richness to the kangaroo stew rather than much sweetness.
Episode 57 | Café Favourite | NAIDOC Week
Airs 7:00pm Tuesday 6 July, 2021 on SBS Food
SBS science and technology TV presenter Rae Johnston and Lilypad café’s Nyoka Hrabinsky create their café favourites with The Cook Up host Adam Liaw.
Merne ntange is the Arrernte word for food from plants and seeds, combining two indigenous food groups. Think of this as a Café de Paris butter of native Australian plants and herbs.
Episode 58 | Feed The Family | NAIDOC Week
Airs 7:00pm Wednesday 7 July, 2021 on SBS Food
TikTok sensation Nathan Lyon and NITV Executive Producer Jodan Perry join the Cook Up kitchen and host Adam Liaw to create their family’s favourite meals!
This dish is a family favourite and has fed many a hungry Koori kid. With tins of corned beef being popular to many peoples of the Pacific, bully beef and rice has been adopted by Indigenous people from all over Australia.
Episode 59 | Native Ingredients | NAIDOC Week
Airs 7:00pm Thursday 8 July, 2021 on SBS Food
Adam Liaw and the Cook Up kitchen are joined by Rockpool’s Jayde Harris and indigenous TV presenter and chef Mark Olive as they cook and talk through native bush food.
This Australian spin on the classic Greek filo pie swaps spinach for native warrigal greens and is seasoned with saltbush and spearmint.
Episode 60 | A Classic Dish | NAIDOC Week
Airs 7:00pm Friday 9 July, 2021 on SBS Food
Adam Liaw is joined by Wagyu 2 Your Door’s Gary Green and Jo-Ann Lee from Goanna Hut in The Cook Up kitchen as they all come together to cook a classic dish.
This was a dish we created that made a premium product with simplicity of adding potato gems and greens. Perfect for the entire family. Simple and fast.
Episode 61 | Crustaceans
Airs 7:00pm Monday 12 July, 2021 on SBS Food
Author of The Australian Fish and Seafood cookbook, Anthony Huckstep and owner of LP’s Quality Meats Luke Powell join Adam Liaw in The Cook Up kitchen to create their favourite crustacean recipes.
I avoided this as a kid, but now I’m an adult I see it as a necessary part of a banquet – almost a palate cleanser that sits between more flavourful dishes or ones that are more oily, or pungent. It’s just a good, reliable dish.
Episode 62 | Shellfish
Airs 7:00pm Tuesday 13 July, 2021 on SBS Food
Host Adam Liaw and guests, Pilu restaurant’s Giovanni Pilu and Acme famed chef Mitch Orr show you how to make their favourite shellfish recipes in The Cook Up kitchen!
A Singaporean specialty, among locals this dish is arguably more popular than the chilli crab that visitors to Singapore love. There are many different variations of this dish – some creamy, some spicy – but my version keeps it quite simple.
Episode 63 | Chicken Thigh
Airs 7:00pm Wednesday 14 July, 2021 on SBS Food
Insight’s Kumi Taguchi and Sokyo’s Chase Kojima take over The Cook Up kitchen as they chat and create some of their favourite chicken thigh dishes with host Adam Liaw.
This is comforting Hungarian dish is named for its heavy addition of paprika. While many other proteins feature in paprikash style, chicken is the most popular.
Episode 64 | Bring A Plate
Airs 7:00pm Thursday 15 July, 2021 on SBS Food
The Cook Up host Adam Liaw invites Uccello’s Nigel Ward and cake designer, Monica Cavallaro, into the kitchen to create some easy plate options that you can take to your next family BBQ.
A classic that needs no introduction, be sure to start this the night before and leave it in the fridge, the flavours will all soak and mature for a really boozy, creamy treat.
Episode 65 | Filipino Savoury
Airs 7:00pm Friday 16 July, 2021 on SBS Food
Sydney’s Cebu Lechon owner Will Mahusay and food photographer Luisa Brimble join Adam Liaw in The Cook Up kitchen as they create their ultimate Filipino dishes.
A fiery stew of pork belly, coconut and chilli, I prefer to keep my version a little more tame with large red and green chillies, and leave the heat of the bird’s eyes up to the individual.
Episode 66 | Meat-Free Monday
Airs 7:00pm Monday 19 July, 2021 on SBS Food
The Cook Up host Adam Liaw brings Yellow’s Nina Huynh and food and travel writer Yasmin Newman into The Cook Up kitchen to test out their favourite meat free dishes to start off your week!
'Manchurian' is a sub-cuisine of Indian food that brings local flavours to Chinese styles of cooking. Gobi (cauliflower) florets are deep-fried then wok-tossed in a spicy sauce.
Episode 67 | Tray Bake
Airs 7:00pm Tuesday 20 July, 2021 on SBS Food
The Cook Up host Adam Liaw invites Saturday Night Pasta cookbook author Elizabeth Hewson and Good Food Guides editor Myffy Rigby into the kitchen to create their best tray bake dinner in 20 minutes.
I learned this from my dear friend Phillip who calls it ‘chicken all in.’ You can add whatever aromats you have in the fridge, but bay leaves and thyme go particularly well.
Episode 68 | Banana
Airs 7:00pm Wednesday 21 July, 2021 on SBS Food
SBS Science and Technology TV presenter Rae Johnston and Bake Club’s Anneka Manning deliver up some amazing creations involving banana in the Cook Up kitchen with Adam Liaw.
Confession: my freezer is chockas with frozen bananas I never got around to eating before they went almost-black. But since they only keep for three months, that only means one thing - banana bread!
Episode 69 | Favourite Ingredient
Airs 7:00pm Thursday 22 July, 2021 on SBS Food
The Cook Up Kitchen hosts Nomad head chef Jacqui Challinor and former head chef at Claude’s Chui Lee Luk as they show case their favourite ingredients with host Adam Liaw.
This is a personal interpretation of the classic warm sauce of garlic and extra virgin olive oil which features garlic in an equal starring role.
Episode 70 | Orange
Airs 7:00pm Friday 23 July, 2021 on SBS Food
Head chef and owner of Sydney restaurant Marque, Mark Best and the queen of home baking, Katherine Sabbath dive into the universe of oranges and try out their favourite recipes with host Adam Liaw in The Cook Up kitchen.
Orange and ginger work so beautifully together, a pairing which is elevated even higher with a creamy lemon icing to balance out the spice. Queue the kettle.
Episode 71 | Lamb Ribs
Airs 7:00pm Monday 26 July, 2021 on SBS Food
MasterChef alumni Amina Elshafei and home cook and wife of Manu Feildel, Clarissa Feidel, show you their lamb ribs secrets. Host Adam Liaw also reveals his childhood favourite recipe.
This is inspired by beef kalbi, a marinated aromatic beef rib dish grilled on charcoals. I use elements of the kalbi marinade to which I add some Korean chili powder and paste to and applied it to the lamb ribs.
Episode 72 | Naughty But Nice
Airs 7:00pm Tuesday 27 July, 2021 on SBS Food
Nel owner and head chef Nelly Robinson and Bondi Harvest’s Taylor Cullen create their favourite naughty but nice recipes with host Adam Liaw in The Cook Up kitchen.
This pizza style originated in Long Island, New York, reminiscent of the style of pizzas made by Italian grandma's who didn't have access to a pizza oven. It's most similar to the Sicilian style of pizza made with a thick base.
Episode 73 | Honey
Airs 7:00pm Wednesday 28 July, 2021 on SBS Food
Uccello’s Nigel Ward and Pastry queen Anna Polyviou create some Italian and Greek favourites that showcase honey in The Cook Up kitchen with Adam Liaw.
I used to go to Greek church festivals just to watch the old ladies making these doughnuts like machines. I was always excited to watch and even more to eat them too. Traditionally they are done and served with walnuts, but I wanted to bring an Anna mini twist.
Episode 74 | Four Ingredient Pasta
Airs 7:00pm Thursday 29 July, 2021 on SBS Food
Comedian Joel Creasey and Radio/TV presenter Myf Warhurst join Adam Liaw in The Cook Up kitchen as they create their favourite pasta using just four ingredients!
Comedian and host Joel Creasey makes his reliable spaghetti carbonara - a hearty pasta with classic flavours.
Adam makes his rose spaghetti - a smooth blend of creamy and tart-tomato flavours.
When I lived in London, Polpo was one of my favourite restaurants. It served Venetian food that was the opposite to the tourist trap slop that Venice is usually famous for. ... I stole this recipe from their book, Polpo, because it reminds me of a time living overseas and being able to travel.
Episode 75 | Sauce
Airs 7:00pm Friday 30 July, 2021 on SBS Food
The Cook Up host Adam Liaw is joined by TV and radio personality Yumi Stynes and creator of 'The Family Law' Benjamin Law to showcase their favourite sauces that can be used as an accompaniment to any dish.
Damn right I love a prawn cocktail! And yes, it’s meant to be retro, and yes, it’s meant to be a little bit trashy.
