Cook it properly. Freeze the rest.

World food. No compromise.

Real dishes from across the globe - Japanese, Portuguese, Mexican, Caribbean and more - with smart shortcuts and freezer-friendly batches built in.

Japanese Portuguese French Caribbean Freezer Friendly 30-Min Options
Browse all recipes About Gus

A few favourites to get you started

Japanese Freezer Friendly

Spicy Tonkotsu Ramen

This will heal a hangover better than anything. Homemade chashu, a doubanjiang tare, and tonkotsu broth that comes together in ten minutes once the pork is done.

~1 hr + chill Serves 2
Get the recipe →
Fusion Freezer Friendly

Mango-Beer Slow Cooker Pulled Pork

Pork shoulder, Capsicana mango salsa, and most of a Birra Moretti. 8 hours on low, reduced until sticky and glossy. Low effort, hits like something you planned.

8 hrs Serves 6
Get the recipe →
French 30 Min

French Dip Sirloin Sandwich

A full sirloin per sandwich, sliced thin and finished in an onion-and-soy au jus. Mustard-mayo, melted cheese, peppers, part-baked baguette. Dip the whole thing.

30 mins Serves 2
Get the recipe →
American 20 Min

Smash Burgers

160g beef balls smashed flat in a screaming hot pan. Lacy, caramelised edges, fried mushrooms, raw onion, Cholula, ketchup, mustard. Morning roll. That's it.

~20 mins Makes 2
Get the recipe →
Breakfast Freezer Friendly

Homemade McMuffins

1 kg of sage-seasoned pork patties pressed, frozen, then built into full muffins with egg, American cheese, and bacon. Freeze the lot. Proper breakfast in 90 seconds.

Batch cook ~12 patties
Get the recipe →
Japanese 45 Min

Doubanjiang Shoyu Tuna Onigiri

Mirin-seasoned sushi rice filled with spicy doubanjiang and soy tuna. The filling is the move - savoury and punchy, none of the mayo blandness of standard tuna onigiri.

~45 mins Makes 4–6
Get the recipe →
View all recipes

Hey, I'm Gus

I cook a lot, I eat a lot, and I got tired of recipes that assume you have eight hours and a sous vide machine. Everything here is the real deal - just smarter about it.

Expect big flavours from across the globe, sensible shortcuts where they don't compromise the dish, and notes on what freezes well so you can batch like a pro.

More about me →