Fan-Tested Hairy Bikers Recipes
Ricotta and a dusting of amaretti make this Hairy Bikers baked cheesecake, with no pressed biscuit base at all. And it serves 10 at about 330 calories a slice, from British Classics, in seven hours. British Classics calls it one of their favourites, with “a good splosh of booze and a crunchy coating”. So the …
Curd cheese rather than cream cheese goes into this Hairy Bikers vodka strawberry cheesecake, which is what makes it Polish. And it serves 12 at about 590 calories a slice, from BBC Food, over nearly fourteen hours. BBC billed the Poland episode as a New York style cheesecake given a Polish twist, and that is …
Pecans and dried apples go into the biscuit base of this Hairy Bikers caramelised apple cheesecake, before any filling is mixed. And it serves 6 at about 945 calories a slice, from Ultimate Comfort Food, in roughly five hours. Ultimate Comfort Food carries a baked cheesecake and this fridge-set one side by side, because they …
Three different fish go into this Hairy Bikers fish pie, which is why Perfect Pies calls it a truly fabulous one. And it serves 6 at 1085 calories a portion, taking 85 minutes from cold. The book calls it “decadent” and admits it “does take a while to put together”, though nothing in it is …
Leftover roast chicken, 40g of basmati and a big knob of ginger are what make this Hairy Bikers chicken soup different from a broth. And it feeds 4 at 306 calories a bowl, from Make It Easy, in 45 minutes. Both books promise the spices and ginger give it a “lovely warming flavour”, and both …
Lamb shoulder on the bone is what separates this Hairy Bikers scotch broth from thinner versions, because it gives up collagen as it simmers. And it feeds 6 at around 425 calories a bowl, straight out of Meat Feasts, in two and a half hours. Meat Feasts records that they both “ate Scotch broth as …
Boiling the fruit with butter, sugar and stout is what makes this Hairy Bikers boiled fruit cake different from a creamed one. And 700g of dried fruit goes in, so it cuts into 10 slices at 550 calories each. Both Go West and Ultimate Comfort Food carry it, and the whole thing runs 95 minutes. …
Reblochon is the whole point of this Hairy Bikers tartiflette recipe, and a full 450g wheel goes on top sliced. With 1kg of waxy potatoes and 250g of bacon lardons beneath, it lands at 907 calories for 4. That came off their Home for Christmas series on BBC One, and the whole bake runs 45 …
This Hairy Bikers coq au vin is the one they call love in a transit, and it braises a whole jointed chicken in red wine. And bacon, shallots and a tin of tomatoes go in with it, so it serves 4 at 910 calories. Since it comes from their Chicken & Egg series rather than …
This Hairy Bikers sausage rolls recipe spreads vindaloo paste under 500g of sausage meat, and it makes 24 at 125 calories each. Since Si and Dave put it in Brilliant Bakes, it has run on their own site too, and it needs 55 minutes. Si and Dave call these “the sausage roll but not as …