Hairy Bikers Recipes

10 prawn and water chestnut rolls, as Perfect Pies lists them, come out of this Hairy Bikers spring rolls recipe with ginger and chilli inside. And each roll comes to about 100 calories by my count, with the batch taking me 40 minutes from prawn to plate. They are “one of our favourite party snacks”, …

Three grated courgettes and 160g of crumbly cheese go into this Hairy Bikers courgette fritters recipe from Mums Know Best, which makes about 12. And a plate of three, feeding 4 as a starter, comes to roughly 405 calories by my count, the batch taking me 55 minutes. Heather Lane’s fritters, the book says, are …

Six eggs and 300g of potato make this Hairy Bikers Spanish tortilla recipe from Chicken and Egg, with one large onion softened in olive oil. And by my count and clock a wedge lands near 280 calories, feeding 4 in 100 minutes once the cooling is counted. “Good served cold too, so great for picnics”, …

Three fillings share the same yolk base in this Hairy Bikers devilled eggs recipe from Ultimate Comfort Food, one classic, one curried and one capered. And 12 eggs give 24 halves for 12 people as canapés, about 130 calories a pair and 40 minutes, both by my count. “An oldie brought up to date by …

Six eggs, cider vinegar and two weeks of patience make this Hairy Bikers pickled eggs recipe from Chicken and Egg. And the hands-on work takes me 35 minutes for a jar of 6, at about 80 calories an egg by my count. “We do love a pickled egg”, they write in Chicken and Egg, calling …

Four fat fingers or eight smaller ones come from 500g of fish in this Hairy Bikers fish fingers recipe, in 27 minutes by my clock. And Mums Still Know Best coats them in flour, egg and breadcrumbs for 4, at 282 calories a portion before bread on the BBC’s count. “We know you’ve got a …

No Marie Rose sauce goes into this Hairy Bikers prawn cocktail recipe, since British Classics dresses 500g of prawns in gazpacho and crème fraîche instead. And with chilli, Tabasco, lime and avocado it serves 4 at 373 calories each on the BBC’s count, and takes me 20 minutes. “We’ve given this timeless classic a bit …

Five hours in a low oven is the only hard part of this Hairy Bikers potted beef recipe, and the oven does all of it. And it turns 500g of beef shin and white wine into a Meat Feasts starter for 6, roughly 240 calories each by my count. “We loved little jars of potted …

Not a tomato in sight, which is the first surprise in this Hairy Bikers patatas bravas recipe from Mediterranean Adventure. Instead 800g of floury potatoes go under garlic, sherry vinegar and two paprikas, feeding 4. And by my clock and my count that is 55 minutes and roughly 350 calories a serving. “They’re often drenched …

Bake them the day before, which is what makes this Hairy Bikers cheese souffle recipe from Mums Still Know Best worth planning for. And 100g of mature Cheddar, three eggs and a Gruyère topping make 6, roughly 310 calories each by my count, in two hours including cooling. “A punchy mixture of mature Cheddar and …