Hairy Bikers Recipes

Three kinds of pork go into Hairy Bikers pork and bean casserole: 500g of pork belly, eight sausages and 150g of bacon lardons. Add 500g of haricot beans soaked overnight and it is the richest thing in Ultimate Comfort Food, at roughly 1,300 calories a serving. They call it a cross between a cassoulet and …

Only 200g of lamb mince goes into Hairy Bikers keema rice, because the rice is the main event here rather than the meat. It comes from Everyday Winners, cooks in one pan with 200g of basmati and 300g of peas, and feeds four at about 415 calories. They call it a cross between a pilaf, …

Swapping lamb for turkey is the whole idea behind Hairy Bikers turkey keema peas. It comes in at 270 calories a serving, uses 600g of turkey thigh mince with reduced-fat coconut milk and 250g of petits pois, and the recipe is in Eat to Beat Type 2 Diabetes. They are clear that the traditional dish …

Mince and peas is a northern English habit and a northern Indian one too, which is the joke behind Hairy Bikers keema peas. The recipe is in One Pot Wonders, made with 500g of lamb mince, 300g of peas and a splash of coconut milk, and feeds four at about 455 calories. They say it …

Hairy Bikers keema curry has potatoes cooked right in it, which is what sets it apart from most mince curries. The recipe is in Great Curries and uses 500g of minced lamb, 475g of potatoes and a tin of tomatoes, feeding four to five at about 470 calories. They describe it as a great family …

Hairy Bikers oxtail stew takes 2kg of oxtail, three hours on the hob and one clever trick with the fat. The recipe is in One Pot Wonders, seasoned with red chilli, allspice and brown sugar, and finished with sweet potato so you do not need mash. It feeds four to six at roughly 710 calories. …

The rice never touches plain water in Hairy Bikers kedgeree. The smoked haddock poaches in 500ml of water first, then that liquid is saved and the rice cooks in it. The recipe is in British Classics and feeds six at about 355 calories. They are blunt about what usually goes wrong, saying kedgeree is too …

Hairy Bikers risotto carbonara is their own invention, not a traditional dish. It takes 300g of risotto rice, 150g of pancetta lardons, two egg yolks and Parmesan, and feeds four in about 40 minutes at roughly 600 calories. They own up to it in the book, calling it their genius idea of putting together the …

There is no cream in Hairy Bikers spaghetti carbonara, so the sauce is just eggs and cheese. The recipe is in Meat Feasts and uses 400g of spaghetti, 200g of pancetta, two eggs and two kinds of cheese, which feeds four in 25 minutes. They call it one of the best quick suppers going, and …