Fan-Tested Hairy Bikers Recipes
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 …
This Hairy Bikers easy tarte tatin recipe caramelises 300g of apricots under puff pastry, and it serves 6 at 355 calories a slice. Since Si and Dave first baked it in France for Bakeation, it has sat in Big Book of Baking, and it needs 65 minutes. Si and Dave call apricots “sunshine on a …
Hairy Bikers piccalilli is filed in the book as hot mustard pickle, which is why it is so hard to find. So five jars come out of it at roughly 295 calories each, built on cauliflower, green beans and courgette salted overnight. That recipe is from Perfect Pies, and it runs to 25 hours once …
Hairy Bikers beef stew and dumplings puts the horseradish into the suet rather than the gravy, which is what sets it apart. So 1kg of braising steak simmers in 500ml of Guinness with celeriac and carrots, feeding six at roughly 760 calories. That recipe is from Meat Feasts, and it runs to 2 hours 15 …
Hairy Bikers parkin recipe is a soft, syrupy ginger cake built on self-raising flour rather than the usual oatmeal. So 115g of golden syrup and one teaspoon of ground ginger carry the whole thing, which gives eight slices at roughly 275 calories. That version is theirs from Meals on Wheels on BBC Two, and it …
“A really grown-up dessert” is how they put it in Brilliant Bakes, and Hairy Bikers key lime pie began with gin and lime cordial. So it serves six at around 620 calories, though most of that time is the pie sitting in the fridge. Dave’s mam drank gin and lime cordial, and the chocolate lime …