Fan-Tested Hairy Bikers Recipes
Hairy Bikers Cumberland sausage pie is their take on Cumberland pie, with sausage balls simmered in red wine gravy under a cheesy spring onion mash. So the Everyday Winners version feeds 4 in about 1 hour 50 minutes, at around 950 calories a portion by my sums. Cumberland pie “is very similar to shepherd’s pie”, …
Hairy Bikers cod and chorizo stew is the dish they call cod with chorizo and white beans, made all in one pan. So in One Pot Wonders, cod steams over chorizo, cabbage and cannellini, serving 4 in an hour at 425 calories each, by my sums. In the headnote, they write that “chorizo and red …
Hairy Bikers onion gravy is a rich beef gravy of onions caramelised in butter, then simmered with red wine, thyme, bay and beef stock. And their Everyday Winners cookbook version serves 4, taking about an hour at around 170 calories each, by my sums. This version reduces 100ml of red wine by at least two-thirds …
Hairy Bikers Bakewell tart is a raspberry Bakewell: an almond shortcrust case spread with jam, then filled with ground almonds, sugar and six eggs. So the BBC Food recipe makes one 23cm tart, or 10 slices of about 550 calories, in roughly 2 hours by my timings. On BBC Food, their recipe is described as …
This Hairy Bikers roast pork and tumbet is a Spanish roast from Mallorca: spiced pork shoulder with a layered bake of aubergine, courgette and potato. So, with the tumbet doubled, this Mediterranean Adventure meal feeds 8 in about 4 hours at around 1,100 calories each by my sums. For the tumbet, they write that “we …
Hairy Bikers roast pork is a rolled joint cooked on onions and thyme, then served with its crackling, Bramley apple sauce and cider gravy. And as written in British Classics it serves 6, while a 1.5kg joint takes about 2 hours at 630 calories a portion, by my sums. Hairy Bikers count pork among “the …
This Hairy Bikers cassoulet is a lighter version of the French bean stew, made with sausages, chicken thighs, smoked gammon, cannellini and butter beans. And because it comes from The Hairy Dieters, each of the 6 portions is 464 calories, taking just under 2 hours by my reckoning. Their recipe, Our Special Cassoulet, comes with …
This Hairy Bikers veggie Wellington wraps a chestnut, lentil and rice filling in mushroom duxelles and puff pastry, with sherry-soaked prunes down the middle. And their Veggie Feasts recipe serves 4 to 6 in about 2½ hours, at roughly 700 calories a sixth by my sums and timings. Writing in Veggie Feasts, the pair say …
Hairy Bikers vegan brownies swap butter and eggs for plant milk, groundnut or walnut oil and ground flaxseed, with nut butter swirled through. And in Veggie Feasts, the recipe makes 12 in about 1 hour 40 minutes with cooling, at 365 calories each by my sums. The pair promise these “still taste fantastic”, and call …
Hairy Bikers sweet potato brownies fold roasted sweet potato mash into a dark chocolate batter, along with bourbon-soaked raisins, pecans and chocolate chips. And following their BBC Food recipe, you get 12 in about 3 hours with cooling, at 555 calories each by my sums. The pair made these on their Route 66 series, in …