Fan-Tested Hairy Bikers Recipes
Hairy Bikers beef recipes from the cookbooks, from stews and steak pies to stroganoff and braising steak, each one traced to the book it came from.
Hairy Bikers meat and potato pie encases lean minced beef, Maris Piper potatoes, carrot and celery in lard shortcrust, baked in a 20cm square tin. And from Perfect Pies it serves 6 in about 2 hours 25 minutes, counting my hour of cooling, at my estimate of 645 calories each. “All Northerners have their favourite …
Hairy Bikers mince and onion plate pie packs 750g of minced beef and two onions inside a butter, lard and baking powder crust. And in Perfect Pies it’s a pie for 6, roughly 3 hours including cooling, at my estimate of around 775 calories a slice. The filling is Si’s mam’s method, which they say …
Four whole braising steaks of about 200g each, browned two at a time and then cooked slowly in the oven with onion wedges. The recipe appears in both British Classics and Mums Still Know Best, word for word the same, and feeds four at 558 calories. They call it a real old-school British classic and …
Two full bottles of dark beer go into this Hairy Bikers shin beef stew, because its proper name is Carbonades Flamandes. The recipe comes from their official website, a Flemish beef and beer stew serving 4 at around 810 calories, with 2 hours in the oven. Belgium’s answer to our ale stews leans sweet and …
A strip of orange peel sits in the middle of this Hairy Bikers Chinese beef curry, and it belongs there. Their Asian Adventure recipe feeds 4-6 at around 500 calories, giving 1.25kg of beef shin up to 2½ hours to go completely tender. The book says Chinese curries have a character everyone knows from the …
Two of the four chillies in this Hairy Bikers beef madras never get chopped, because they go in whole with just a split down one side. That trick comes from their Eat for Life recipe, which serves 4 at a book-stated 346 calories, with the oven doing most of its 2 hours. The book files …
The vegetables in this Hairy Bikers braised beef never reach the plate, because they become the sauce itself. Their Meat Feasts feather blade recipe serves 4 at around 650 calories in about 4 hours, with a low oven doing nearly all the work. Feather blade is the reason to trust this dish, since the book …
Three herb pancakes hide inside this Hairy Bikers beef wellington recipe, and they are the entire secret. Their Perfect Pies showstopper wraps 900g of fillet, serving 6 at around 845 calories after 2 hours of work and a fridge rest. The book calls it an absolute feast and one of the best British dishes, though …
Si and Dave can’t agree about this Hairy Bikers minced beef and dumplings recipe, though only about how the dumplings should finish. Their British Classics version feeds 6 at around 610 calories in 75 minutes, with twelve herby suet dumplings steamed over a tomato-rich beef mince. Dave wants his dumplings natural and pale, straight from …
The potatoes in this Hairy Bikers corned beef lancashire hotpot lead a double life, crisping golden on top while the bottom softens in gravy. That double act comes from their Everyday Winners recipe, feeding 4 at around 475 calories in about 2 hours. In the North East this layered potato and corned beef dish is …