Fan-Tested Hairy Bikers Recipes
Find hearty and delicious Hairy Bikers main course recipes. From comforting pies and stews to quick chicken and beef dishes, discover your next family favorite.
This Hairy Bikers lamb dhansak comes from their Great Curries book. It simmers chunks of leg meat with red lentils and butternut squash, then finishes with a squeeze of lime. It serves six at around 520 calories a portion, and most of the work happens in the oven so you barely touch it. What sets …
This Hairy Bikers lamb biryani comes from their Great Curries book. It layers yoghurt-marinated neck fillet under saffron rice, then seals the pot with a dough lid so the steam stays in. It serves six at around 750 calories a portion, with eight hours of marinating before the cooking even starts. The sealed pot is …
This Hairy Bikers lamb stew is their take on a classic Irish stew, a white stew of lamb chops, potatoes and onions with very little else. And it serves four in about two hours at around 550 calories, built on the idea that a few good ingredients beat a long list. The trick that makes …
This Hairy Bikers lamb shoulder from Meat Feasts marinates overnight in yoghurt, curry powder, garlic and ginger before slow roasting for up to four hours. And it serves six at around 550 calories with a coriander and lemon gravy made from the pan juices. Si and Dave say “shoulder is quite a bit cheaper than …
Hairy Bikers chilli salad bowls are spiced beef mince in crispy baked tortilla bowls with lettuce, tomatoes, Cheddar, and crème fraîche, and they come from The Hairy Dieters cookbook at 397 calories. The whole thing takes about 40 minutes since the tortilla bowls bake while the chilli simmers. Si and Dave call this “one of …
Hairy Bikers salmon with chilli ginger sauce is baked salmon in a sticky marinade of stem ginger, soy, orange, and red chilli at 254 calories per serving, and it comes from The Hairy Dieters cookbook. The whole thing takes about 55 minutes including a 30-minute marinade. Si and Dave say this sauce is “sticky and …
Hairy Bikers chilli prawn pasta is a quick linguine with garlic, fresh chillies, prawns, and lemon at just 302 calories per serving. It comes from the Hairy Dieters Make It Easy cookbook, and it uses starchy pasta water instead of cream to build the sauce. Si and Dave say this dish “tastes the business,” which …
Hairy Bikers chilli con carne is a slow-cooked beef chilli with both mince and diced braising steak, three types of chilli heat, and dark chocolate stirred in at the end. It comes from Meat Feasts and feeds 6-8 in about three hours with kidney beans and black-eyed beans in a rich spiced sauce. Si and …
This Hairy Bikers lamb curry from Meat Feasts is a proper saag that braises lamb in a pounded spice and spinach paste. And it serves six in about three hours at around 445 calories, which is low for a curry this rich because the spinach does most of the work. Dave called this one his …
This Hairy Bikers lamb vindaloo from Meat Feasts marinates lamb shoulder in red wine vinegar then braises it in a spiced double onion sauce with potatoes. And it serves six in about two hours of oven time at around 700 calories, plus two hours marinating beforehand. The Goan roots show in the vinegar, which is …