Fan-Tested Hairy Bikers Recipes
Six eggs, 500g of sausage meat and a double coat of breadcrumbs make these Hairy Bikers scotch eggs, seasoned with sage, thyme and cayenne. And Mums Know Best turns that into 6 at roughly 520 calories each, in about 45 minutes from pan to picnic. “Good old-fashioned Scotch eggs are perfect for a coach trip …
One bunch of spring onions, 100g of gram flour and a spoon of oil make this Hairy Bikers pakora recipe, with warm water to bind. So Great Curries gets 12 out of it, at about 80 calories each and 25 minutes from chopping board to plate. “Who would have thought a spring onion could taste …
Potato, peas and black mustard seeds go into this Hairy Bikers samosa recipe, wrapped in a pastry you make from flour, oil and water. And Great Curries gets 9 from that, at roughly 235 calories each and an hour and a half from bowl to plate. Packet samosas and home-made are “like chalk and cheese”, …
Three onions, two green chillies and a single egg are the whole of this Hairy Bikers onion bhaji recipe, bound in 125g of gram flour. Because Great Curries makes 12 to 14 from that, at roughly 135 calories each and 35 minutes start to finish. “Home-made versions can be a bit flabby and oily, but …
Four hours and 730 calories a slice is what this Hairy Bikers pecan toffee cheesecake costs you, and it earns both. Because Best of British builds it as a pecan and chocolate digestive base under a white chocolate filling shot through with caramel, cut into 12. There is no jar of caramel anywhere in this, …
Ricotta and a dusting of amaretti make this Hairy Bikers baked cheesecake, with no pressed biscuit base at all. And it serves 10 at about 330 calories a slice, from British Classics, in seven hours. British Classics calls it one of their favourites, with “a good splosh of booze and a crunchy coating”. So the …
Curd cheese rather than cream cheese goes into this Hairy Bikers vodka strawberry cheesecake, which is what makes it Polish. And it serves 12 at about 590 calories a slice, from BBC Food, over nearly fourteen hours. BBC billed the Poland episode as a New York style cheesecake given a Polish twist, and that is …
Pecans and dried apples go into the biscuit base of this Hairy Bikers caramelised apple cheesecake, before any filling is mixed. And it serves 6 at about 945 calories a slice, from Ultimate Comfort Food, in roughly five hours. Ultimate Comfort Food carries a baked cheesecake and this fridge-set one side by side, because they …
Three different fish go into this Hairy Bikers fish pie, which is why Perfect Pies calls it a truly fabulous one. And it serves 6 at 1085 calories a portion, taking 85 minutes from cold. The book calls it “decadent” and admits it “does take a while to put together”, though nothing in it is …
Leftover roast chicken, 40g of basmati and a big knob of ginger are what make this Hairy Bikers chicken soup different from a broth. And it feeds 4 at 306 calories a bowl, from Make It Easy, in 45 minutes. Both books promise the spices and ginger give it a “lovely warming flavour”, and both …