Fan-Tested Hairy Bikers Recipes
The Hairy Bikers have published two different steak and mushroom pies, and this is the traditional one, the double-crust shortcrust version from Perfect Pies. Chuck steak braises low with red wine and Worcestershire for two hours, then serves 4-6 at around 810 calories in just over 3 hours. The book calls it “heritage on a …
Here is the thing most people searching for a Hairy Bikers steak and kidney pie do not know: the Bikers make it as a pudding. Their Perfect Pies book steams it in a suet crust the old way, and it serves 6 at around 640 calories over roughly 5 hours. The word steamed puts people …
A full bottle of real ale goes into the Hairy Bikers steak and ale pie, which is why their Perfect Pies book calls it superb. The ale cooks down with braising steak and smoked bacon for two hours, then serves 6 under puff pastry at around 825 calories in about 3 hours. That long cook …
Hairy Bikers corned beef and onion pie is proper old-fashioned comfort food, packed with corned beef, onion, potato, and carrot in rich shortcrust. It comes from their Mums Still Know Best book, and this corned beef pie serves 6 in about 90 minutes at 635 calories a slice. Si and Dave call their pastry “rich, …
Hairy Bikers chicken bhuna is a deep, dryish curry, where chicken thighs and three peppers cook down in a fried onion and spice paste. It comes from their Eat for Life book at 305 calories a portion, and it takes about 55 minutes to serve 4. In the book they pitch it as “the perfect …
Hairy Bikers sticky chicken wings are baked not fried, so they come out glossy and dark in a soy, honey, and apricot glaze. That glaze comes from Our Family Favourites, where the wings serve 4 at around 320 kcal in about 50 minutes. One of the Hairy Bikers reckons he can “strip the meat off …
Hairy Bikers buffalo wings are the proper American bar snack, chicken wings fried until crisp then coated in a hot, buttery Frank’s sauce. A cool blue cheese sauce and celery come on the side, and this Chicken and Egg recipe feeds 4 in 50 minutes at 800 kcal. Si and Dave call this an American …
Forty cloves of garlic sounds like a lot, but that is exactly the point of this French classic. Si and Dave brown a whole chicken, nestle it in a casserole with all that garlic, shallots, and vermouth, then finish the pan juices with a tarragon cream sauce. It comes from their Chicken and Egg book, …
Chicken yassa is a West African classic, and Si and Dave’s version keeps all its fire. It starts with skin-on thighs marinated in a punchy mix of scotch bonnet, ginger, garlic, lemon, and Dijon mustard, then braised with deeply caramelised onions and green olives. It comes from their Ultimate Comfort Food book, serves 4 at …
The secret to Si and Dave’s chicken shawarma is patience, since the flavour is built the day before you cook. Boneless thighs sit overnight in a marinade of lemon, garlic, and warm spices, cumin, coriander, smoked paprika, and a little cinnamon and cayenne, then get grilled and sliced. It comes from their Chicken and Egg …