Fan-Tested Hairy Bikers Recipes
There is no meat in Hairy Bikers Glamorgan sausages, because these are leeks, Cheddar and fresh breadcrumbs rolled and fried. That version is in British Classics, and it serves 4 with a chilli relish at about 570 calories in 75 minutes. Wales gave them the starting point, because Si and Dave “were challenged to make …
Celeriac is the surprise in this Hairy Bikers coleslaw recipe, cut into fine matchsticks alongside cabbage, carrot, onion and grated apple. That whole bowl comes from Meat Feasts, where 4 servings work out at about 140 calories after 20 minutes of chopping. In Perfect Pies, Si and Dave call their rainbow version “a salad for …
Hairy Bikers pineapple upside down cake is their peach version from Brilliant Bakes with rings swapped in, because they never published a pineapple one. That base is built on brown butter, so 10 slices come in at 370 calories each across 1 hour 55. Their peach original was, in their words, “inspired by our travels …
Marmalade is what sets Hairy Bikers Dundee cake apart, along with mixed dried fruit, ground almonds and a splash of whisky. Those go into the British Classics version, which gives 10 slices at 520 calories each across 3 hours 35. Arranging the blanched almonds in circles on top is a job Si and Dave call …
The filling for this Hairy Bikers Cornish pasty goes in completely raw: beef skirt, potato, swede and onion, all chopped fine. You will find it in British Classics, and it makes 6 pasties at 630 calories each across 2 hours 45. Cornwall is where Si and Dave worked this one out, on a Food Tour …
Hairy Bikers coffee and walnut cake is a two layer sponge, where Camp chicory and coffee essence flavours both the crumb and the buttercream. That recipe sits in Mums Still Know Best, and it gives 12 slices at 540 calories in about 2 hours 40. Si and Dave call it “one of our very favourite …
There is already onion and 150g of cheese in their broccoli and cheese quiche from Our Family Favourites, so I left the broccoli out and pushed the onions up to three. That is the whole change, and it serves four from a 28cm tin at around 990 calories. They are blunt about what usually goes …
Hairy Bikers quiche lorraine uses 300ml of double cream and 200ml of crème fraîche with only three eggs, which is what makes it so soft. The recipe is in both British Classics and Perfect Pies, uses smoked streaky bacon and Gruyère, and serves six at about 850 calories. They travelled to Alsace to get to …
The batter for Hairy Bikers toad in the hole has rubbed dried sage in it and needs to stand for an hour before it goes anywhere near the oven. It uses eight pork sausages, a large onion and 150g of flour, comes from Meat Feasts and serves four. The batter is Dave’s mum’s Yorkshire pudding …
This Hairy Bikers red cabbage is braised for fifty minutes in cider, vinegar and muscovado sugar until the liquid has gone completely. Half a cabbage feeds four at about 170 calories, and the recipe appears in both British Classics and Meat Feasts. Two books print it almost identically, which tells you they were happy with …