Fan-Tested Hairy Bikers Recipes
Hairy Bikers roast pork is a rolled joint cooked on onions and thyme, then served with its crackling, Bramley apple sauce and cider gravy. And as written in British Classics it serves 6, while a 1.5kg joint takes about 2 hours at 630 calories a portion, by my sums. Hairy Bikers count pork among “the …
This Hairy Bikers cassoulet is a lighter version of the French bean stew, made with sausages, chicken thighs, smoked gammon, cannellini and butter beans. And because it comes from The Hairy Dieters, each of the 6 portions is 464 calories, taking just under 2 hours by my reckoning. Their recipe, Our Special Cassoulet, comes with …
This Hairy Bikers veggie Wellington wraps a chestnut, lentil and rice filling in mushroom duxelles and puff pastry, with sherry-soaked prunes down the middle. And their Veggie Feasts recipe serves 4 to 6 in about 2½ hours, at roughly 700 calories a sixth by my sums and timings. Writing in Veggie Feasts, the pair say …
Hairy Bikers vegan brownies swap butter and eggs for plant milk, groundnut or walnut oil and ground flaxseed, with nut butter swirled through. And in Veggie Feasts, the recipe makes 12 in about 1 hour 40 minutes with cooling, at 365 calories each by my sums. The pair promise these “still taste fantastic”, and call …
Hairy Bikers sweet potato brownies fold roasted sweet potato mash into a dark chocolate batter, along with bourbon-soaked raisins, pecans and chocolate chips. And following their BBC Food recipe, you get 12 in about 3 hours with cooling, at 555 calories each by my sums. The pair made these on their Route 66 series, in …
Hairy Bikers cherry pecan brownies are gooey squares packed with dark and white chocolate chunks, pecans and dried sour cherries. And on BBC Food, their Best of British recipe makes 16 squares in about 70 minutes, at 375 calories each by my sums. These keep for days, though Si and Dave doubt “it will last …
Hairy Bikers chocolate brownies, which they call Biker brownies, use 70% dark chocolate, butter and chopped hazelnuts, plus optional spoonfuls of chocolate spread. And with the British Classics recipe you get 12 at about 505 calories each, ready in about 1 hour 50 minutes by my reckoning. “Fudgy and fantastic” is how Si and Dave …
Hairy Bikers chicken tagine is chicken on the bone braised with saffron, ginger and onions, then finished with preserved lemons and green olives. And this version from their Chicken & Egg book serves 4 in about 1 hour 45 minutes, at 630 calories a portion by my sums. Writing in Chicken & Egg, Si and …
This Hairy Bikers apple cake is their Hairy Dieters Spiced Apple Cake, with lemony Bramley slices folded through a cinnamon batter made with sunflower oil. And going by their official site, it serves 12 at 229 calories a slice, while I allow 1 hour 25 minutes including cooling. On their own site they write, “Bet …
This Hairy Bikers Manchester tart swaps the usual pastry for an oat flapjack base, then layers raspberry jam, vanilla custard, coconut and cherries on top. And from Everyday Winners, it makes 9 squares in about 5 hours with cooling and chilling, at about 505 calories each by my sums. But if you want the classic …