Fan-Tested Hairy Bikers Recipes
This Hairy Bikers chicken jalfrezi is a two-pan stir-fry where the chicken cooks in a spiced tomato sauce while the peppers and onions char separately. Six green chillies, cumin, and garam masala go in from the Great Curries cookbook, serving 4 at around 460 kcal in about 30 minutes. The headnote says “jalfrezi means hot-fry” …
Grilling the chicken on skewers until it chars at the edges is what separates this Hairy Bikers chicken tikka masala from every shortcut version. The spices get toasted whole and ground fresh, and the sauce is blitzed smooth so it coats like a restaurant dish. The Great Curries cookbook calls this “by far the best …
The trick to this Hairy Bikers chicken balti recipe is blitzing the onion base smooth before the chicken goes anywhere near the pan. That one step turns soft onions, garlic, ginger, and curry paste into a proper sauce that coats every piece evenly. The Great Curries cookbook calls this “Very Good Balti Chicken” and says …
Star anise, a strip of orange peel, and half a cinnamon stick are what give this Hairy Bikers Chinese chicken curry that takeaway smell the moment the lid comes off. The sauce comes from the Asian Adventure cookbook, and 800g of boneless thighs simmer in it for 25 minutes at around 505 kcal. The cookbook …
“Throw away those jars of instant chasseur sauce and discover the real thing” is how the Mums Still Know Best cookbook opens this Hairy Bikers chicken chasseur. Eight skin-on thighs, 300ml of white wine, mushrooms, and banana shallots do the rest, serving 4 at around 620 kcal in under an hour. Chasseur means hunter in …
Fresh mango is the twist in this Hairy Bikers coronation chicken recipe, and it replaces the usual sultanas with something brighter and juicier. The chicken gets steamed rather than poached, which keeps it tender, and the whole thing serves 4 at around 650 kcal. The Chicken and Egg cookbook calls this “an oldie but a …
Lime is the surprise in this Hairy Bikers chicken korma, and it changes everything. Six chicken thighs sit in a ginger, garlic, and lime paste for an hour, then cook in a ground almond sauce for 25 minutes at around 425 kcal. The Ultimate Comfort Food cookbook calls this “Our new chicken korma” and says …
This Hairy Bikers chicken Normandy is really a chicken cider casserole dressed up in French clothes, because 300ml of dry cider and a brandy flambé do all the work that wine and stock would in a standard braise. Four bone-in chicken legs cook in it for about 30 minutes, and the whole thing serves 4 …
Most beef stroganoff recipes start with paprika, but this Hairy Bikers version skips it entirely and uses Dijon mustard and brandy instead. The 600g of fillet steak cooks in about a minute, so the whole dish is ready in under 25 minutes at around 400 kcal. The Meat Feasts cookbook calls this “a fast version …
A full bottle of red wine goes into this Hairy Bikers beef bourguignon, and you can taste every drop in the finished sauce. The 1.6kg of well-marbled chuck braises with it for about three hours alongside bacon lardons, baby onions, and mushrooms, serving 6 at around 700 kcal. Well-marbled beef is non-negotiable here, and the …