Hairy Bikers Recipes

Three fillings share the same yolk base in this Hairy Bikers devilled eggs recipe from Ultimate Comfort Food, one classic, one curried and one capered. And 12 eggs give 24 halves for 12 people as canapés, about 130 calories a pair and 40 minutes, both by my count. “An oldie brought up to date by …

Six eggs, cider vinegar and two weeks of patience make this Hairy Bikers pickled eggs recipe from Chicken and Egg. And the hands-on work takes me 35 minutes for a jar of 6, at about 80 calories an egg by my count. “We do love a pickled egg”, they write in Chicken and Egg, calling …

Four fat fingers or eight smaller ones come from 500g of fish in this Hairy Bikers fish fingers recipe, in 27 minutes by my clock. And Mums Still Know Best coats them in flour, egg and breadcrumbs for 4, at 282 calories a portion before bread on the BBC’s count. “We know you’ve got a …

No Marie Rose sauce goes into this Hairy Bikers prawn cocktail recipe, since British Classics dresses 500g of prawns in gazpacho and crème fraîche instead. And with chilli, Tabasco, lime and avocado it serves 4 at 373 calories each on the BBC’s count, and takes me 20 minutes. “We’ve given this timeless classic a bit …

Five hours in a low oven is the only hard part of this Hairy Bikers potted beef recipe, and the oven does all of it. And it turns 500g of beef shin and white wine into a Meat Feasts starter for 6, roughly 240 calories each by my count. “We loved little jars of potted …

Not a tomato in sight, which is the first surprise in this Hairy Bikers patatas bravas recipe from Mediterranean Adventure. Instead 800g of floury potatoes go under garlic, sherry vinegar and two paprikas, feeding 4. And by my clock and my count that is 55 minutes and roughly 350 calories a serving. “They’re often drenched …

Bake them the day before, which is what makes this Hairy Bikers cheese souffle recipe from Mums Still Know Best worth planning for. And 100g of mature Cheddar, three eggs and a Gruyère topping make 6, roughly 310 calories each by my count, in two hours including cooling. “A punchy mixture of mature Cheddar and …

Eight big cakes come out of this Hairy Bikers salmon fish cakes recipe, from 800g of poached salmon, dry mash, dill, capers and lemon zest. With the hollandaise on, each cake comes to about 650 calories by my count, and the whole job takes me an hour and a quarter. These are folded by hand …

Cheese on toast is the base, and this Hairy Bikers Welsh rarebit recipe adds a beer sauce, an egg yolk and English mustard to it. At 150g of Cheddar over four slices, British Classics serves 4, and each slice is about 335 calories for a quarter of an hour’s work. For when you are “cold, …

Devilled means cayenne here, and this Hairy Bikers devilled kidneys recipe keeps it to one teaspoon, with sherry, stock and mustard doing the rest. In Meat Feasts eight lambs’ kidneys feed 4 on buttered toast, which takes me 20 minutes and lands near 395 calories a plate. The headnote claims they “made Dave’s tache curl”, …