Trusted British chef recipes, tested at home
Nigella Lawson recipes from her books and TV shows, cooked at home. Indulgent, unfussy food with real portions and no pretending it takes 10 minutes.
Nigella Lawson’s prodigious pavlova is a giant billowing meringue, crisp outside and marshmallow-soft within, piled with softly whipped cream and a tumble of passionfruit, lychees and raspberry sauce. The tropical fruit cuts through the sweetness. It makes 14 generous slices and needs an hour in the oven plus cooling. The recipe is from Nigella Christmas, …
Nigella Lawson’s ginger and walnut carrot cake is a single-layer, oil-based sponge packed with grated carrot, crumbled walnuts and finely chopped crystallised ginger. It’s topped with a ginger-spiked cream cheese icing, on top only, not through the middle. It cuts into 8 to 12 slices and bakes at 170C for around 50 minutes. The recipe …
Nigella Lawson’s chicken with red grapes and Marsala pan-fries chicken supremes until the skin is golden, then roasts them with grapes in a Marsala, stock and mustard sauce. The grapes soften and burst, sweetening a rich, savoury syrup. It serves two and takes about half an hour, most of it hands-off in the oven. The …
Nigella Lawson’s black pudding meatballs mix minced beef with crumbled black pudding, herbs and a little chilli, then simmer them in a deep tomato and Worcestershire sauce. The black pudding makes them richer and more savoury than a plain beef meatball. It serves four to six and takes about an hour and a quarter start …
Nigella Lawson’s Turkish eggs are poached eggs on a bed of warm, garlicky yoghurt, finished with a fierce drizzle of hazelnut-brown butter spiked with Aleppo pepper. The runny yolk, cool-turned-warm yoghurt and spiced butter make it a brunch that feels far grander than its effort. It serves two and takes about 20 minutes. The dish …