Trusted British chef recipes, tested at home
Hairy Bikers chicken and spinach curry is a low-calorie saag made with diced chicken thighs, 500g of spinach and tempered whole spices. It serves 4 at just 200 calories each and takes about 45 minutes from start to finish. This comes from The Hairy Dieters: Simple Healthy Food, where Si and Dave note chicken is …
Hairy Bikers mushroom pasta bake is a creamy, oven-finished pasta dish made with mixed mushrooms, mascarpone, white wine, spinach and melted Taleggio cheese. It serves 4 with under 10 minutes of prep and about an hour total including baking. This comes from Our Family Favourites (2024), the tribute cookbook Si King completed after Dave’s passing. …
Hairy Bikers tiramisu layers coffee-soaked sponge fingers and crushed amaretti with a rum-spiked mascarpone custard, finished with shaved 85% dark chocolate. It serves 6 with no oven needed, and takes about 20 minutes of hands-on work plus several hours of chilling. This comes from Our Family Favourites (2024), the book Si King completed as a …
Hairy Bikers sweetcorn fritters are crispy, spiced fritters made with frozen sweetcorn, eggs, soy sauce and sriracha, served with a lime and chilli dipping sauce. The recipe makes 12 at just 57 calories each and takes under 30 minutes from start to finish. This comes from The Hairy Dieters: Fast Food (2016), Si and Dave’s …
Hairy Bikers cinnamon swirls are soft, enriched yeast buns rolled with butter, brown sugar and cinnamon, baked at 220°C for 10–12 minutes. The dough uses warm milk, butter and egg, and the recipe makes 16 with about 80 minutes of prep including proving. This comes from The Hairy Bikers’ 12 Days of Christmas, their festive …
The Hairy Bikers chilli con carne is a lean, one-pot beef chilli made with 10% fat mince, kidney beans, cumin, coriander and red wine. It simmers on the hob for 45 minutes and serves 5 at just 302 calories each. This comes from The Hairy Dieters (2012), Si and Dave’s first diet cookbook. They call …
Mary Berry’s beef stroganoff is thin strips of steak seared with quartered shallots and halved mushrooms, finished with soured cream and parsley. It serves four, cooks on the hob in about 15 minutes, and goes straight to the table with rice. Her version in Cooking with Mary Berry (2016) is the simplest of her three …
Mary Berry’s pork stroganoff is sliced pork fillet fried with mushrooms and paprika in a crème fraîche sauce, served with basmati rice. It serves four to six and cooks entirely on the hob in about 20 minutes. Berry calls this “a classic recipe bound with a creamy sauce and flavoured with plenty of paprika” in …
Mary Berry’s paprika chicken is pan-browned chicken breasts baked in a crème fraîche sauce with two tablespoons of mild paprika. It serves six at 200°C/180°C fan/Gas 6 for 15–20 minutes, and the sauce needs just two minutes on the hob. Her recipe in Mary Berry at Home calls this “a quick and easy supper dish …
Mary Berry’s chicken stroganoff is sliced chicken breast pan-fried with mushrooms and paprika in a crème fraîche sauce, served with basmati rice. It serves four to six, cooks entirely on the hob, and takes about 25 minutes from cutting board to plate. Berry doesn’t publish a chicken stroganoff, but her Pork Stroganoff in Absolute Favourites …
