Trusted British chef recipes, tested at home
Jamie Oliver’s strawberry Bellini is just two ingredients: sieved fresh strawberry purée topped up with Prosecco. It serves 8 from one bottle, from his book Together (2021). The classic Bellini comes from Harry’s Bar in Venice, made with peach and Prosecco. Jamie has said the idea isn’t exclusive to peaches, and here strawberries take their …
Nigella Lawson’s waffles are light, crisp waffles made from a batter lifted with whisked egg whites, served with maple syrup and berries. The batch makes about 20 small square waffles, from her book At My Table. She confesses she caved and bought a waffle iron after being distracted by all the waffle-eating in an American …
Nigella Lawson’s rum-spiked French toast is slightly stale white bread steeped in a rum, egg and brown sugar custard, fried in butter and doused in a golden-syrup-and-rum syrup. It serves 2, from her book Cook, Eat, Repeat. She calls it her favourite French toast of all time, one she doesn’t make nearly enough. It came …
Meliz Berg’s halloumi spiced scrambled eggs, adapted for Jamie: Fast and Simple, cooks a slow-caramelised onion base with Turkish green peppers and sweet red pepper paste, simmers in grated fresh tomato with dried mint, then pours in unwhisked eggs and swirls them through just until set. Crispy fried halloumi cubes and finely grated halloumi go …
James Martin’s Gruyère and pancetta brioche sandwich fills sliced brioche with melting Gruyère and maple-drizzled crisp pancetta, then dips the whole sandwich in sweetened egg and milk and fries it golden in butter. It’s a croque monsieur crossed with French toast, takes under 10 minutes in the pan, and serves four. The recipe comes from …