Trusted British chef recipes, tested at home
Jamie Oliver’s homemade tortillas are soft corn flatbreads made from white masa harina, hot water and a pinch of salt. One batch makes 36 small tortillas to serve 12, from his book Together (2021). Jamie says you can’t beat the smell and taste of homemade tortillas. They’re the foundation of his taco party menu in …
Nigella Lawson’s sweet potato tacos are warm corn tortillas filled with spiced roasted sweet potato wedges, shredded lettuce and gherkins, a creamy avocado-coriander sauce and a fresh tomato-and-pear relish. It serves 3 to 4, from her book At My Table. She’s firmly in the soft-shell camp: given the choice between a crisp, curled-up taco-boat and …
Jamie Oliver’s blackened fish tacos are chunks of white fish coated in a smoky umami paste, charred hard, then stacked in soft corn tortillas. They come with a pineapple crema and charred spring onions, and the whole thing takes 30 minutes to make four. The recipe is actually Ixta Belfrage’s, cooked on Jamie’s series Fast …