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A smooth root vegetable and red lentil soup simmered with cumin and chilli, served with grated cheese and toasted seeds.
Main ingredient: potato
Pairs well with: sour cream, green beans, coleslaw, grilled steak, roast chicken
HB-8108 · Hand-built original
Royal Icing is a British cakes and baking built around egg.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-1450 · Hand-built original
Buttery mashed potato and swede folded with cabbage and baked under cheddar until the top is golden and crisp.
Main ingredient: chunks
HB-17164 · Hand-built original
Pink salt marsh lamb over layered potatoes with buttered sea herbs and a creamy anchovy-caper sauce.
Main ingredient: lamb
Pairs well with: mint sauce, roasted potatoes, couscous, ratatouille, tzatziki
HB-15088 · Hand-built original
Packed with flavour and perfect for vegetarians, this festive favourite is just as delicious served on the side as it is stuffed into your Christmas turkey. This recipe makes quite a modest amount, so feel free to double or treble it if you really like stuffing.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-3156 · Hand-built original
Flaky salmon and wilted peppery watercress sit in a cream custard inside a thin, buttery pastry case. It is best served warm, soon after the filling sets.
Main ingredient: salmon
Pairs well with: asparagus, lemon butter sauce, rice pilaf, cucumber salad, roasted potatoes
HB-18441 · Hand-built original
Main ingredient: salmon
Pairs well with: asparagus, lemon butter sauce, rice pilaf, cucumber salad, roasted potatoes
HB-1965 · Hand-built original
A whole salmon fillet layered with chargrilled peppers, dill and a spinach and cream cheese filling, wrapped in puff pastry and baked until golden.
Main ingredient: salmon
Pairs well with: asparagus, lemon butter sauce, rice pilaf, cucumber salad, roasted potatoes
HB-8131 · Hand-built original
Chunky sausages in an onion, chutney, and mustard gravy under fluffy mashed potato with a cheddar top.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-15132 · Hand-built original
Sausages roast with butternut squash, red onion and apple until everything caramelizes at the edges. A honey and English mustard glaze goes over the tray for the final stretch.
Main ingredient: pork
Pairs well with: applesauce, roasted sweet potatoes, coleslaw, cornbread, braised cabbage
HB-17129 · Hand-built original
Sausagemeat binds with breadcrumbs, softened onion, sage, thyme, parsley and chopped dried apricots. Rolled into walnut-sized balls, the stuffing bakes until cooked through.
Main ingredient: onion
HB-8184 · Hand-built original
Air-roasted new potatoes, carrots, parsnip, onion and zucchini cook in stages around plump sausages, then a reduced apple juice sauce with two mustards and cream is poured over. Hearty, sweet-sharp and properly comforting.
Main ingredient: quartered
HB-15139 · Hand-built original
Browned pork sausages and crisp fried potato discs under a thyme-scented red onion gravy enriched with mustard and Worcestershire sauce.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-17216 · Hand-built original
Halved fennel bulbs are steamed until just tender, browned in butter and sugar, then braised in cider and cider vinegar until silky. The pan juices reduce at the end to a glossy caramel glaze.
Main ingredient: fennel
HB-15140 · Hand-built original
Diced raw scallop is dressed in lemon and rapeseed oil with fresh peas and radish, spooned over crème fraîche in scallop shells. The scallop roes are smoked, dried and grated over the top as a savory seasoning.
Main ingredient: scallop
HB-15149 · Hand-built original
Light British scones made with self-raising flour, served split with strawberry jam and clotted cream.
Main ingredient: flour
HB-3653 · Hand-built original
Scones three ways is a British cakes and baking centred on egg. It combines self-raising flour, fine salt, baking powder for a straightforward, balanced result.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-3801 · Hand-built original
Thin Welsh-style pancakes roll around dulce de leche, then their sugar-dusted tops are caramelised until crisp. Lemon zest and juice cut the sweetness, with extra-thick cream alongside.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-8189 · Hand-built original
Two takes on the classic Scotch egg: smoked haddock, spiced rice and herbs wrapped around a soft-boiled egg, or traditional seasoned pork sausage meat. Serve with chutney mayonnaise and pickled cucumber, or piccalilli and watercress.
Main ingredient: pork
Pairs well with: applesauce, roasted sweet potatoes, coleslaw, cornbread, braised cabbage
HB-2014 · Hand-built original
Liverpool's lamb and potato stew, long-simmered until the meat falls from the bone, capped with a golden puff pastry lid.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-17519 · Hand-built original
Eggs stirred continuously in a saucepan with butter, taken on and off the heat until soft and creamy. Finished with crème fraîche and chives.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-4641 · Hand-built original
Sea bream, courgette, capers & basil with a citrus dressing is a British light meals & snacks centred on oil. It combines olive oil, green courgettes, sea bream fillets for a straightforward, balanced result.
Main ingredient: olive oil
HB-3802 · Hand-built original
Seared scallops with a Jerusalem artichoke purée, crushed peas, crisp bacon and pea shoots.
Main ingredient: scallop
HB-4546 · Hand-built original
Four sirloin steaks are seared hard and rested while whole onions bake slowly with thyme and butter until sweet and soft. The mash is worked with crisp smoked lardons, cream and butter, and a flour-thickened pan sauce made from beef stock finishes the plate.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-15161 · Hand-built original
Shepherd's Pie is a British main course centred on beef, prepared in a straightforward home style. Serve it as directed in the method.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-4093 · Hand-built original
Traditional trifle recipe couldn't be easier, use ready-made custard and sponge to save time but don't skimp on the sherry! The cream syllabub is super simple too. Perfection!
Main ingredient: trifle sponge fingers
HB-2054 · Hand-built original
Three ingredients is all you need for these traditional buttery shortbread biscuits. Try making them for a fun afternoon activity with the kids. You can also add chocolate chips or orange zest to the dough if you like, or drizzle the cooked shortbread with melted chocolate. Each shortbread biscuit provides 90 kcal, 0.9g protein, 9.4g carbohydrate (of which 2.8g sugars), 5.3g fat (of which 3.3g saturates), 0.4g fibre and 0g salt. Based on the recipe making 20 biscuits.
Main ingredient: ½ oz unsalted butter
HB-2059 · Hand-built original
Slow cooked gammon finished in a hot oven under a mustard, honey and demerara glaze.
Main ingredient: ham
HB-15234 · Hand-built original
A smooth, budget-friendly leek and potato soup from the slow cooker, finished with cream and chives.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-15235 · Hand-built original
A slow cooker rice pudding of pudding rice, full-fat milk and caster sugar, gently spiced with nutmeg if you like it. After three to four hours on low the rice turns tender and creamy, ready for a spoonful of jam on each dish.
Main ingredient: rice
HB-8316 · Hand-built original
A whole chicken rubbed with paprika, salt and pepper, slow cooked on a bed of onion until tender.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-4846 · Hand-built original
Chipolata sausages and onion browned first for extra flavour, then slow cooked with carrots, potatoes and chopped tomatoes in a herbed stock. The sausages sit on top of the vegetables so they keep their colour and texture.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-8317 · Hand-built original
A whole lamb shoulder braised with shallots, fennel and white wine and finished with broad beans, anchovies and mustard.
Main ingredient: lamb
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, crusty bread, green salad, roast potatoes
HB-4961 · Hand-built original
A handsome picnic tart of smoked ham, leek and cheddar in a cream custard, served at room temperature with a radish and Little Gem salad in a mustard dressing. Made for summer lunches outdoors.
Main ingredient: ham
HB-18380 · Hand-built original
A smooth smoked mackerel pâté sharpened with horseradish, mustard and lemon, served on sourdough.
Main ingredient: fillets
HB-15263 · Hand-built original
Cauliflower florets roasted with smoked paprika until their edges char, then baked under a sauce of beechwood smoked cheese, smoked cheddar and Worcestershire sauce.
Main ingredient: cauliflower
HB-8336 · Hand-built original
Main ingredient: lentil
HB-2118 · Hand-built original
A British spelt salad with beetroots, blackberries and walnuts in a buttermilk dressing.
Main ingredient: spelt
Pairs well with: soup, crusty bread, grilled chicken
HB-4030 · Hand-built original
A tangy, sweet apple chutney with onions, sultanas and warm spices simmered in malt vinegar until thick enough to hold a spoon trail. It matures in the jar and pairs beautifully with strong cheeses.
Main ingredient: onions
HB-15320 · Hand-built original
Soft dried apricots poached in syrup, then jarred with brandy, bay leaves and star anise. The spiced fruit keeps beautifully for serving over ice cream or yogurt.
Main ingredient: fl oz water
HB-17985 · Hand-built original
A hot-water crust lamb pie warmly spiced with cumin, coriander and nutmeg, with fresh coriander running through the filling.
Main ingredient: lamb
Pairs well with: mint sauce, roasted potatoes, couscous, ratatouille, tzatziki
HB-14472 · Hand-built original
Main ingredient: lamb
Pairs well with: mint sauce, roasted potatoes, couscous, ratatouille, tzatziki
HB-1469 · Hand-built original
Soft spiced teacakes studded with dried fruit, split and toasted for buttering.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-17328 · Hand-built original
Thick Barnsley chops pressed into toasted, sieved cumin and coriander, fried fat-first, basted with butter and lemon, and finished with orange zest.
Main ingredient: seeds
HB-17878 · Hand-built original
Haddock fillets in a curry-spiced gluten-free beer batter with twice-cooked chips tossed in rosemary and thyme infused beef dripping, minted crushed peas and a chilli tartare sauce.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-8404 · Hand-built original
Main ingredient: flour
Pairs well with: coffee, vanilla ice cream, fresh berries, whipped cream
HB-2192 · Hand-built original
A soda bread studded with currants, candied peel, suet and citrus zest brings the flavours of the steamed pudding to a quick loaf. The wedges are served warm with butter churned from double cream and sea salt.
Main ingredient: flour
HB-18158 · Hand-built original
Yeast flatbreads topped with spring onions, a tofu and hummus spread, tomatoes and a hot maple drizzle.
Main ingredient: flour
Pairs well with: steamed rice, stir-fried vegetables, miso soup, edamame, pickled cucumber
HB-5416 · Hand-built original
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