Lancashire hotpot
The stew can be made in advance and topped with potatoes and baked on the day you want to eat it – perfect for a midweek meal. Ingredients 100ml/3½fl oz vegetable oil 350g/12oz lamb, cut …
Sultana scones with strawberry jam and clotted cream
James Martin’s scones with homemade strawberry jam are perfect for relaxed weekend baking. You’ll need a sugar thermometer to make the jam. Ingredients For the strawberry jam 500g/1lb 2oz jam sugar 500g/1lb 2oz strawberries, hulled …
Strawberries and cream sponge cake
Duck eggs add extra richness and gorgeous colour to this classic sponge. You could substitute the strawberries with other soft fruit. Ingredients For the strawberry jam 500g/1lb 2oz strawberries, hulled and cut in half if …
The best bangers and beans ever
Ingredients 6 flavoured meat sausages, i.e. venison, wild boar, pork etc 3 tbsp/45g clear honey 2 tbsp/30g grain mustard 1 tsp chopped fresh thyme olive oil 125g/4oz diced pancetta or streaky bacon paprika ½ red …
Homemade baked beans with sausages
These homemade baked beans are so much tastier than shop-bought varieties and are perfect for the kids’ tea. Ingredients 3 tbsp olive oil 8 good-quality pork sausages 2 shallots, finely chopped 1 tsp roughly chopped …
Salmon coulibiac with roasted vegetables
James Martin’s salmon in puff pastry with spinach is a real dinner party showstopper served with rich beurre blanc. Ingredients For the salmon coulibiac 900g/2lb readymade all-butter puff pastry 1.2kg/2lb 12oz whole salmon fillet 300ml/7fl …
Irish coffee
Ingredients 1 cupful of strong, hot, black coffee 1 tsp sugar 1 measure whisky 1 small carton double cream Preparation method Take a wine glass and pour enough of the coffee to fill it just …
Pan-fried salmon with aster tripolium and scallop broth
Ingredients For the salmon 500g/1lb 2oz salmon fillet, cut into thin slices salt and freshly ground black pepper For the aster tripolium and scallop broth 75g/3oz butter 8 scallops, cleaned, corals separated from white meat, …
BBQ sauce
The perfect accompaniment for any barbecue – slather it on sausages and burgers. Ingredients 1 small onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, crushed olive oil 1 red chilli, finely chopped 1 tsp fennel seeds, crushed 55g/2oz …
Whisky and orange mustard rib of beef with potato and turnip dauphinoise
A homemade whisky and orange flavoured mustard really brings out the flavour of this fabulous cut of beef. Ingredients For the mustard 150ml/5fl oz cider vinegar 5 tbsp caster sugar 60g/2¼oz yellow mustard seeds 25g/1oz …
Braised beef cheeks with beer and mash
Preparation time under 30 mins Cooking time over 2 hrs Serves 4 Cook this flavourful cut of meat low and slow and you’ll be rewarded with the most tender meat imaginable. Ingredients For the beef …
Chicken chasseur with straw fries
James Martin proves French food doesn’t have to be complicated with this easy recipe for chicken in a white wine sauce. Ingredients For the chicken chasseur 1.5kg/3lb 5oz whole chicken, jointed into eight pieces salt …
Apple charlotte with thyme custard
Serve a wonderful hot British dessert with thyme-infused custard. Ingredients For the charlottes 8 braeburn apples 60g/2oz caster sugar squeeze lemon juice 3 tbsp water 150g/5oz butter 10 slices bread, crusts removed For the custard …
Fillet steak sandwich with caramelised red onions and homemade stout mustard
Ingredients For the mustard 50g/2oz white mustard seeds 50g/2oz black mustard seeds 75g/3oz soft light brown sugar 2 tsp ground allspice pinch ground cinnamon 1 tsp coarse salt 1 tsp black peppercorns 1 tsp paprika …
Vermicelli-wrapped prawns with lemon basil mayonnaise
These deep-fried prawns with lemony mayonnaise make a delicious starter or party food. Ingredients For the prawns 200g/4oz vermicelli pasta 2 tbsp olive oil 12 raw tiger prawns, shelled 1 large bunch basil, leaves only …
Lemon tart
The classic lemon tart served with a glazed top and a dollop of crème fraîche. Ingredients For the pastry 250g/9oz plain flour, plus extra for dusting 100g/3½oz cold butter, plus extra for greasing 25g/1oz icing …
Plaice with pea purée, bacon, new potatoes and asparagus
A healthy and delicious meal of steamed fish and vegetables. Equipment and preparation: for this recipe you will need a two-tier bamboo steamer. Ingredients 3 whole plaice, filleted and skinned (or 12 fillets of plaice) …
Strawberry and cream cake
Ingredients 1 large ready-made sponge flan case 750ml/1¼ pints double cream 100g/3½oz caster sugar 1 shot of orange liqueur 200ml/7fl oz ready-made custard 2-3 punnets strawberries, hulled and halved lengthways; leave about ten small ones …