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Family Favourite Lancashire Hotpot
By Vick11, Foodie
This hotpot recipe is very easy and tasty
- 750g/1½lb lean beef cubes
- 2 tablespoon cooking oil
- 50g/2oz plain flour (with salt and pepper)
- 2 onions (sliced)
- 500g/1lb potatoes (peeled and sliced)
- 2 celery stalk (sliced)
- 1 carrot (cubed)
- 100g/4oz swede (cubed)
- 30ml dry sherry
- ½ teaspoon mustard
- 1pich of ground nutmeg
- 3 bay leaves
- ½ teaspoon rosemary (chopped)
- 1 teaspoon thyme (chopped)
- 350mls beef stock
- 15g/½oz butter + 1 clove chopped garlic
Shepherd's Pie (beef mince)
By Mrstilly
Peel potatoes and set on stove to cook
- 3 large potatoes
- 1lb organic beef steak mince
- 1 large onion
- 1 organic beef stock cube
- Dash of Worcester sauce
- Enough water to cover ingredients in saucepan
- Organic Cheese for topping
- Knob of butter and dash of milk for mashed potatoes
Full English Breakfast
By Laurapackham
No better way to start your weekend than with this classic English Breakfast, made to share
- 2 sausages
- 2 bacon
- 2 eggs
- punnet of mushrooms
- 2 tomatoes
- 1 can of Heinz baked beans
- 2 bread rolls
- 1/2 onion
Tiffany Goodall’s Beetroot, British Asparagus & Smoked Salmon Salad with a Yoghurt and Pepper Dressing
By Love Beetroot, Visit the Love Beetroot site
“This salad is a gorgeous starter for late summer, and the horseradish gives it a perfect kick against the so...
- 1 pack (approx. 125g) asparagus tips
- 135g watercress and salad leaves
- 100g smoked salmon
- 2 cooked beetroot dipped in vinegar (not pickled), cut into eighths
- For the dressing:
- 3 tbsp horseradish cream
- 2 tbsp Rachel’s Organic Natural Yogurt
- 1 tsp white wine vinegar
- Black pepper to season
- 1 lemon, juiced
The ultimate makeover: Fish & chips
By hanzvallance
Scrub the potatoes, cut into 1
- 800g unpeeled, even-size Maris Piper or King Edward potatoes
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- For the peas
- 300g frozen garden peas
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- For the fish
- 650g (approx) skinless haddock, hake or cod fillet from a sustainable source, cut into 4 equal-size pieces
- 50g self-raising flour, plus 1 tbsp
- 50g cornflour
- 1 egg white
- 125ml ice-cold sparkling water
- 1 lemon, cut into wedges
- 600ml sunflower oil, for frying.
good and proper steak pie
By lawriemc2013
this one is a favourite
- Serves: 6
- 6 rump steaks
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion
- 2 glasses red wine
- 1 litre beef stock
- 2 egg yolks
- 500g puff pastry
Breakfast Scones
By Pippijane
Preheat oven to 200 Mix flour and salt together Add raisiins Rub in the butter Add sugar Add milk slowly to
- 8oz Self Raising Flour
- 2oz Butter
- 150ml Milk
- 1oz Caster Sugar
- Pinch of Salt
- Raisins
ultimate makeover: Full English breakfast
By hanzvallance
Lay the bacon, mushrooms and tomatoes on a foil-lined tray
- 4 rashers good-quality lean unsmoked back bacon
- 4 brown-cap portabello mushrooms
- 12-16 cherry tomatoes on the vine, room temperature
- 6 tsp olive oil
- 2 slices granary or wholegrain bread, cut on the diagonal
- 2 good-quality free-range pork sausages, minimum 86% pork
- 2 free-range, omega-3 rich eggs, room temperature
- few drops cider vinegar
- 2 x 100ml / 3½ fl oz glasses freshly-squeezed orange juice, plus 1 orange cut into wedges
- handful fresh blueberries (about 50g/2oz)
Rustic Looking English Breakfast
By Xana
Lay the bacon, mushrooms and tomatoes on a foil-lined tray
- 4 rashers good-quality lean unsmoked back bacon
- 4 brown-cap portabello mushrooms
- 12-16 cherry tomatoes on the vine, room temperature
- 6 tsp olive oil
- 2 slices bread cut on the diagonal
- 2 good-quality free-range pork sausages, minimum 86% pork
- 2 free-range, omega-3 rich eggs, room temperature
- few drops cider vinegar
- 1 cup Baked beans
- 1 large potato
- Cake tin
- small mason jar
- Potato ricer or garlic press
Cute Apple Crumble
By lawriemc2013
this is a recipe that has been passed down through the family for 6 generations, modern updates
- 125g plain white flour
- 75g butter
- 25g sugar
- 50g porridge oats
- 20ml honey or 50 ml golden syrup
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Strawberry and apple crumble
- 20 g butter for the dish
- 250 g ripe but firm strawberries - halved
- 3 medium-sized apples - Royal Gala or Golden Delicious chopped
- 2 tbsp golden caster sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- *1 tsp corn flour (optional) - I didn't use
- for the crust
- 65 g porridge oats
- 50 g flour
- 50 g golden caster sugar
- 1 tbsp carob flour
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Winning Apple Crisp
- Flour, 300g
- Butter, 200g
- Apples, 6 apples
- Sugar, 50g for the apples
- And then 175g of sugar for the topping.
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Beetroot, Raisin & Stem Ginger...
- You’ll need:
- 3tbsp golden syrup
- 100g vegetable suet
- 80g dark brown sugar
- 100g raisins
- 50g wholemeal breadcrumbs
- 50g self raising flour
- 1tsp Bart ground mixed spice
- 125g plain cooked (vacuum packed) beetroot, drained
- 3 eggs
- 100g stem ginger, finely chopped
- To serve:
- Crème fraiche or vanilla ice cream
- You will also need:
- 1 ½ pint pudding basin, well greased with butter
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Spiced pineapple and rhubarb Eton...
- 4 egg whites
- 200g castor sugar1 small pineapple
- 5-6 stalks of rhubarb
- 3 star anise
- 1 vanilla pod or 1 tsp extract
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Easy Peasy Cottage Pie
- 250g Butcher's Selection Lean Beef Steak Mince or Lean Beef Steak Mince
- 1 small onion, peeled and finely chopped
- 1 tbsp. tomato ketchup
- 100ml beef stock (made with half a stock cube)
- 1 tbsp. brown sauce
- Half 400g pack Fresh Tastes Carrot and Peas
- 2 level tsp. corn flour
- 300g Maris Piper, Desiree or King Edward potatoes (peeled weight), cut into even-sized pieces
- 300g Sweet Potatoes (peeled weight), cut into even-sized pieces
- 2 tbsp milk
- 15g butter
- 15g grated Cheddar cheese
- Trimmed Fine Beans, to serve
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10 Minute Yorkshire Puddings
- 2oz Self Raising Flour
- 1 Egg
- 6fl oz (1/4 pint) Milk & Water Mixed
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Instagramable Apple Crumble
- 3 medium cooking apples
- 170g/6oz granulated sugar
- 170g/6oz butter or cooking margarine
- 280g/10oz Self raising flour
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Shepherd's pie with carrots
- 500g minced beef
- 750 g of carrots
- 500g potatoes
- 1 large onion
- 1 beef stock cube
- 2 tablespoons of tomato paste
- butter
- 1/2 cup of warm milk
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Rice Pudding
- 1l milk
- 175g pudding rice
- knob of butter
- pinch of salt
- 20g sugar
- squeeze of lemon
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British Scones
- 8oz self raising flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2oz marg
- 1/4 pint Milk
- 2-3oz sultanas
- 1-2oz sugar
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Rock buns
- 1lb s/r flour
- 6oz sugar
- 6oz margarine
- 6oz currants
- 2 beaten eggs
- A little milk if needed
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Lardy Cake
- 450g strong white flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 14g instant yeast
- 75g lard
- 300ml water
- 75g butter
- 225g mixed dried fruit, including mixed peel
- 50g soft brown sugar
- cinnamon (optional)
- extra flour for dusting
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