Browsing Cuisine: British

Strawberry Yogurt Mould

A light mousse made in a ring mould always looks pretty filled with fresh fruit, and strawberries are probably the most decorative of all the soft summer berries. The delicately…

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Chicken Parcels

These neat puff pastry pasties are filled with a lovely, spicy mixture of chicken chunks, carrots and onion. They are perfect picnic food as they can be made in advance…

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Spiced Chicken

Curry powder is increasingly used in British cuisine these days and most supermarkets stock a selection of them in varying strengths. Cayenne pepper used sparingly adds heat. Add mangoor peach…

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Courting Cake

This is a real summer treat and a good way of using up slightly bruised or over-ripe strawberries or making just a few go further. It was originally made in…

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Stir Fried Chicken with Courgettes

The ancient Chinese art of stir-frying has been a welcome addition to British cooking techniques. It’s a speedy, healthy way to cook, as the food is only over the heat…

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Half Pound Cake

So named because the main items are added in 225 g (8 oz) quantities, this is a version of old Englishplum cake, although no plums or prunes were ever used.

English Eccles Cakes

Baked originally at Eccles in Lancashire, but now available countrywide, these cakes are pastries with a sweet spicy mixture enclosed in a puff pastry case. They should have a shiny…

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Somerset Apple Cake

Both Somerset and Dorset lay claim to this deliciously moist cake which is equally good served with cream and eaten warm as a pudding. It is best consumed within two…

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English Vinegar Cake

This fruit cake recipe is lighter and less rich than those made with eggs because the bicarbonate of soda and vinegar act as raising agents. When cooked, the vinegar loses…

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Twelfth Night Cake

Twelfth night was celebrated, in some places, with far more feasting and festivity than Christmas itself. Traditionally, a special cake containing a dried bean was served, and whoever found it…

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Westmorland Pepper Cake

If you’ve never tried adding pepper to a sweet dish before now you’ll be pleasantly surprised by its effect. It adds unusual spiciness to what is otherwise a fairly standard…

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English Hasty Pudding

All you need for this surprisingly good stand-by pudding are milk, flour, butter, sugar and a little spice. It takes just a few minutes to make, hence its name, and…

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English Bakewell Pudding

A buttery mixture, flavoured with ground almonds and baked in a light, flaky pastry case, is the basis of this traditional Derbyshire recipe, sometimes known as Bakewell tart, the origin…

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Milk Pudding

There’s nothing nicer than a lovingly made milk pudding, use creamy, fresh milk though, and don’t omit the butter or spice. Opt for rice, tapioca, sago or semolina, whichever yoi…

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English Osborne Pudding

A delicious variation on that much-loved nursery favourite, bread and butter pudding, which uses brown bread, spread with marmalade. The recipe has been round for centuries and has always been…

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Barbecued Spareribs

There’s nothing nicer to chew on than a succulent sparerib coated in deliciously sticky sauce. You only get one or two mouthfuls per rib, so buy plenty. It’s worth asking…

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Ham and Pineapple Top Knot

Ham and pineapple are always a favourite combination, and here they make a satisfying snack. The base is a toasted crumpet which soaks up the deliciously gooey topping of Cheddar,…

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Braised Pork #2

It may seem odd to cook pork in milk but in fact the richness of the milk, coupled with long, slow cooking, produces mouth’Wateringly tender results. Loin is a particularly…

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Huntingdon Fidget Pie

A lovely old-fashioned recipe – no one knows how it got its peculiar name. Bacon, onions and apples are the traditional filling and the pie was originally made round harvest…

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Pork in Plum Sauce

There are many varieties of plum and one type or another should be available from late July through to October. Monarch, a large, black cooking plum, in season from mid-September,…

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Pork Steaks with Peppers

A quick and easy dish with a piquant sauce that makes itself. Sweet peppers are grown under glass on a small scale in Britain and these are available from May…

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