358 british recipes

Menai Pride mussels pate baked in a bain-marie with herring roe, brandy, double cream, and egg yolks. A traditional Welsh seafood starter served with toast fingers.

Traditional British Shrewsbury lamb chops braised in a sweet-tangy sauce of red currant jelly, Worcestershire, lemon juice, and mushrooms. Old English casserole, hearty and warming.

Classic English pickled eggs with allspice, ginger, and peppercorns in straight vinegar. The chip-shop and pub staple, kept simple and aged for two weeks before serving with cold cuts or game.

Classic British Bakewell tart with homemade shortcrust pastry, a layer of strawberry jam, and a rich ground almond filling baked until deep golden. A teatime essential from Derbyshire.

Prize winning shepherd's pie made with ground roast beef, mushrooms, red wine, and a splash of cognac. Slow-simmered filling under egg-washed mashed potatoes, baked golden. The cottage pie elevated.

Classic British sherry trifle layered with jam-spread sponge cake, raspberries, bananas, homemade egg custard, whipped cream, and toasted almonds. A make-ahead showpiece that chills for hours.

Authentic Victorian mincemeat with boiled calf's tongue, suet, dried fruit, candied citrus peel, brandy, and whiskey. Cures in a crock for 7 weeks before becoming Christmas pie filling. Yields 96 servings.

Bubble and squeak is a traditional British dish that is made from leftover mashed potatoes and cabbage. It's a delicious way to repurpose your Christmas dinner leftovers!

Homemade British bangers with pork, veal, breadcrumbs, and herbs like sage, thyme, and marjoram. Classic Oxford sausages stuffed in hog casings, ready to fry or braise.

This traditional British Christmas pudding steams for hours with brandy-soaked fruits, warm spices, and breadcrumbs, then blazes to the table in flaming glory.

Pears baked in honey with lemon juice, oven-poached until tender and served chilled with a reduced honey syrup. A refined British dessert with just four ingredients and elegant simplicity.

Classic Eton mess with fresh strawberries macerated in Kirsch, whipped cream, and crushed meringue shells. A beloved British summer dessert that takes minutes to assemble.

Baked potato skins filled with chopped smoked salmon, sour cream, and topped with red or black caviar. An elegant four-ingredient appetizer that turns a humble potato into something luxurious.

Here I adapted an 18th century English spice cake recipe which also makes nice cupcakes.

English toast turns split English muffins into baked French toast, soaked in a cinnamon-vanilla custard and baked cut-side-down in butter until golden and crisp. A hands-off, crowd-sized breakfast, no skillet flipping.

Soft, buttery, creamy and sweet cookies that are popular all the time at our St. Patrick's Day!