We have some truly great food in Britain that we don’t celebrate enough. Beef Wellington must be the best dish in the world. Our great beer and cider make brilliant sauces when slow cooked with meat.
Here is a selection of some of my favorites from across Britain, celebrating our great rich cooking, wonderful ingredients, and hearty and warming stews.
Starters
Carrot and Coriander Soup | Cream of Tomato Soup | Cream of Watercress Soup | Goats Cheese and Red Onion Tart | Potted Cromer Crab | Smoked Mackerel Pâté | Toasted Goats Cheese with Caramelised Onions
Mains
Beef in Beer | Beef Olives | Beef Wellington | Chicken & Tomato Risotto | Chicken in White Wine | Cider Apple Chicken | Fish Pie | Horseradish Steak | Poached Salmon with Herbs | Pork Belly slices with Chilli & Fennel seeds | Pork Fillet with Apples and Cider | Pork Stroganoff with Three Mustards | Roast Duck with Sour Cherry Sauce | Roasted Lamb with Rosemary, Garlic and Anchovy | Slow Roast Lamb Shoulder with Mint Sauce | Smoked Fish with Spinach and Cream | Smoked Haddock Rarebit | Smoked Haddock Kedgeree | Spatchcock Chicken with Chilli and Rosemary | Steak & Kidney Pie | The Perfect Ploughman’s | The Perfect Roast Chicken & Stuffing
Sides
Braised Cabbage and Chestnuts | Creamed Leeks | Moon-blush Tomatoes | Port and Stilton Gravy | Saffron Barley | The Perfect Gravy
Who Dines, Wins 