January 2024

BBC Easycook

Real food for busy people

BBC Easycook1 min read
Welcome!
A fter the post-Christmas splurge, I'm in need of some comfort – without spending any more than necessary. We tried to be frugal, but with three fridge-raiding ‘kids’ to feed (now aged 21, 18 and 16), the best-laid plans vanished as quickly as the le
BBC Easycook2 min read
BBC Easycook Goodfood
■ Makes 2 (serves 2-4 depending how hungry you are) ■?Prep 30 mins plus 1 hr proving ■Cook 20 mins 300g strong white bread flour, plus extra for dusting 1 tsp fast-action dried yeast 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for drizzling 2 garli
BBC Easycook1 min read
Humble Crumble
This uses forced rhubarb, one of the UK's first fruits of the year. However, did you know that rhubarb is actually classed as a vegetable? This is because it's the stem of the plant that is eaten rather than the part containing the seeds! ■ Serves 4-
BBC Easycook1 min readLeadership
BBC Easycook
EDITORIAL Group magazines editor Keith Kendrick Food director Cassie Best Recipes editor Sara Buenfeld Group content & production manager Stella Papamichael Deputy content & production manager Fiona Forman Production editor Marianne Voyle Chief sub &
BBC Easycook11 min read
Super Savers
22 budget meal ideas Good source of omega-3 ∎ Serves 4 ∎ Prep 15 mins ∎ Cook 35 mins 600g potatoes, cut into chunks 2 x 120g cans sardines in spring water, drained 4 tbsp chopped parsley 1 small lemon, zested and juiced 3 tbsp mayonnaise 4 tbsp Greek
BBC Easycook2 min read
Less Waste more Taste
There's something about this time of year that makes you want to spring-clean – even if it is only January! One place to start is the spice rack. Ready-blended spice mixes are useful, but we often only use them for a specific recipe. So, if you bough
BBC Easycook4 min readDiet & Nutrition
A Week of Healthy meals
◼ Serves 2 (easily doubled to serve 4) ◼ Prep 10 mins ◼ Cook 10 mins 500ml chicken stock 2 skinless chicken breasts 50g long-grain rice 8 Chantenay carrots, halved lengthways 2 tbsp miso paste 1 tbsp soy sauce 1 tbsp mirin 2 spring onions, sliced 1 B
BBC Easycook3 min read
Gadget Genius
■ While they are invaluable for braising, stewing and cooking ingredients like dried pulses from scratch, pressure cookers are less suitable for delicate foods like fish or green veg. The easiest workaround is to cook these separately, then add when
BBC Easycook3 min readDiet & Nutrition
15-minute Meals
Contrasting flavours and textures really bring this simple salad to life. ■ Serves 2 ■ Prep 10 mins ■ Cook 5 mins 2 slices ciabatta, cut into cubes 1 tbsp olive oil 100g Serrano ham 1 red pear, cored and cut into wedges 50g rocket FOR THE DRESSING 2
BBC Easycook2 min read
Q How Long Will Christmas Pudding Keep?
This is great with toffee sauce, but if you're going for a boozy addition, take a look at what you have left over from Christmas. Tipples such as Irish cream liqueur, amaretto or orange liqueur would all work well. ■ Whizz a 1-litre tub vanilla ice c
BBC Easycook3 min read
We Love Chorizo!
Cut out & keep ◼ Serves 2 ◼ Prep 10mins ◼ Cook 20 mins without topping 2 tbsp olive oil 1 onion, chopped 1 cauliflower, cut into florets 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 500ml chicken or veg stock 5cm piece from a chorizo ring large slice of crusty br
BBC Easycook3 min read
Solo Suppers
∎ Serves 1 ∎ Prep 10 mins ∎ Cook 8-10 mins 1 tsp rapeseed oil 1 tbsp curry paste 2 lamb loin chops ½ pomegranate, seeds only ¼ cucumber, peeled, deseeded and finely diced 6 radishes, diced 6 cherry tomatoes, quartered ½ small red onion, very finely s
BBC Easycook2 min read
Frech Connections
∎ Serves 2 ∎ Prep 10 mins ∎ Cook 10 mins Divide 150g grated mozzarella between 2 slices of thick white bread (crusts removed). Top each with another slice of bread, then press the edges with a fork to seal. Beat 1 large egg with 150ml milk in a dish,
BBC Easycook2 min read
10 Budget-busting Lunches For One
∎ Blanch a handful of longstem broccoli or broccoli florets for 2 mins, then rinse and drain. Toss with 2 tbsp defrosted peas, 2 tbsp defrosted edamame beans, 6 halved cherry tomatoes, 3 sliced radishes and 2 sliced spring onions. Mix 1 tbsp soy sauc
BBC Easycook9 min read
Lets's Get Cosy
Beef & pumpkin stew, p54 Golden onion & spring veg pilaf, p54 ■ Serves 6 ■ Prep 25 mins ■ Cook 2 hrs 20 mins 2 tbsp vegetable oil 500g stewing beef, cut into chunks 2 onions, chopped 600g carrots, cut into chunks 1 celery stick, roughly sliced ¼ smal
BBC Easycook3 min read
Rise & shine!
This dish was born from my love of French toast, and it has the classic flavour combinations you'd expect – though I love it as a dessert too. It's also a great way to use up any stale croissants you may have lurking in the bread bin. ∎ Serves 4 ∎ Pr
BBC Easycook2 min read
Fresh Flavours
◼ Serves 2 ◼ Prep 15 mins ◼ Cook 5 mins 1 tbsp gochujang 2 tsp mirin 2 sirloin steaks, trimmed of fat, at room temperature 2 large handfuls watercress handful sugar snap peas, halved handful Thai basil, leaves torn handful coriander leaves, torn ½ re
BBC Easycook4 min readDiet & Nutrition
Sabrina Ghayour's Menu To Share
Tomato & oregano orzo with koftas, yogurt & pul biber butter Flatbreads Apple & feta salad Chocolate & orange rice pudding A regular on Saturday Kitchen, Sabrina Ghayour is a British-Iranian chef and author who started her career in food hosting a hu
BBC Easycook4 min read
Tom's Piri-piri Feast
Tom Kerridge is a broadcaster, chefowner of restaurants in London and Marlow and cookbook author. You can listen to Tom on the BBC Good Food Podcast at bbcgoodfood.com/podcast. @ChefTomKerridge Maple-glazed hot wings Piri-piri chicken Chilli & mint p
BBC Easycook5 min read
Lovely Lemons
∎ Serves 8-10 ∎ Prep 15 mins plus cooling ∎ Cook 55 mins VEGETARIAN butter, for the tin 1 large ready-made flan sponge 225g golden caster sugar 3 tbsp cornflour 750g low-fat cream cheese 2 eggs, lightly beaten 3 lemons, zested 1 vanilla pod, seeds sc
BBC Easycook3 min read
The Sweetspot
Pastry chef, author and TV presenter Ravneet Gill has appeared on Saturday Kitchen, as well as the BBC's Teach Me A Lesson podcast with Greg James and Bella Mackie. Her latest book, Baking for Pleasure, (£26,Pavilion) is out now. One of my earliest p
BBC Easycook2 min read
Sweet Treats
■ Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Mix 85g butter with 1 tbsp ground cinnamon and cut 4 thick slices of crusty bread. Spread both sides of the bread with the cinnamon butter, put on a baking sheet and sprinkle with caster sugar. Cut 8 figs in ha

BBC Easycook

More Issues From BBC Easycook