Recipes From Cuisine: British
Irish Stew
Irish Stew is Ireland’s hearty national dish, popular also in UK and America, mainly in the New England area where the immigrants first settled in the 19th century. It’s liked for its simplicity and wholesome flavours!
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Bread & Butter Pudding
This old-fashioned British pudding is one of my family’s preferred dessert. It’s easy, moreish and is done with ingredients usually available in your pantry!
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Honey Glazed Cooked Ham
This recipe applies to a ham that has already been boiled. Remember, before cooking it, to soak it in cold water overnight; to remove excess salt. This savoury and sweet ham is perfect for festive days and one of the easiest ways to feed a crowd. Serve it with all ...
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Broccoli and Blue Cheese Soup
This British soup is creamy, rich, delectable and easy to make. In UK it’s usually made with Stilton, a British creamy blue cheese but if not available you can make it with any other blue cheese! I also tried it with camembert and Brie cheeses and it was as good.
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Prawn or Shrimp Cocktail
Prawn or shrimp with cocktail sauce is a classic retro starter, introduced in North America in the 20s, and in the 60’s in the U.K. It became a huge culinary success worldwide and still remains nowadays a great treat. In U.K., the sauce is known as Marie Rose sauce and ...
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Kedgeree (Rice & Prawns) – Or (Rice & Roasted Butternut Squash)
Kedgeree is a British dish with Indian roots. The “Larousse Gastronomique” explains that this dish originated from a concoction of spiced lentils, rice, fried onions and ginger known as Khichiri, dating back to the 14th century and eaten across India. The early colonists developed a taste for it and over ...
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Lemon Posset
Lemon Posset is an old classic British dessert. It had gone into decline until some chefs revived it in recent years. I discovered this pudding the first year I arrived to U.K… and I loved it. It’s so easy to make and, best of all, it needs only 3 ingredients. ...
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Shepherd’s Pie or Cottage Pie
This British comfort food is a variation of other similar dishes existing in other countries. For example, in France it is called Hachis Parmentier whereas in Lebanon it is called Kebbet Batata. In UK, the dish that is prepared with minced lamb is called Sheperd’s Pie and the one that ...
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