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Pork with Pickled Walnut Stuffing
This might sound unlikely but it's a great combination.The sharpness of the pickled walnuts complements the richness of the pork perfectly.This recipe is from The Delia Collection: PorkServes 8Sunday...
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Chicken Baked with 30 Cloves of Garlic
Before you cry off this one, remember that garlic, simmered gently for 1¼ hours, mellows deliciously, losing much of its pungency.I have to admit it’s probably not the thing to eat before a first date,...
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Oven-roasted Winter Vegetables
This is always going to be an easy option if you're entertaining, as all the vegetables get cooked without any attention.One thing I have found invaluable, too, is being able to prepare them well...
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Oven-roasted Carrots with Garlic and Coriander
This is a recipe for the large, chunky carrots of winter, which lack the sweet, delicate flavour of new carrots in summer.In the oven they turn slightly blackened and caramelised at the edges, which,...
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Oven-roasted Potatoes with Garlic and Rosemary
In keeping with the principle that outdoor eating needs to be gutsy, these little potatoes are just that.They're easy too – they don't need any attention; you just leave them in the oven till you're...
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Pork in Cider Vinegar Sauce
This recipe has an autumnal ring to it and is for me the first casserole of the winter months.Pork shoulder is an excellent cut for braising and this recipe is superb for serving to friends and family...
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Roast Quail Wrapped in Pancetta and Vine Leaves with Grape Confit
I am a self-confessed quail convert, having shunned them for years as being undersized and fiddly.I was wrong. They are plump and meaty and, because they are self-contained, they are one of the easiest...
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Cheese and Parsnip Roulade with Sage and Onion Stuffing
This recipe is in specific response to the letter I received from a vegetarian who asked if I could devise something that had stuffing, sauce and all the trimmings – so that he could feel as...
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Roast Chicken with Riesling, Grapes and Tarragon
Now that roasting chickens are generally smaller, the absolute best way to roast them is fast.If you've not tried this yet, you simply have to, because once you've tasted the crispy outside and the...
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Roasted Wild Rabbit and Bacon with Lemon, Thyme and Parsley Stuffing
This is how I remember my mother cooking rabbit: roasted on a bed of onions covered with crisp bacon, and rows of savoury stuffing cooked alongside.I have added Madeira to the sauce, but you could use...
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Beef Stock
Butchers will chop up and sell you marrowbones for just a few pence, or they can sometimes be bought pre-packed in supermarkets.For a light beef stock use the same ingredients and follow the same...
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English Pot-roast
You could use topside or silverside for this, but rolled brisket has the best flavour of all.This recipe is from Delia's Complete Cookery CourseServes 4-6British, Sunday roast, One-pot recipes,...
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Roast Tenderloin of Pork with Mustard and Creme Fraiche Sauce
This is what we all need when time is short – a very easy, speedy recipe that is quick to make but tastes exceptionally good.This recipe is taken from The Delia Collection: Pork.Serves 4British, Sunday...
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Crisp Roast Duck with Confit of Sour Cherries
This is it – the best method of roasting duck I've found to date, and of all the lovely sauces, this one – made with dried sour cherries – is the loveliest.It's important to remember, however, that the...
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Roast Lamb with Garlic and Rosemary and Rosemary and Onion Sauce
This recipe for roast lamb can be served with gravy or Rosemary and Onion Sauce, which is also good with lamb chops, or served with bangers and mash.This recipe is from Delia's Complete How To...
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Buttered Leeks
This is my favourite way of cooking leeks – very gently, in their own juices and served as a vegetable, particularly at the end of winter when there's not an awful lot else available.This recipe is...
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Baked Lamb with Rosemary, with Redcurrant and Mint Sauce
Lamb is in peak condition in mid-summer, as it has then had the benefit of the sweet, young, spring grazing. At this time I would only serve it plain-roasted with a sauce of young mint leaves. Later...
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Traditional Roast Turkey with Pork, Sage and Onion Stuffing
Cooking a turkey for the first time at Christmas, when in-laws and other guests are probably milling around, can be quite a traumatic experience.I think the secret of success is to give the turkey a...
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Roast Loin of Pork with Honey and Ginger, with a Puree of Apples and Ginger
In order to ensure you get really crisp crackling, dry the pork rind thoroughly when you get it home and place it uncovered in the fridge to allow the rind to dry out as much as possible.When making...
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Roast Pheasant with Chestnut Stuffing and Port and Chestnut Sauce
Those of us who lament the loss of real free-range flavour need look no further than pheasant, one of the finest flavoured game birds.Chestnuts, which have a great affinity with pheasant, thankfully...
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