This Mexican-inspired dish of fried flour tortillas stuffed with cooked pheasant, cheese, herbs and spice can be prepped in advance and cooked just before serving. Serves 8. (See our other make-ahead recipes here.) Spicy pheasant taquitos Ingredients 2 tbsp cold-pressed rape or olive oil 4 skinless pheasant breasts, sinews removed…
Brussels sprout gratin with sherry, nutmeg and cheese This dish can be made up and baked straight away or assembled the night before then cooked when required. If making in advance, it will need 10 to 15 minutes’ extra cooking time and the top may need covering if it starts…
If the history books are to be believed, we have Henry VIII to ‘thank’ for first adding turkey to the table, but as far as I’m concerned he would have done better to leave it in the Americas where it belonged. He may well have been the first monarch to…
Nearly impossible to say after a glass or two but always utterly delicious to eat, this crispy pretzel parmesan partridge served with a buttery sweet and tangy sauce makes for a wonderfully fun starter. Crispy pretzel parmesan partridge Ingredients Sauce 100g honey 100g raspberry vinegar 200g salted butter Partridge 90g…
Pot roast pheasant can be delicious. Fennel is not to everyone's taste, but it melts into a buttery stickiness when cooked in this recipe. Try it.
Slow-cooking offers many advantages to the time-pressed cook and much of the game and venison we enjoy is perfect for a leisurely simmer in the oven over a few hours. A long, low temperature cooking time will result in meat that is tender and ‘fall-apart’ soft. Flavours can blend over…
Apple and gin sorbet Ingredients 2 or 3 limes, zest and juice 100g (approx) caster sugar 100ml water 750ml apple juice 150ml chilled gin, Method Add the zest of 2 limes, 100g of caster sugar and the water to a small saucepan. Place on a medium heat and, stirring often,…
How to get one of your 'five a day' at a barbecue? Make a vegetable kebab
Make now, enjoy later recipes Pre-dinner nibbles are a must for any house party. This delicious mackerel pâté can be made in advance and is easy to serve. Serves 8 as a canapé. Smoked mackerel and horseradish pâté with caramelised butter 300g–350g smoked mackerel fillets 200g cream cheese, full fat…
Impressive, old fashioned and plentiful, Mary Berry’s raised game pie will feed 20 hungry guests and if there is any left over, it’s ideal for a cold buffet. Raised game pies look impressive but may daunt some potential cooks. Fear not, they are simpler to make than they seem, and…
