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traditional English food

English food was once ridiculed for its reliance on “meat and two veg”, yet the quality of English meat meant it never needed sophisticated continental sauces to produce the finest fare. Rediscover the secret to hearty and healthy eating with these traditional recipes.
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RECIPE TAGS: BreakfastsLunchesSide DishesMeat DishesSeafoodMediterraneanTrad. EnglishCakesDessertsTreats Party ChristmasSnacks KetogenicKitchen Basics

Gluten-Free Baked Scotch Eggs

June 22, 2019 by Afifah Hamilton

Read Time: 3 minMake your own gluten-free version of this traditional English treat. Perfect for lunches, picnics and parties.

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Categories Recipes Tags celebration food, packed lunch, traditional English food

Gluten-Free Steak and Kidney Pudding

June 9, 2019January 18, 2019 by Afifah Hamilton

Read Time: 6 minA traditional English dish: rich meaty filling, wrapped in a steamed (gluten-free) suet pastry. Wonderful!

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Categories Recipes Tags beef suet, gluten-free recipe, meat dishes, offal, steak and kidney pudding, traditional English food

Roast Leg of English Mutton

November 20, 2019December 30, 2018 by Afifah Hamilton

Read Time: 4 min
Mutton is often thought of as being a tough, second-rate meat, but nothing should be further from the truth. When cooked long and slow it is a rich, melt-in-the-mouth meat with a superb flavour. The secret is to prepare it well and give it time to slowly reveal its wonders.

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Categories Recipes Tags Christmas food, meat dishes, mutton, roast dinner, traditional English food

Duck, Lamb and Pork Terrine

June 5, 2019July 24, 2018 by Afifah Hamilton

Read Time: 4 minA lush terrine made with lamb’s liver, buck breast and pork mince, then wrapped in bacon = marbled slices of mouth-watering loveliness.

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Categories Recipes Tags duck recipe, lamb's liver, low-carb recipe, terrine, traditional English food

Gluten-free Yorkshire puddings

May 26, 2019December 21, 2017 by Afifah Hamilton

Read Time: 2 minCan you believe your eyes? Gorgeous golden Yorkies without a grain in sight! These little babies were made with eggs and arrowroot. Here’s how…

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Categories Recipes Tags arrowroot, Christmas, Christmas food, FODMAP free, gluten free, paleo recipes, traditional English food, Yorkshire pudding

Oxtail Caserole, country style

June 9, 2019April 25, 2017 by Afifah Hamilton

Read Time: 2 minA simple but classic dish making use of some of those ‘odd bits’ that make nose to tail eating so easy.

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Categories Recipes Tags gluten free, meat, meat dishes, Oxtail, traditional English food

Lamb shanks with celeriac mash

February 25, 2020February 6, 2016 by Afifah Hamilton

Read Time: 3 minOne of the best cuts of lamb. A dramatic, succulent centrepiece for an English roast dinner.

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Categories Recipes Tags celeriac mash, English pot roast, Lamb recipe, meat dishes, peas, slow cooked, traditional English food

Real mince meat pies

June 9, 2019December 22, 2015 by Afifah Hamilton

Read Time: 5 minThe real deal. An update on the traditional 17th century minced pie, with real minced beef (!) in a chestnut and almond shortbread case.

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Categories Recipes Tags cakes, chestnut flour, Christmas, Christmas food, gluten free, ground almonds, low carb deserts, minced beef, real food, Samuel Pepys, traditional English food

Very Slow Cooked Re-wilded Pasture-Fed Longhorn Beef Shin

April 8, 2020January 27, 2014 by Afifah Hamilton

Read Time: 3 minRediscover meat and two veg.

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Categories Food & Environment, Recipes Tags Knepp rewilding project, meat dishes, traditional English food

Marrow Bones

November 21, 2023November 27, 2013 by Afifah Hamilton

Read Time: 3 minCheap, delicious and nutritious. Bone marrow was a key Palaeolithic food.

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Categories Evolution, Recipes Tags evolution, ketogenic diet, marrow bone, palaeontology, paleo diet, traditional English food

Pork Shoulder with Garden Vegetables

November 21, 2023December 23, 2012 by Afifah Hamilton

Read Time: 2 minThis dish, like so many we eat here, is simplicity itself, yet the height of good eating. It shows why the English are famous for the (wrongly) maligned ‘meat and two veg’.

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Categories Recipes Tags meat dishes, traditional English food

Mutton, Traditional English Pot-Roast

June 10, 2019November 5, 2012 by Afifah Hamilton

Read Time: 2 minThere is nothing more English than mutton. Here is a great way to cook it.

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Categories Recipes Tags meat dishes, traditional English food

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