Top 10 Bonfire Night recipes
Our round-up of the best recipes to keep your baying mob happy on Bonfire Night.
When celebrating Bonfire Night, you need fab food as well as the fireworks. Bonfire Night meals need to be hot, simple and easy to prepare. They’ve also got to be a cinch to eat, and keep you warm when you’re craning at the night sky ‘ooohing and ahhhing’. With that in mind, here are ten bonfire beauties to get you started...
Sweet potato with spicy sausage
Perfect for those evenings when you just want a baked potato, which as we all know is the staple bonfire night food (pictured above). This is like having your breakfast and supper all in one. You can use bacon instead of sausage if you prefer, and leave out the cheese if you’re not keen on it – but don’t leave out the chilli!
Autumnal stew
An atomic autumnal stew, made by Liz McClarnon. The main players are colourful vegetables such as butternut squash, parsnips, courgettes and even Brussels sprouts, but raw hot Italian sausage and chicken stock add depth of flavour. The longer it simmers the tastier it gets, and you should serve with crusty bread.
Paul Hollywood's Irish rarebit
An Irish spin on Welsh rarebit, using Irish cheese, spring onions and a splash of stout. Rarebit is one of those great comfort foods that can be thrown together at the last minute. The mixture also keeps well in the fridge, so you can have it on standby for a quick lunch or supper.
Pumpkin curry
This thick, creamy curry, made with tender chunks of pumpkin, is enhanced by a burst of flavour from tempered onions, curry leaves and mustard seeds. Tempering is a method used often in Sri Lankan cooking and is a great way to increase the flavours of a curry.
Tandoori style chicken drumsticks
As well as having a great flavour, Aktar Islam's Tandoori style chicken drumsticks can be eaten with one hand, meaning you can hold a drink in the other. They’re also cheaper than breast meat. The spicing in this recipe should keep out the cold too.
Chorizo and bean stew
This winter stew of celery, chorizo and cannellini beans is literally an edible cuddle. It's flavoured with smoked paprika and crushed garlic, and if you want it veggie just take out the chorizo and add chickpeas instead. Serve steaming hot in warmed bowls, perhaps with a little sprinkle of parsley on top.
Individual mushroom pie
An individual mushroom pie, perfect for taking outside and eating in front of a warming bonfire. Take a jar of red onion chutney with you too. These little pies come stuffed with all sorts of mushrooms, garlic, onions, thyme, sherry, cashew nuts, breadcrumbs and ground almonds.
Parkin pudding
Parkin pudding - could there be a more Bonfire friendly dessert? Parkin pudding is made from dates, sugar, a little butter, oatmeal and stem ginger, and chefs Amanda Powley and Philip Taylor make a luxurious praline ice cream to go with it. Eat your parkin warm.
Sticky toffee pudding
Sticky toffee pudding is such a winter warmer. Hot, oozing with toffee goodness and best eaten in large quantities, it will do a good job of warming you up after spending hours outside watching the fireworks. How about a nice double cream sauce to go with it, too?
Nanna's Gingerbread
The credit for this genius recipe goes to Edd Kimber’s grandma – must be where he gets it from! This honey-coloured sponge is flavoured with ginger, mixed spice, ground cinnamon and a pinch of cayenne pepper for a bit of welly. The flavour of this cake actually improves after a couple of days.
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