James Martin's Great British Adventure

  Shape the dough into a round and lift into the prepared cake tin. Cover with a clean tea towel and leave to prove for 1 hour until the dough has roughly doubled in size.

  Preheat oven to 190°C (170°C fan)/370°F/gas 5. When it’s proved, bake the lardy cake for 45 minutes until golden, then turn out onto a cooling rack set over a baking tray.

  To make the glaze, pour 100ml water into a saucepan and add the sugar. Heat gently to dissolve the sugar and make a thick sugar syrup. Brush the syrup all over the top of the lardy cake, letting it drip onto the baking tray below.

  Slice and serve with clotted cream and raspberry jam.

  INDEX

  A

  Aberdeen Angus sirloin steak with whisky sauce 1

  apples

  bacon, scallops & apples with onion rings 1

  BBQ scallops with black pudding, apple & hazelnut butter 1

  Blackburn & Eccles cakes 1

  damson upside-down cake 1

  fennel & apple salad 1

  fennel, apple & radish salad 1

  Forest pork feast 1

  Indian chutney 1

  roast pork with black pudding fritters & caramelised apples 1

  Arbroath smokie Scotch eggs 1

  asparagus

  Aberdeen Angus sirloin steak with whisky sauce 1

  pan-fried cod 1

  Welsh lamb with gnocchi & vegetables 1

  B

  bacon

  bacon, scallops & apples with onion rings 1

  baked sardine tart 1

  deep-fried soft-boiled egg salad with croutons & bacon 1

  Forest pork feast 1

  guinea fowl with brambles 1

  Lympstone mussels 1

  Marloes Sands seafood parcel 1

  partridge with vegetables & sloe gin sauce 1

  sausage rolls with crispy bacon 1

  balti, chicken 1

  BBQ herring with salsa 1

  BBQ John Dory with kohlrabi & fennel salad 1

  BBQ lamb chops with chimichurri sauce, broccolini & new potatoes 1

  BBQ scallops with black pudding, apple & hazelnut butter 1

  beans

  Forest pork feast 1

  pork chops with beans, tomato & salami stew 1

  beef

  Aberdeen Angus sirloin steak with whisky sauce 1

  beef Wellington 1

  beef with champ, charred onions & parsley oil 1

  50s burgers 1

  herb-coated beef with beetroots & Yorkshire puddings 1

  individual beef pies with oysters 1

  mixed grill with peppercorn sauce 1

  one-pot beef stew & dumplings 1

  beer

  chocolate stout cake 1

  onion & stout soup 1

  beetroot

  beetroot-cured salmon 1

  buffalo mozzarella, blackberry & beetroot salad 1

  herb-coated beef with beetroots & Yorkshire puddings 1

  venison with beetroot & blackberries 1

  black pudding

  BBQ scallops with black pudding, apple & hazelnut butter 1

  roast pork with black pudding fritters & caramelised apples 1

  blackberries

  blackberry mousse with salted caramel chocolate popcorn 1

  buffalo mozzarella, blackberry & beetroot salad 1

  guinea fowl with brambles 1

  venison with beetroot & blackberries 1

  Blackburn & Eccles cakes 1

  Blair Castle salmon with saffron sauce 1

  blow-torched mackerel with fennel & grapefruit salad 1

  brambles see blackberries

  brandy snaps with Scotch whisky cream 1

  bread

  bread & butter pudding with cherry compote 1

  croutons 1

  50s burgers 1

  prawn & lime flatbreads 1

  raspberry summer pudding 1

  soda bread 1

  tikka mackerel buns with fennel & apple salad 1

  seealso toast

  broccolini

  BBQ lamb chops with chimichurri sauce, broccolini & new potatoes 1

  brown butter 1

  Brussels sprouts

  roast duck in hay & lavender 1

  buffalo mozzarella, blackberry & beetroot salad 1

  burgers, 50s 1

  butter

  brown butter 1

  homemade butter 1

  butter beans

  pork chops with beans, tomato & salami stew 1

  C

  cabbage

  champ 1

  venison with beetroot & blackberries 1

  venison with parsnips three ways 1

  Welsh lamb with gnocchi & vegetables 1

  cakes

  Blackburn & Eccles cakes 1

  chocolate & cherry gin cake 1

  chocolate stout cake 1

  damson upside-down cake with cider custard 1

  lardy cake 1

  calves liver with onion gravy, cavolo nero & mash 1

  candied walnuts 1

  caramel

  caramelised onion, courgette & Wensleydale quiche 1

  salted caramel chocolate popcorn 1

  carrots

  guinea fowl with brambles 1

  roast duck in hay & lavender 1

  Welsh lamb with gnocchi & vegetables 1

  cauliflower

  gurnard & red mullet with orange-charred chicory & cauliflower purée 1

  mackerel & cauliflower with mango dressing 1

  cavolo nero

  calves liver with onion gravy, cavolo nero & mash 1

  champ 1

  cheese

  buffalo mozzarella, blackberry & beetroot salad 1

  caramelised onion, courgette & Wensleydale quiche 1

  cheesy potato & lamb pie 1

  50s burgers 1

  grilled veal chops with burrata, tomatoes & deep-fried courgette flowers 1

  Isle of Wight double-baked cheese soufflés 1

  onion & stout soup 1

  Sherwood Forest pears with walnuts, Stilton & oat pancakes 1

  Welsh lamb with gnocchi & vegetables 1

  seealso cream cheese

  cherries

  cherry compote 1

  chocolate & cherry gin cake 1

  jam 1

  chicken

  chicken balti 1

  chicken Kiev with wild garlic & creamed Welsh leeks 1

  chicken Veronique 1

  whisky chicken with wild mushroom & mustard sauce 1

  chicory

  gurnard & red mullet with orange-charred chicory & cauliflower purée 1

  chillies

  chimichurri sauce 1

  Orkney crab pasta 1

  chimichurri sauce 1

  chocolate

  chocolate & cherry gin cake 1

  chocolate stout cake 1

  salted caramel chocolate popcorn 1

  chorizo

  Isle of Wight prawns with tomatoes, mangalitza chorizo & pancetta 1

  chutney, Indian 1

  cider

  cider custard 1

  Folkestone fish 1

  Forest pork feast 1

  Lympstone mussels 1

  roast pork with black pudding fritters & caramelised apples 1

  clams

  seafood risotto 1

  cockles

  Marloes Sands seafood parcel 1

  cod

  pan-fried cod with a warm tartare sauce 1

  courgette flowers, deep-fried 1

  courgettes

  caramelised onion, courgette & Wensleydale quiche 1

  Marloes Sands seafood parcel 1

  crab

  brown crab mayonnaise 1

  crab cakes 1

  Giant’s Causeway fish stew 1

  Orkney crab pasta 1

  plaice with crab fritters 1

  seafood risotto 1

  crayfish

  Blair Castle salmon with saffron sauce 1

  cream

  blackberry mousse 1


  brandy snaps with Scotch whisky cream 1

  bread & butter pudding with cherry compote 1

  chocolate & cherry gin cake 1

  homemade butter 1

  raspberry mousse with macaroons 1

  raspberry summer pudding with whisky cream 1

  cream cheese

  cream cheese icing 1

  raspberry mousse with macaroons 1

  salmon mousse 1

  crème fraîche

  raspberry mousse with macaroons 1

  croutons 1

  crumpets

  homemade crumpets with buttered lobster, spinach & samphire 1

  cucumber

  cucumber & dill pickle 1

  cucumber pickle 1

  currants

  Blackburn & Eccles cakes 1

  Welsh cakes with berries & honey 1

  curry

  chicken balti 1

  curry mayonnaise 1

  prawn & lime flatbreads 1

  custard

  blackberry mousse 1

  bread & butter pudding with cherry compote 1

  cider custard 1

  golden syrup steamed pudding with rhubarb & custard 1

  D

  damson upside-down cake with cider custard 1

  dhal, spiced pigeon breast with 1

  dill

  cucumber & dill pickle 1

  dipping sauce, fruity 1

  Dover sole with brown butter & watercress 1

  dressing, mango 1

  dried fruit

  lardy cake 1

  drinks

  50s shakes 1

  duck

  roast duck in hay & lavender 1

  duck eggs

  wild mushrooms on toast with duck eggs & British truffle 1

  dumplings, one-pot beef stew & 1

  E

  Eccles cakes 1

  eggs

  Arbroath smokie Scotch eggs 1

  deep-fried soft-boiled egg salad with croutons & bacon 1

  wild mushrooms on toast with duck eggs & British truffle 1

  F

  fennel

  Blair Castle salmon with saffron sauce 1

  fennel & apple salad 1

  fennel & grapefruit salad 1

  fennel, apple & radish salad 1

  kohlrabi & fennel salad 1

  50s burgers & shakes 1

  fish

  Giant’s Causeway fish stew 1

  seealso mackerel, plaice etc

  flatbreads, prawn & lime 1

  Folkestone fish 1

  Forest pork feast 1

  fritters

  black pudding fritters 1

  deep-fried courgette flowers 1

  onion rings 1

  plaice with crab fritters 1

  tempura monkfish & vegetables 1

  fruity dipping sauce 1

  G

  garlic

  chicken Kiev with wild garlic & creamed Welsh leeks 1

  seafood risotto 1

  gherkins

  tartare sauce 1

  Giant’s Causeway fish stew 1

  gin

  chocolate & cherry gin cake 1

  partridge with vegetables & sloe gin sauce 1

  gnocchi

  Welsh lamb with gnocchi & vegetables 1

  golden syrup

  brandy snaps 1

  golden syrup steamed pudding with rhubarb & custard 1

  grapefruit

  fennel & grapefruit salad 1

  grapes

  chicken Veronique 1

  gravy, onion 1

  guinea fowl with brambles 1

  gurnard & red mullet with orange-charred chicory & cauliflower purée 1

  H

  haddock

  Marloes Sands seafood parcel 1

  seealso smoked haddock

  ham

  Forest pork feast 1

  haricot beans

  Forest pork feast 1

  hay

  roast duck in hay & lavender 1

  hazelnuts

  BBQ scallops with black pudding, apple & hazelnut butter 1

  herb-coated beef with beetroots & Yorkshire puddings 1

  herring

  BBQ herring with salsa 1

  honey

  roast duck in hay & lavender 1

  Welsh cakes with berries & honey 1

  hot pot, lamb 1

  HP sauce

  fruity dipping sauce 1

  I

  icing, cream cheese 1

  Indian chutney 1

  individual beef pies with oysters 1

  Isle of Wight double-baked cheese soufflés 1

  Isle of Wight prawns with tomatoes, mangalitza chorizo & pancetta 1

  J

  jam, cherry 1

  Jerusalem artichokes

  partridge with vegetables & sloe gin sauce 1

  John Dory

  BBQ John Dory with kohlrabi & fennel salad 1

  K

  kidneys

  lamb hot pot 1

  mixed grill with peppercorn sauce 1

  kohlrabi & fennel salad 1

  L

  lamb

  BBQ lamb chops with chimichurri sauce, broccolini & new potatoes 1

  cheesy potato & lamb pie 1

  lamb hot pot 1

  mixed grill with peppercorn sauce 1

  North York Moors heather lamb 1

  tagine of lamb chops 1

  Welsh lamb with gnocchi & vegetables 1

  langoustines

  Blair Castle salmon with saffron sauce 1

  langoustines at the harbour 1

  pan-fried plaice with langoustines 1

  lardy cake 1

  lavender

  roast duck in hay & lavender 1

  leeks

  chicken Kiev with wild garlic & creamed Welsh leeks 1

  chicken Veronique 1

  Forest pork feast 1

  guinea fowl with brambles 1

  lamb hot pot 1

  Welsh lamb with gnocchi & vegetables 1

  lemon sole

  Folkestone fish 1

  lettuce

  50s burgers 1

  limes

  prawn & lime flatbreads 1

  liver

  calves liver with onion gravy, cavolo nero & mash 1

  lobster

  homemade crumpets with buttered lobster, spinach & samphire 1

  lobster with white port & redcurrant jelly 1

  Lympstone mussels 1

  M

  macaroons, raspberry mousse with 1

  mackerel

  blow-torched mackerel with fennel & grapefruit salad 1

  mackerel & cauliflower with mango dressing 1

  tikka mackerel buns with fennel & apple salad 1

  Madeira

  beef Wellington 1

  mango dressing 1

  Marloes Sands seafood parcel 1

  mash 1

  mayonnaise 1, 2

  brown crab mayonnaise 1

  curry mayonnaise 1

  tartare sauce 1

  Melba toast 1

  milk

  50s shakes 1

  minted peas 1

  mixed grill with peppercorn sauce 1

  monkfish

  Folkestone fish 1

  tempura monkfish & vegetables with minted peas 1

  mousses

  blackberry mousse with salted caramel chocolate popcorn 1

  raspberry mousse with macaroons 1

  salmon mousse with cucumber & dill pickle 1

  mushrooms

  Aberdeen Angus sirloin steak with whisky sauce 1

  beef Wellington 1

  partridge with vegetables & sloe gin sauce 1

  whisky chicken with wild mushroom & mustard sauce 1

  wild mushrooms on toast with duck egg & British truffle 1

  mussels

  Blair Castle salmon with saffron sauce 1

  Folkestone fish 1

  Giant’s Causeway fish stew 1

  Lympstone mussels 1

  seafood risotto 1


  mustard

  whisky chicken with wild mushroom & mustard sauce 1

  N

  North York Moors heather lamb 1

  O

  oats

  brandy snaps 1

  Sherwood Forest pears with walnuts, Stilton & oat pancakes 1

  oil, parsley 1

  one-pot beef stew & dumplings 1

  onions

  bacon, scallops & apples with onion rings 1

  caramelised onion, courgette & Wensleydale quiche 1

  lamb hot pot 1

  one-pot beef stew & dumplings 1

  onion & stout soup 1

  onion gravy 1

  oranges

  golden syrup steamed pudding with rhubarb & custard 1

  gurnard & red mullet with orange-charred chicory & cauliflower purée 1

  roast duck in hay & lavender 1

  Orkney crab pasta 1

  oysters, individual beef pies with 1

  P

  pancakes

  beef Wellington 1

  pancetta

  Isle of Wight prawns with tomatoes, mangalitza chorizo & pancetta 1

  parsley

  chimichurri sauce 1

  parsley oil 1

  parsnips

  roast duck in hay & lavender 1

  venison with parsnips three ways 1

  partridge with vegetables & sloe gin sauce 1

  pasta, Orkney crab 1

  pastries

  beef Wellington 1

  sausage rolls with crispy bacon 1

  seealso pies; tarts

  pastry 1, 2

  pears

  Indian chutney 1

  Sherwood Forest pears with walnuts, Stilton & oat pancakes 1

  peas

  minted peas 1

  North York Moors heather lamb 1

  pan-fried cod 1

  seealso split peas

  peppercorn sauce 1

  peppers

  pork chops with beans, tomato & salami stew 1

  pickles

  cucumber & dill pickle 1

  cucumber pickle 1

  pies

  cheesy potato & lamb pie 1

  individual beef pies with oysters 1

  seealso pastries; tarts

  pigeon

  spiced pigeon breast with dhal 1

  plaice

  pan-fried plaice with langoustines 1

  plaice with crab fritters 1

  seaweed-deep-fried plaice with brown crab mayonnaise & lemon 1

  popcorn, salted caramel chocolate 1

  pork

  Forest pork feast 1

  mixed grill with peppercorn sauce 1

  pork chops with beans, tomato & salami stew 1

  roast pork with black pudding fritters & caramelised apples 1

  seealso sausagemeat

  port

  lobster with white port & redcurrant jelly 1

  potatoes

  Arbroath smokie Scotch eggs 1

  BBQ lamb chops with chimichurri sauce, broccolini & new potatoes 1

  champ 1

  cheesy potato & lamb pie 1

  crab cakes 1

  lamb hot pot 1

  langoustines at the harbour 1

  mash 1

  North York Moors heather lamb 1

  pan-fried cod with a warm tartare sauce 1

  Welsh lamb with gnocchi & vegetables 1