classic sunday roasts

Cheesy leeks are great as a side dish for roast chicken – especially if you are serving vegetarians as well as meat eaters. This recipe makes enough for a generous supper for two or a vegetable accompaniment for four. 


Cheesy leeks 

leeks

grams/¾oz

grams/¾oz plain flour

200 milliliters/7fl oz milk, semi-skimmed

tsp English or Dijon mustard

grams/3½oz mature cheddar cheese,

tbsp dried white breadcrumbs (ideally panko breadcrumbs), optional

salt and black pepper

Master crispy crackling with this simple roast pork shoulder recipe and you’ll have the perfect roast dinner. Use our <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/articles/roast-calculator">roast calculator</a> to work out exact roast pork shoulder cooking times and temperatures.

Roast Pork Shoulder

ounces-5lb half pork shoulder, boned and rolled

olive oil

sea salt

white onions,

carrots

Bramley apples, peeled,

rosemary,

demerara sugar,

Roast pork shoulder

The Hairy Bikers' ultimate roast pork belly recipe is great for a Sunday lunch or dinner party.  The skin is crisp and crunchy while the meat is soft and tender.

Use our <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/articles/roast-calculator">roast calculator</a> to work out the exact pork belly cooking times and temperatures.

Roast Pork Belly

pork belly, skin scored

tbsp finely chopped fresh thyme leaves

tsp sea salt flakes

tsp black pepper,

apples, peeled, quartered,

onions,

sage leaves

tsp plain flour

200 milliliters/7fl oz cider

Roast pork belly

Mary Berry's Yorkshire pudding recipe is foolproof. She's been making them to serve with Sunday lunches for many years. Watch the video and she'll show you how to make Yorkshire puddings too!

Equipment and preparation: you will need a 12-hole deep bun tin, or two four-hole Yorkshire pudding tins or a large roasting tin.

Each serving provides 197 kcal, 7g protein, 14.5g carbohydrates (of which 2g sugars), 12g fat (of which 3g saturates), 0.7g fibre and 0.3g salt.

Yorkshire pudding 

grams/3½oz plain flour

salt

eggs

225 milliliters/8fl oz milk

tbsp sunflower oil

Mary Berry reveals her clever trick for making perfect Yorkshire puddings ahead of time. You reheat them when it's time to serve and they're as good as if you'd just made them.

Yorkshire Puddings

Roast chicken is a dish for all seasons. Serve with a green salad and some crusty bread in summer or with roast potatoes, carrots and peas for winter. Use our <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/articles/roast-calculator">roasting calculator</a> to work out the exact times and temperatures for your roast.

Each serving provides 270 kcal, 46g protein, 0g carbohydrates (of which 0g sugars), 9.5g fat (of which 2.5g saturates), 0g fibre and 0.6g salt.

Roast chicken

lemon

thyme

2–3 garlic cloves

sea salt and freshly ground back pepper, to taste

Fluffy inside, crunchy outside, these roast potatoes are a perfect sidekick to any roast dinner. (They're even better the next day, eaten straight from the fridge!)

Each serving provides 389 kcal, 7g protein, 65g carbohydrates (of which 3g sugars), 9.5g fat (of which 4g saturates), 7g fibre and 0.3g salt.

Perfect roast potatoes

tbsp duck fat

Maris Piper or King Edward potatoes (each about 175 grams/6 ounces)

garlic

A pork joint coated in crunchy crackling is always welcome at the table, but when it’s Delia Smith’s perfect roast pork, it’s the guest of honour. Use our <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/articles/roast-calculator">roasting calculator</a> to work out the exact times and temperatures for your roast.

Each serving provides 355 kcal, 59g protein, 3g carbohydrates (of which 1.5g sugars), 11g fat (of which 4g saturates), 0.5g fibre and 0.9g salt.

Roast pork with crackling

2.25kg/5lb loin of pork, bottom bone removed, top bone left

onion,

plain flour

275 milliliters/10fl oz dry cider

275 milliliters/10fl oz vegetable stock (or potato water)

sea salt and black pepper

Tom Kerridge’s quintessential Sunday roast chicken is guaranteed to bring the family together around the table. 

Use up any leftover chicken in sandwiches or in a quick chicken curry, leftover chicken will keep in the fridge for 1 day. 


Slow-cooked roast chicken with gravy

carrots,

celery stalks, trimmed,

x 2kg/4½lb whole chicken

lemon,

herbs

vegetable oil

potatoes and roasted vegetables,

275 milliliters/½ pint chicken stock

grams/1¼oz butter

Tom Kerridge shows you how to make a simple roast chicken with delicious gravy.

Easy roast chicken with gravy

A simple and delicious cauliflower cheese recipe – a classic comfort food. This also makes a wonderful accompaniment to a vegetarian roast. 

Cauliflower cheese

cauliflower,

grams/1½oz butter

grams/1½oz plain flour

400 milliliters/14fl oz milk

tsp English mustard

grams/3½oz mature cheddar, grated

This crowd-pleasing bread sauce recipe by Nigella Lawson is an easy extra for Christmas Day and is just as good served cold with leftovers. The recipe appears in Nigella's book Feast, published by Chatto & Windus.

Nigella's bread sauce

white bread

litre/2 pints full-fat milk

cloves

bay leaves

white peppercorns

blades fresh mace mace

tsp salt

grams/1 butter

tbsp double cream, optional

nutmeg,

Use our best stuffing recipe to make classic sage and onion stuffing balls with no "box" flavour. This stuffing is great for vegetarians or to stuff your turkey this Christmas.

Sage and onion stuffing

tbsp fresh sage, finely chopped

breadcrumbs

salt and pepper

egg, beaten

Whatever you’re roasting – a joint of meat or a chicken, duck, game bird or turkey – use the juices left in the roasting tin to make an aromatic rich red wine gravy.

Red wine gravy

butter

shallots, finely chopped

400 milliliters/14fl oz red wine

stock (beef, lamb

tsp redcurrant or apple jelly

James Martin roasts his parsnips in honey and sherry to bring out their natural sweetness. A Christmas dinner must.

Roast parsnips

500 grams/1lb 2 ounces parsnips, peeled and cut into quarters lengthways

tbsp sherry

tbsp clear honey

A great side dish to any roast, or with Christmas dinner, these thyme-speckled honey roasted carrots are cooked to enhance their natural sweetness.


Honey roasted carrots

carrots, carrots

lemon juice

Put on your Sunday best for Mike Robinson’s perfect roast leg of lamb served with a classic red wine gravy.

Each serving provides 400 kcal, 46g protein, 2g carbohydrates (of which 0g sugars), 22g fat (of which 10.5g saturates), 0g fibre and 0.6g salt.

Roast leg of lamb with garlic and rosemary

leg of lamb, bone in

garlic cloves, grated

grams/1 ounces butter, softened

125 milliliters/4fl oz red wine

This is all about slow cooking the lamb – if yours needs a little longer then leave it in the oven. The results will be so tender, it will be worth the extra time. The potatoes are cooked in the meat juices and drippings from the meat which adds tons of flavour as well as being much easier than roast potatoes.

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Roast Pork Shoulder

Roast Pork Belly

Yorkshire pudding

Roast chicken

Perfect roast potatoes

Roast pork with crackling

Slow-cooked roast chicken with grav...

Cauliflower cheese

Nigella's bread sauce

Sage and onion stuffing

Red wine gravy

Roast parsnips

Honey roasted carrots

Roast leg of lamb with garlic and r...

Slow roast shoulder of lamb with sl...

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Cheesy leeks

Roast Pork Shoulder

Roast Pork Belly

Yorkshire pudding

Roast chicken

Perfect roast potatoes

Roast pork with crackling

Slow-cooked roast chicken with grav...

Cauliflower cheese

Nigella's bread sauce

Sage and onion stuffing

Red wine gravy

Roast parsnips

Honey roasted carrots

Roast leg of lamb with garlic and r...

Slow roast shoulder of lamb with sl...

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