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This article first appeared in our COP28 issue of My Green Pod Magazine, published 30 November 2023. Click here to subscribe to our digital edition and get each issue delivered straight to your inbox
In River Cottage Great Roasts, all you will need are good ingredients, an oven and some simple bakeware to create easy weeknight dinners, showstopping Sunday roasts, fuss-free breakfasts, tea-time treats and indulgent puds.
Often only requiring one roasting tin and minimal prep, these are recipes that let the oven do the hard work – and leave you with very little washing up.
With chapters like ‘Breakfast & Brunch’, ‘One-tray Wonders’, ‘Sunday Roast’, ‘Super Sides’ and ‘Puddings’, the recipes all harness the power of the oven to transform everyday ingredients into their more deliciously caramelised, roasted counterparts.
Examples from the cookbook include: Spiced whole cauliflower with preserved lemon and yoghurt; Pot roast brisket with orange and star anise; Ripped potato oven chips with smoked chilli and roast garlic dip; Creamy fish pie; Roasted cherry and almond crumble and Pears with ginger and toffee.
Published 28 September 2023, this is the next book in Gelf Alderson’s fantastic series, following on from 2022’s River Cottage Great Roasts.
The series is inspired by the countless creative roasting recipes Gelf has whipped up at River Cottage over the course of the last 11 years.
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This works well if you replace the smoked fish with small or halved chestnut mushrooms.
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