Watching the Coronation of King Charles on Saturday May 6? We’ve rounded up some of the dishes most synonymous with British cuisine for your perusal during the broadcast, or to inspire a themed feast.
Includes shepherd’s pie and an impressive beef wellington, marmalade that would make Paddington smile, a rhubarb crumble cake and a totally comforting bread and butter pudding.
Keen to try a Coronation Chicken recipe? Here’s our take on this classic dish, which was originally created for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth in 1953. Or give King Charles and Queen Camilla’s Coronation Quiche recipe a go.
For The Weekly’s guide to the Coronation, click here.
Bread and butter pudding
Comfort food at its best.
Classic finger buns
Create this old-school bakery favourite from your own kitchen.
Sticky date pudding with butterscotch sauce
Simple to make, and absolutely delicious, sticky date pudding is a bistro dessert staple you can take home today with this recipe.
Coronation quiche
The King and The Queen Consort’s alternate recipe for the Coronation Big Lunch.
Coronation chicken
You’ll love this retro favourite.
Scotch eggs with herb mayonnaise
Create the classic British dish from scratch.
Victoria sponge
This simple cake is impressive in its simplicity.
Windsor shortbread
A biscuit fit for the royals.
Beef Wellington
Tender beef wrapped in flaky puff pastry – what more could you ask for?
Welsh rarebit soufflé toasts
Like a cheese toastie, but even tastier!
Classic scones
The secret to perfect scones is cold ingredients. Chill your milk and butter before mixing them together for the best teatime nibbles.
Classic beef and vegetable pasties
You’ll love these Cornish classics.
Rhubarb cake with crumble topping
Rich, tart rhubarb with rolled oats and cinnamon makes this classic cake an even more comforting winter treat.
Sweet potato bubble and squeak
This old favourite has been revamped using sweet potato as the star. Served with poached eggs and fetta, it’s a must-have for your next brunch menu
Orange marmalade
Homemade marmalade is the best you can get. Make it when oranges are in season and gift a batch to your friends.
Mini shepherd’s pies with cheesy potato topping
Try these traditional British cottage pies, topped with cheesy, creamy mashed potato and served in four individual ramekins. Great partnered with a rosemary salad.
Toad in the hole
From the great British repertoire of recipes with amusing names comes one of the top contenders, toad in the hole. The link between the name and a dish of sausages cooked in batter is obscure, but that doesn’t stop it being a tasty, filling plate of comfort food.
Bread sauce
Bread sauce is a classic English accompaniment to roast chicken or beef dishes.
Rhubarb fool
A fool is a traditional English dessert made from cooked fruit mixed with whipped cream. You need about four trimmed stalks of rhubarb for this recipe.
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