American recipes

These mouthwatering American recipes may not be the most slimming dishes on the planet but, boy, they sure will rock your palate. From Alabama ribs to Southern fried chicken to home-made cherry pie, indulge in the tantalising tastes of the USA.

American recipes

Breakfast

Pancakes with bacon and maple syrup

Pancakes with bacon and maple syrup

Rachel Allen's American-style pancakes are ideal for a special breakfast or brunch.

 


Mains

All-American steak with sweet potato chips

All-American steak with sweet potato chips

There are times when ‘quick cooking’ is required, and for this you need to call on the best cuts of meat. This recipe uses juicy T-bone steaks.

Alabama pork ribs with a sweet and spicy glaze

Alabama pork ribs with a sweet and spicy glaze

This juicy, flavoursome pork recipe is a real taste of the American south and perfect for a barbecue.

Braised gammon and quick Boston beans

Braised gammon and quick Boston beans

Although it takes a little while to cook, this is a very easy family-friendly recipe and it's worth the wait while the gammon braises away in the oven.

Cajun-style chicken meatballs

Cajun-style chicken meatballs

A finger-lickin' good chicken recipe.

Easy home-cured pastrami

Easy home-cured pastrami

This recipe for pastrami uses a dry salt rub to ‘cure’ the beef before smoking to give the pastrami its unique flavour. The pastrami will keep, covered and chilled, for up to a week.

Southern fried chicken with cream gravy and sweetcorn mash

Southern fried chicken with cream gravy and sweetcorn mash

A quick recipe for an American-style fried chicken supper.

Sweet potato gumbo with cornbread

Sweet potato gumbo with cornbread

Perfect for a Friday night, this vegetarian recipe is why sweet potatoes were invented.

Ultimate beef and cheese burger

Ultimate beef and cheese burger

This classic beefburger can be cooked indoors as well as on the barbie.

Tex Mex beef

Tex Mex beef

This recipe uses topside or rump steak in a deliciously experimental way.

Prawn and chorizo jambalaya

Prawn and chorizo jambalaya

This spicy, zingy Creole dish with juicy prawns can be frozen for up to 1 month.

 


Desserts

Cherry pie

Cherry pie

Think American diners... think steaming hot coffee... think cherry pie.

Chocolate cherry knickerbocker glory

Chocolate cherry knickerbocker glory

Use seasonal cherries to make this American classic dessert that kids and adults will love.

Pear and blackberry cobbler

Pear and blackberry cobbler

Pear and blackberry cobbler is an American-style dessert, halfway between a crumble and a pie.

Vegan sweet pumpkin pie

Vegan sweet pumpkin pie

An all-singing, all-dancing vegan-style pumpkin pie – try it, you'll be amazed.

The best-ever malt shake

The best-ever malt shake

There is something both wicked and restorative about the icy sweetness of an old-fashioned malt shake.

 

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