American recipes
Maple bacon pancakes, key lime pie, Mississippi mud pie and, of course, a classic New York cheesecake… The US is home to many iconic dishes, and you’ll find them all in our collection of American recipes.
Southern fried chicken always hits the spot, and make a meal of it with Alison Roman’s maple tart – it’s pumpkin pie for those who don’t like pumpkin!
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Cranberries
Cranberry manhattan ‘Cranhattan’ cocktail
The seriously sophisticated manhattan gets a festive twist in this Cranhattan cocktail. Make ahead ready for Christmas cocktail season.
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Christmas turkey
Kentucky-fried turkey tenders with cranberry hot sauce
Serve these Kentucky-fried turkey tenders with cranberry dip as is for a Christmas TV snack, or go the whole hog with chips and coleslaw.
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Sweet pies
Salted maple pretzel pie
What do you get if you cross treacle tart, American maple syrup pie and pretzels? A gloriously sticky, slightly salty dessert.
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Burgers
Turkey mince smash burgers
These turkey smash burgers are every bit as delicious as their beefy counterparts. Serve in sesame brioche buns with a side of fries.
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Alternative barbecue
Smoked brisket buns with mustard barbecue sauce and pickled chillies
Smoked brisket is the pinnacle of low-and-slow barbecuing. This recipe by David Carter of Smokestak is perfect for a big summer get-together.
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Steak
Reuben steak skewers with sauerkraut
Inspired by the epic reuben sandwich, these spiced beef skewers are served on sauerkraut with pickles, russian dressing and bagel seasoning.
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Tacos
Smoky pork shoulder tacos
This smoky pork shoulder will shred apart. Pile it onto tacos alongside pickled onions, pico de gallo and hot sauce.
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Lettuce
Cos wedge salad
Flavourful cos lettuces are perfect for making a wedge salad with blue cheese dressing. Make this cult US salad with our easy recipe.
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Frozen dessert
Mini baked alaskas
Introducing our failsafe mini baked alaskas: chocolate no-churn ice cream, sturdy sponge base, no-cook jam and silky torched swiss meringue.
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Air fryer
Air fryer sweet potato fries
Cooking sweet potatoes in the air fryer is an energy efficient way to get perfectly crisp fries without a deep-fat fryer or oven.
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Beef mince
Sloppy joes with coleslaw potato salad
Sloppy joes (saucy beef mince in a burger bun) are perfect comfort food in a hurry. Serve them with our hybrid side: coleslaw potato salad.
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Cookies
Chocolate orange pan-bang cookies
Chocolate orange fans will love this zesty take on pan-bang cookies. These wrinkly cult cookies are a guaranteed hit and easy to make.
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Cookies
Chocolate miso pan-bang cookies
Pan-bang cookies are giant – and chewy on the inside and crunchy on the outside. Try our version with chocolate chips, miso and sea salt.
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Peanut butter
Peanut butter frangipane and fresh jam tart
Nutty pastry and a creamy peanut butter frangipane are balanced with sweet-sharp fresh jam in this delight of a dessert. Keeping the berries whole in the jam creates welcome nuggets of juicy fruit to bite into.
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Teatime traybakes
Peanut butter and jam marble cake traybake
Our peanut butter and jelly marble cake traybake sees swirls of fluffy peanut butter icing and glistening jam on top of a marbled cake underneath.
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Cakes
Peanut butter and jam brown butter sponge cake
Say goodbye to that old Victoria sandwich, this peanut butter and jam brown butter sponge cake from Tarunima Sinha will NOT disappoint.
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