The Hairy Bikers roast pork with sausage, chestnut and prune Christmas stuffing recipe on The Hairy Bikers Go North

The Hairy Bikers (Simon King and Dave Myers) served up roast pork with sausage, chestnut and prune Christmas stuffing on The Hairy Bikers Go North.

The ingredients are: 3kg French trimmed rack of pork, olive oil, for rubbing and salt, to season.

For the stuffing: 1 tbsp olive oil, 1 onion, finely chopped, 50g cranberries or roughly chopped prunes, 5 tbsp calvados or brandy, 2 large sprigs thyme, leaves picked, ½ tsp ground allspice, nutmeg, to grate, 500g sausagemeat and 100g cooked chestnuts, crumbled.

For the roasting tin: 1 onion, sliced, few sprigs thyme, 3–4 tart eating apples, halved horizontally and 1 tsp soft light brown sugar.

For the gravy: 1 tbsp flour, 200ml cider, 400ml chicken or pork stock, 1 tsp apple jelly (optional) and ½–1 tbsp calvados or brandy (optional).




See Christmas food recipes by The Hairy Bikers in the book titled: The Hairy Bikers’ 12 Days of Christmas: Fabulous Festive Recipes to Feed Your Family and Friends available from Amazon now.