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.