Jamie Does... is a brand new series that sees Jamie at his most inspired as he travels to countries a stone's throw from the UK to meet the locals and sample and cook their celebrated dishes, putting his own unique spin on them in the process.
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recipes from the book
gorgeous rosemary prune skewers
starter | serves / makes 4 skewersThe French have such a deep respect for wild food, and these beautiful skewers are my tribute to their wonderful local ingredients. They're quite rustic, and exciting. As you can see, I made these usi...
roquefort salad with warm croutons and lardons
starter | serves 4 as a mainRoquefort is a fantastic cheese, with a great story behind it. A few hundred years ago there was a guy out in the forest eating some cheese, when a foxy chick walked past. Not wanting to miss out, he ...
the world-famous tarte tatin
dessert recipes | serves 6Not only is this dessert delicious, it was invented quite near where I was staying by the Tatin sisters. The story goes that one of them was making an apple tart but, for whatever reason, made a mista...
aegean kakavia (beautiful fish stew)
main courses | serves 4What's great about this recipe is that you can use whatever fish you like. Sea bass, wrasse, pickerel, pollock, bream and red mullet all work well. You could even use lobster if you have it and feel l...
greek salad
snacks and sides | serves 4This salad is known and loved around the world. Those of you who've been lucky enough to eat this salad in Greece will know that when it's made well it's absolute heaven. Hopefully this recipe will he...
souvlaki (wicked kebabs)
main courses | serves 4 (makes 8 generous kebabs)We Brits often think of kebabs as a guilty pleasure. But, having seen the love and attention that goes into preparing a proper Greek kebab, I can assure you there is nothing to feel guilty about. It's...
best tiramisù
dessert recipes | serves 12For me (and Italians would kill me for saying this), tiramisù is the coolest trifle in the world. The Venetians don't really have many desserts, but this is a classic. It's usually dead simple and all...
nini bellini
drinks | serves 6I've named this beautiful cocktail after Leo Caplan's wife, Janine (or ‘Nini' as she's known by her nearest and dearest). Leo made a really generous donation to a charity called Help a London Child, a...
spaghetti vongole
main courses | serves 4Clams were, and still are, available in Venice by the boatload. So much so that they're even considered peasant food. Although this recipe originates from Venice, it's so delicious that it's now becom...
beef tagine
main courses | serves 4-6I like to think of a tagine as a sort of stew with attitude. It’s really all about the spices and the slow cooking, giving all the wonderful flavours time to develop. What’s great is that you don’t ne...
mechoui lamb with carrot and orange salad
snacks and sides | serves 4I’m really proud of this beautiful dish. I’m not sure what the mechoui man I met in the market in Marrakesh would make of it, but I like to think I’m respecting the way he cooks, by using local ingred...
prawn-stuffed spicy fish with vermicelli
dessert recipes | serves 2This is my version of a wonderful dish I saw being made in a restaurant run by a woman in Marrakesh. It's impressive, tasty, and perfect for a dinner party. You can use any fish with a large cavity as...
mi pescado a la sal (my fish baked in salt)
main courses | serves 2This Spanish technique of baking fish in a thick layer of salt is not only quite theatrical, it will also give you the most perfectly cooked fish ever. The salt is there to create a little kiln or ove...
my favourite paella
main courses | serves 4-6As a young boy, the idea of meat and fish together in one dish never made sense to me. But once I tried paella the combination of textures and smoky flavours completely won me over. It's one harmoniou...
my moorish pork chops
main courses | serves 4When the Moors invaded Spain they brought grapes and dried fruits with them. Their love of mixing dried fruits with meats definitely left its mark on Spanish cooking and this is my nod to that time in...
creamy mushrooms
snacks and sides | serves 4This is a small snack or a lovely little starter. Feel free to use this recipe with any good eating mushrooms you can get your hands on. I’ve noticed that it seems to be compulsory around the world to...
pytt y panna (little pieces in a pan)
main courses | serves 4I wish I'd known about this dish earlier in my life, because it’s the sort of brilliant everyday dish I absolutely love. Essentially it’s a hash. Everyone I spoke to in Sweden seemed to have their pre...
sexy swedish buns
dessert recipes | serves / makes 8 bunsOften, when you least expect it, Swedish dishes get spanked by the use of really interesting spices. Cardamom is the sort of flavour you’d expect to taste in Indian food, but they love it in Sweden to...
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