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Copyright
HQ
An imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd
1 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9GF
First published in Great Britain by HQ
An imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 2018
Text Copyright © Henry Firth and Ian Theasby 2018
Photography Copyright © Lizzie Mayson 2018
Henry Firth and Ian Theasby assert the moral right to be identified as the author of this work. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
Hardback ISBN: 978-0-00-832705-7
eBook ISBN: 978-0-00-832706-4
Photography: Lizzie Mayson
Food styling: Frankie Unsworth
Prop styling: Sarah Birks
Design & Art Direction: Paul Palmer-Edwards
Creative Director: Louise McGrory
Editorial Director: Rachel Kenny
Senior Commissioning Editor: Kate Fox
Project Editor: Laura Hering
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publishers.
Version: 2019-12-02
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Thanks for picking it up.
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Cover.
Title Page.
Copyright.
Dedication.
Welcome.
This book.
Your kitchen.
Fantastic feasts.
Bonus recipes.
Plan your meals.
1 QUICK.
ONE-TRAY PASANDA.
TURBO TORTILLA.
SUPER-SPEEDY SPAGHETTI.
TOM KHA.
VIETNAMESE STICKY TOFU.
FAUX GRAS.
GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICHES.
AMERICAN CLASSIC SANDWICH.
ENGLISH PLOUGHMAN’S SANDWICH.
INDIAN-STYLE CHUTNEY SANDWICH.
HOME-MADE MELTY CHEESE.
SINGAPORE FRIED VERMICELLI.
GUACAJACKS .
HOME-MADE CHILLI OIL.
QUICK QUESADILLAS.
BANGIN’ BURGERS.
IBIZA SUNSET BURGER.
L.A. GUACBURGER.
BROCCAULIFLOWER CHEESE.
AUBERGINE KATSU.
GREEK GYROS.
PIRI PIRI CHORIZO BAKE.
EAZY CHORIZO.
SPEEDY HOISIN MUSHROOMS.
2 BIG.
BÚN BÒ HUÉ.
IAN’S DELIGHTFUL DAAL & ROTI.
CURRY HOUSE JALFREZI.
ULTIMATE FALAFEL WRAP.
FALAFELS.
3-INGREDIENT FLATBREADS.
CHILLI JAM.
HOLY TRINITY LOUISIANA GUMBO.
TOFISH FINGER SANDWICH.
MASHY MASHY PEAS.
SPEEDY TARTARE SAUCE.
GIANT BLT.
SWEET POTATO TIKKA MASALA.
MINI MUSHROOM PIES.
PULLED JACKFRUIT SANDWICH.
BOSH! BANGERS WITH MASH & QUICK ONION GRAVY.
BOSH! BANGERS.
INCREDIBLE MASH.
QUICK ONION GRAVY.
ROAST SWEET POTATO TAGINE.
DOUGH 3-WAYS.
MARGHERITA PIZZA.
CHEESEBURGER DOUGH BALLS.
KEBABISH TANDOORI SPECIAL.
SHEPHERD’S PIE.
3 FEASTS.
CLASSIC LASAGNE.
SEASIDE ROLL WITH SALSA VERDE & NEW POTATOES.
PAN-FRIED SEITAN STEAK WITH SECRET SAUCE.
CAFÉ DE PARIS SECRET SAUCE.
HENRY’S BIRYANI WITH CORIANDER CHUTNEY.
CORIANDER CHUTNEY.
EASY PEASY ROAST DINNER.
PULLED JACKFRUIT.
ROASTED ROOT VEGETABLES.
HERB OIL.
RED WINE GRAVY.
ULTIMATE NUT ROAST.
BOSH XMAS.
CHRISTMAS CRISS-CROSS.
BRUSSELS SPROUTS WITH MAPLE MUSHROOMS.
BANGERS IN BLANKETS.
CLEMENTINE ROASTED ROOT VEGETABLES.
CRISPY, FLUFFY, PERFECT ROAST POTATOES.
ULTIMATE ROAST STUFFING BALLS.
PERFECT GRAVY.
SHARING COCKTAIL JUGS.
STRAWBERRY DAIQUIRI SLUSHY.
NAUGHTY AGUA FRESCA.
CHEEKY MANGO LASSI.
FRUITY SANGRIA.
4 SIDES & SHARERS.
CAMEMBOSH HEDGEHOG.
SUSHI CUPCAKES.
LOADED POTATO NACHOS.
SOUR CREAM.
QUICK SALSA.
GREEN CHILLI GUACAMOLE.
SATAY SUMMER ROLLS.
WILD WEST WINGS.
DE LA SEOUL CHILLI SAUCE.
WILD WEST CHILLI SAUCE.
PARTY POPPERS WITH BOSH! BBQ SAUCE.
BOSH! BBQ SAUCE.
BIG BAD BHAJIS WITH SPICY TOMATO CHUTNEY.
BBQ BEANS WITH MUSHROOM BURNT ENDS.
NOTTING HILL PATTIES.
TEXAN POTATO SALAD.
CRUNCHY CALI SLAW.
DOUBLE-COOKED ROSEMARY CHIPS WITH QUICK AIOLI.
MASH!.
ROAST SWEET POTATO MASH.
ROAST BEETROOT MASH.
MUSTARD MASH.
5 GREENS.
ORANGE, FENNEL & WATERCRESS SALAD.
THANKSGIVING SALAD.
SPICY THAI SALAD.
SPINACH & RICOTTA ZUCCHINIOLI.
MEGA MEZZE PLATTER.
KOFTA.
TABBOULEH.
BATATA HARRA (SPICY POTATOES).
LEMON & CORIANDER HUMMUS.
BABA GANOUSH.
BANG BANG NOODLE SALAD.
ROMESCO SALAD.
CRUNCHY CARNIVAL SALAD.
HEALTHY MEAL PREP.
GREEN BREAKFAST SMOOTHIES.
PIRI PIRI PROTEIN LUNCHBOX.
HOME-MADE SAMBAL CHILLI SAUCE.
HOME-MADE TURMERIC HUMMUS.
EASY TOMATO PASTA WITH GRIDDLED GREENS.
6 DESSERTS.
BANANA BREAD DOUGHNUTS.
ICE CREAM.
CLASSIC CHOCOLATE.
BANOFFEE WITH CARAMEL SAUCE.
CLEAN SLATE VANILLA.
RASPBERRY RIPPLE COOKIE CRUMBLE.
NEW YORK-STYLE BAKED STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE.
BANANA CHOCOLATE SWIRL PIE.
EMPIRE BISCUITS.
BANANA BREAD BLONDIES.
BAKEWELL TART.
BOSH! QUICK CUSTARD.
POACHED RHUBARB.
MINI BANOFFEE MERINGUES.
CHOCOLATE MIRROR CAKE.
LEMON DRIZZLE LOAF CAKE.
CLASSIC VICTORIA SPONGE.
KNICKERBOCKER GLORY & BANANA SPLIT.
KNICKERBOCKER GLORY.
BANANA SPLIT.
CHOCOLATE SYRUP.
CANDIED PEANUTS.
RASPBERRY SYRUP.
SOFT WHIPPED CREAM.
YULE LOG.
NOTELLA CHRISTMAS TREE.
7 BREAKFASTS.
BIG BREAKFAST BAGEL.
BABY CROISSANTS.
ALMOND CROISSANTS.
CHOCOLATE CROISSANTS.
NUEVOS RANCHEROS.
LUSHY NUT BUTTER.
FRENCH TOAST.
BAKING TRAY BREAKFAST.
CINNAMON SWIRL PANCAKES.
MAPLE & PECAN PASTRIES.
Eat the rainbow.
Thanks.
List of searchable terms.
About the Publisher.
Welcome.
Your favourite food. All plants. Sorted.
Whether you’re after a quick mid-week meal, you need to satisfy those comfort food cravings, or maybe it’s the weekend and you want to cook a full roast dinner to impress the in-laws, we have all your favourite recipes covered. We even have the solution for when only the most decadent chocolate cake will do . . .
Whatever your go-to, all-time favourite dishes, we’ll show you how easy it is for them to be plant-based and still be just as delicious – and we think even tastier!
We’ll share our tips for making plant-based cooking simple, with recipes to fit around your lifestyle. This book contains everything you need to get you eating more plants, every day. You’ll learn how to prepare unbelievable curries, discover our bangin’ burgers, enjoy cheesy pizzas and we’ll even let you in on our secret recipe for irresistible finger-licking Wild West Wings. As well as sharing our amazing cakes and desserts. You’ll discover loads of new favourite recipes, family feasts, healthy meals and all-time classics.
Everything is set out to help you nail your cooking, so you can find a recipe that works for you whatever you feel like eating, and however much time you have. We’ll show you how to make your food taste amazing and look incredible. And, of course, everything is all plants.
Whether you are a veggie, vegan or veg-lover looking for new recipes or to cut down on the amount of meat you eat, we’ve got you covered. Plants have never tasted this good!
BISH, BASH, BOSH!
We are so happy to have you here in our kitchen! This book is all about you. We’ve poured our life and soul into this, our second cookbook, for just one purpose: to help you enjoy even more plant-based deliciousness in your life.
Looking back over the past five years, it’s incredible to think how much our lives have changed.
Back then, both of us were in a pretty bad place. We were running a tech start-up and things weren’t going the way we’d hoped. Long hours and money worries were causing us both incredible amounts of stress. We were friends who worked together in the same team, and we were feeling truly worn down by the grind. Something needed to change.
After deciding to cut out all animal products, we can honestly say we both felt the benefits almost overnight. We felt lighter, had more energy, and felt truly rested for the first time in ages. Plants had saved us!
As lovers of food since an early age and passionate home cooks, we went on a voyage of culinary discovery. And for the next few years we dedicated ourselves to sharing everything we learned about how to make delicious plant-based meals, putting all our tried-and-tested recipes online. And with that, BOSH! was born.
Soon after, we published our first cookbook, and in three years we went from home cooks to bestselling authors with videos that have been watched over a billion times. It’s been an incredible time for plant-based food and we’re so proud to have played a part.
But our work and passion doesn’t stop there! We want even more people to see the amazing benefits of eating more plants – both in how you feel and in the positive impact it has on our environment. Plant-based eating not only does you good, but it does the planet good, too.
BISH BASH BOSH! is all about making your life easier. We’ll join you in the kitchen every step of the way, showing you how to prep and cook with ease. It’s about cooking wonderful meals, with recipes that are really easy to follow and deliver amazing results every time.
x Henry and Ian
This book.
In this book, we share all our secret recipes and techniques for cooking incredible meat-free meals with ease. We’ll teach you how to nail your prep, ingredients and method in true BISH BASH BOSH! style.
BISH.
This book is a celebration of how you can enjoy all your favourite meals using only plants, whether you need a quick meal after a long day or a feast for a party. Whatever the occasion and however much time you have, we have the perfect recipe for you.
Choose from weeknight favourites like Super-Speedy Spaghetti or One-Tray Pasanda. Or try our amazing I-can’t-believe-it’s-plants dishes like Pulled Jackfruit Sandwich or Faux Gras. Feed a crowd with our incredible curries, Seaside Roll or Holy Trinity Louisiana Gumbo, or there are the always-reliable British comfort-food classics, like BOSH! Bangers with Incredible Mash, and our delicious Shepherd’s Pie.
BASH.
Each recipe is broken down into three parts to make it super-easy to follow: ingredients, a prep list of things to have ready like boiling the kettle or preheating the oven, and a step-by-step method that includes all the prep so you can do it all as you go along.
You’ll also find loads of practical tips to make your prep easier, including ideas for making recipes ahead of time and ways you can adapt recipes to work with what you’ve already got in your cupboards.
We’ll teach you the basics of meal planning and meal prep, and show you how to eat the rainbow. You’ll also find some brilliant visual indexes to help you navigate the book. Fantastic Feasts will give you inspiration for your favourite dishes – maybe you feel like Italian tonight or you’re craving Tex-Mex. And there are dozens of Bonus Recipes like our fail-safe Quick Onion Gravy, Classic Custard and Melty Cashew Cheese, as well as all our favourite dips, sauces and sides. These key recipes provide a reliable and versatile toolkit for anything you want to create in the kitchen.
BOSH!.
We want the recipes in the book to help make you feel great simply by eating amazing food, filled with delicious flavours, that’s all plants. The recipes are high in fibre and filled with colour, nutrients and joy. You’ll discover a new world of flavour and feel lighter, freer and happier in your body and your self.
This book will help you make plant-based meals fit easily into your everyday life, however often you choose to cook them.
Welcome to BISH BASH BOSH!
Your kitchen.
Get your cupboards and cook space organised, invest in some essentials and you’ll save yourself loads of time in the kitchen while improving your cooking significantly.
FOOD.
Keep a well-stocked pantry for meals in minutes. Here are our suggested essentials – top them up whenever you’re running low:
balsamic vinegar. basmati rice. coconut milk. dried rice noodles. dried pasta (wholegrain is healthier). lentils. milled flaxseed. mixed nuts. mixed seeds. olive oil (extra-virgin for dressings and normal for cooking). peanut butter (shop-bought or keep a stock of your own, see here). plain flour. plant-based milk (fortified with B12). rapeseed oil. soy sauce. tinned beans. tinned chickpeas. tinned tomatoes. tomato purée.
A collection of dried herbs and spices will give you a toolkit of flavour. A great starter selection would be:
black pepper (in a grinder). chilli flakes. cinnamon. coriander. cumin. curry powder. fennel seeds. oregano. rosemary. thyme. garlic powder. garam masala. ginger. turmeric. hot chilli powder. mixed Italian herbs. onion powder. paprika. sea salt.
We put greens with everything, so get in the habit of bringing fresh herbs, fruits and veggies home on a regular basis. We like:
apples. aubergines. avocados. bananas. berries. basil. carrots. chillies. coriander. garlic. ginger. kale. lemons. limes. mushrooms. onions. oranges. parsley. peppers. potatoes. salad greens. spinach. tomatoes.
We’ve always got butter and cheese in the fridge just like we did before, except now they’re dairy-free! Our regular fridge items include:
dairy-free butter. dairy-free cheese. dairy-free milk. egg-free mayonnaise. firm tofu. plant-based yoghurt.
KIT.
The number-one piece of equipment we recommend investing in:
If you’re going to be cooking more plant-based meals then we really recommend getting a good-quality, high-powered liquidiser. With one of these you can make creamy sauces, nutrient-filled smoothies, home-made milks and more. And high-powered means high-powered. You want a recent model that’s really powerful, with a big jug. If your liquidiser isn’t powerful enough to make a completely smooth milk from soaked cashew nuts, get a new one. Trust us, you’ll be glad you did.
Here is our list of kit essentials:
baking trays and baking sheets. chopping boards. colander. fine grater or Microplane. foil. food processor (and/or stick blender). frying pan. heatproof bowl. kitchen timer. knives – at least 3 good quality ones, plus a sharpening steel. measuring jug. measuring spoons. mixing bowls. saucepans – including some good non-stick ones – with tight-fitting lids. sieve. slotted spoon. spatula. storage containers (we prefer glass). tongs. vegetable peeler. weighing scales. whisk. wooden spoons.
We also love to have:
garlic crusher. box grater. griddle pan. oven-to-table serving dishes. rolling pin. tofu press.
COOKSPACE.
Organise Your Kitchen, Pantry & Spice Cabinet.
We advise you, as over-the-top as it may sound, to label your cupboards and shelves. You can use sticky notes, masking tape or even get a label-maker for twenty quid. Take everything out of your cupboards and off the shelves (food, crockery, pans – everything) and organise it again. Choose a system that works for you and the amount of stuff you own.
Here’s how we organise our kitchen:
Breads & Snacks. Flours & Baking. Herbs & Spices. Miscellaneous. Oils & Vinegars. Nuts & Seeds. Pasta, Rice & Grains. Syrups & Sauces. Tins & Jars.
Pro Tips: We like all our food stored on open shelves (not in cupboards) so we can see what we have at a glance. Put a blackboard or notepad on a wall (with chalk or a pen) for noting down ingredients you need to restock.
Organise Your Cookware, Equipment & Crockery.
Having your workspace well organised will help you be speedy with your cooking and make sure you always know where everything is, so you’re never reaching to the back of a cupboard for a spoon when you should be stirring your sauce on the stove. Here’s roughly how we organise our bits and bobs.
Near where you cook:
Chopping Boards. Cooking Oils. Food processor. Knives & Sharpening Steel. Liquidiser. Pans. Pan Lids (in a separate drawer from pans). Salt & Pepper. Utensils (hang them for easy access). Weighing Scales.
Not so near where you cook:
Cleaning Stuff & Bin Bags. Foil, Parchment Paper & Freezer Bags. Glasses & Mugs. Measuring Jugs & Mixing Bowls. Plates & Bowls (cereal, wide and serving). Storage Containers (store with lids on)
Pro Tips: Get your family, friends or flatmates on board with the system (we use a coffee-buying punishment for disobeyers). Update your system from time to time as your collection grows. Stacking boxes and labels can be really useful for expanding your kitchen in an organised way.
Fantastic feasts (and where to find them).
Whatever you’re in the mood for, we’ve got you covered! Fancy some spice? Then check out our Incredible Curries. In need of a health boost, then we have an Eat the Rainbow selection of recipes just for you. Or maybe you want to know how to make plant-based versions of your favourite British classics? Let these collections of recipes inspire you!
ITALIAN FLAVOURS.
Here’s a selection of our favourite Italian-inspired dishes, with a BOSH! twist.
Super-Speedy Spaghetti.
Margherita Pizza.
Classic Lasagne.
INCREDIBLE CURRIES.
This spread of Indian-inspired dishes will spice up any dinner party! Pick your favourites and enjoy a culinary trip across the Indian subcontinent.
One-Tray Pasanda.
Ian’s Delightful Daal & Roti.
Curry House Jalfrezi.
Sweet Potato Tikka Masala.
Henry’s Biryani with Coriander Chutney.
Big Bad Bhajis with Spicy Tomato Chutney.
SOUTH-EAST ASIAN DELICIOUSNESS.
The deep and warming heat of Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia comes out in this wonderful selection of dishes.
Tom Kha.
Vietnamese Sticky Tofu.
Bún Bò Hué.
Satay Summer Rolls.
Spicy Thai Salad.
TAKEAWAY CLASSICS.
Summon up delights from your favourite Chinese and Japanese restaurants with this little selection. Healthy, tasty and full of umami.
Singapore Fried Vermicelli.
Aubergine Katsu.
Speedy Hoisin Mushrooms.
Sushi Cupcakes.
Bang Bang Noodle Salad.
CHRISTMAS & THANKSGIVING.
The most wonderful time of the year is even better when enjoyed with these incredibly hearty dishes. This selection is what our Christmas could look like, but you can enjoy it as a Sunday roast any time of the year.