On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Twelve drummers drumming,
Eleven pipers piping, Ten lords a-leaping, Nine ladies dancing, Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming, Six geese a-laying, Five golden rings, Four calling birds, Three
French hens, Two turtle doves, And a partridge in a pear tree!
Filming has begun on THE HAIRY BIKERS' TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS, a culinary and musical journey through the verses of one of our most popular Christmas songs, with imaginative recipes representing a range of dishes you might cook over the festive season, each cleverly matched to the season and relating to the lines in the song.
Dave and Si explain: “This is a proper, unashamed Christmas special, hung on our version of the twelve days of Christmas. Using the song as narrative, we choose Christmas recipes each of which follows on to the next, with a great use of left-overs from the previous recipe. Everybody's made turkey fricasse – we show you how to make a proper, really tasty goose risotto – but you can use left-over turkey instead.”
The boys cook a partridge and pear dish in the town centre of Norwich and go in search of the real Alan Partridge (Aha), seemingly based on a disc jockey at the local radio station. They cook in the medieval city centre, steeped in atmosphere, peppered with unique architectural treasures and with a wide range of delicious local, seasonal food. The Hairies cook roast partridge with a chestnut and apricot stuffing, fondant potatoes and pickled pears – inspired by a meeting in a car park with the Godfather himself, Antonio Carluccio. Then, back at the cottage, the boys turn the left-overs into a simple supper of delicious samosas for their loved ones.
Next they cook three of the world's best chickens, Poulets de Bresse, for four Newcastle call centre workers, rustling up chicken breasts with a citrus crust, and thighs stuffed with parsley, thyme and lemon. They then concoct a chicken no
