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  HQ

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  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

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  Version: 2019-04-02

  This book is dedicated to you.

  Thanks for picking it up.

  We hope you love it.

  Contents

  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

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  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 (see here), 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 | foo
d 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