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Hugh's 3 Good Things

2012
1 season
25 episodes
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  • Ep 1

    1.Beetroot

    05-11-2012

    Hugh faces River Cottage chef Gill Meller and guest chef Florence Knight, from London's Polpetto. The star ingredient is beetroot. The recipes are beetroot, hardboiled egg and anch...

  • Ep 2

    2.Tomatoes

    06-11-2012

    The star ingredient this time is tomatoes. The recipes are clams with tomatoes and garlic; slow roasted shoulder of lamb with tomato and chard; and sweet raw tomatoes with lightly...

  • Ep 3

    3.Courgettes

    07-11-2012

    It's all about the courgette this time. There's courgettes and mozzarella, and pasta and creamy courgette soup from Hugh. Gill Meller cooks a salad of courgette, mange tout and lem...

  • Ep 4

    4.Mushrooms

    08-11-2012

    On the menu is curried mushrooms in a baked spud, a simple mushroom, blue cheese and spinach salad, a pastry parcel full of mushrooms and pancetta, and pigeon, polenta and button m...

  • Ep 5

    5.Kale

    09-11-2012

    There's kale, onion and chestnut pizza on the menu this time. Also kale with squid and chick peas, kale with lobster, and a perfect pasta and kale soup recipe from Hugh too.

  • Ep 6

    6.Lamb

    12-11-2012

    For the second week of the food competition, the chefs turn their attention to meat. But who can come up with the winning dish featuring three key flavours? Hugh makes a quick lamb...

  • Ep 7

    7.Ham and Bacon

    13-11-2012

    The star ingredient this time is ham and bacon. As ever, Hugh cooks two dishes - one for fun and one for the competition. Hugh's simple recipe is a cold take on the classic ham, po...

  • Ep 8

    8.Chicken

    14-11-2012

    Hugh's out to prove that you really can make a winning dish from three key ingredients, and he's putting his cooking where his heart is. This time, chicken is the star ingredient....

  • Ep 9

    9.Venison

    15-11-2012

    It's the penultimate day of meat week, and the chefs take on venison, a meat 'deer' to Hugh's heart. Hugh cooks seared venison with lemons and capers, and to offset this posh nosh,...

  • Ep 10

    10.Beef

    16-11-2012

    It's the final day of meat week, and it's time for beef to take centre stage. Guest chef Lisa Allen, of Northcote Manor, is showing her Michelin-starred skills by not even cooking...

  • Ep 11

    11.Apples (Savoury)

    19-11-2012

    Hugh and Gill Meller are joined by Sophie Wright, who's cooked for the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio and Roman Abramovich. The star this time is apple, in a savoury way. Hugh has a ch...

  • Ep 12

    12.Pears

    20-11-2012

    Hugh creates a warm pear, black pudding and chicory salad, as well as a ginger pear and custard pudding. Gill serves up a classic pear, walnut and blue cheese salad and Sophie a pe...

  • Ep 13

    13.Dried Fruit

    21-11-2012

    On the menu this time is partridge, dried pear and spelt, dates with lemon and lamb's breast, and a salad of chickpeas, apricots and carrot.

  • Ep 14

    14.Citrus

    22-11-2012

    Hugh serves a simple lemon sole with lemon-flavoured mash. Also on the menu is griddled oranges with roasted pumpkin and Halloumi cheese, and grapefruit, squid and avocado.

  • Ep 15

    15.Apples

    23-11-2012

    Hugh makes posh apple crumble. Gill Meller makes an apple flan with almond paste, and Sophie makes a ricotta cheese doughnut with apple pureé.

  • Ep 16

    16.Bream

    26-11-2012

    Hugh makes a simple ceviche, served with a hot lime and mint-flavoured broth, while Caribbean fusion chef Euten Lindsay fries his black bream with Jamaican allspice with pickled ca...

  • Ep 17

    17.Mussels

    27-11-2012

    Hugh is never happier than when combining mussels with leeks and cider. He likes it so much, he's doing two dishes that way, one hot and one cold. Kasper Gaard serves smoked mussel...

  • Ep 18

    18.Crab

    28-11-2012

    Hugh combines his crabmeat with chorizo and peas, representing the best of the sea, land and veg garden - all served on a piece of toast. Kasper Gaard makes a punchy crab soup that...

  • Ep 19

    19.Mackerel

    29-11-2012

    Hugh fries his mackerel coated in oatmeal and serves it with rhubarb compote, as well as baking another mackerel in foil with bay and lemon. Kasper Gaard goes back to his Danish ro...

  • Ep 20

    20.Squid

    30-11-2012

    Hugh serves squid grilled with almonds and homemade hummus. He also serves barbecued squid with a salad including parsley and edible flowers Euten Lindsay grills his squid with cou...

  • Ep 21

    21.Pasta

    03-12-2012

    Hugh cooks up a couple of classics - pasta, tomato and blue cheese and a simple spaghetti with garlic and olive oil. Hugh's joined in this pasta cook-off by Allegra McEvedy, founde...

  • Ep 22

    22.Nuts

    04-12-2012

    It's day two of store cupboard week and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, River Cottage star chef Tim Maddams and Leon founder Allegra McEvedy are all cooking with nuts. Hugh's plumped...

  • Ep 23

    23.Pulses

    05-12-2012

    The star ingredient is pulses. River Cottage's Tim Maddams makes a Mexican-inspired black bean soup; award-winning chef and author Allegra McEvedy opts for a Spanish-influenced chi...

  • Ep 24

    24.Rice

    06-12-2012

    Rice is the key store cupboard ingredient this time. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall goes Japanese, teaming his rice sushi-style with seaweed and avocado and also using it Caribbean-fa...

  • Ep 25

    25.Chocolate

    07-12-2012

    Hugh creates an irresistibly rich and delicious chocolate pudding with prunes and brandy, along with some DIY chocolate, fruit and nut bars. River Cottage chef Tim Maddams makes in...

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