Nigel Slater's Simple Cooking
TV Show · Documentary · Educational

Cook Nigel Slater explores classic culinary pairings, working out why these combinations taste so good and how we can use this knowledge to make us better cooks.

2011 · 29m
Starring Nigel Slater
Director Sarah Myland

Season 1

  • Sweet and Sour
    EPISODE 1
    Sweet and Sour
    Nigel explores one of the oldest, most successful culinary pairings in the kitchen, cooking dishes including rhubarb with caramel sauce.
    22m
  • Fish and Meat
    EPISODE 2
    Fish and Meat
    Nigel explores the food combo of surf and turf, the classic culinary pairing of fish and meat, cooking mouth-watering recipes like trout with Parma ham to lamb shanks with anchovy.
    20m
  • Spicy and Cool
    EPISODE 3
    Spicy and Cool
    From a classic chicken curry to a spicy tomato stew with yoghurt, Nigel shares some of his favourite dishes. To prove just how versatile this food pairing is, he cooks up a new version of a traditional pudding.
    19m
  • Soft and Crisp
    EPISODE 4
    Soft and Crisp
    Nigel Slater looks at how contrasting textures can really lift a dish.
    14m
  • Sugar and Spice
    EPISODE 5
    Sugar and Spice
    Nigel Slater unravels the magic behind the combination of sugar and spice, revealing why this exotic marriage works so well in the kitchen. Alongside a classic cinnamon, ginger and plum cake, Nigel demonstrates some unexpected recipes.
    22m
  • Born and Bred
    EPISODE 6
    Born and Bred
    Nigel explores dishes that work due to ingredients that have been born and bred together.
    22m

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  • Mary Berry's Love to Cook
  • Remarkable Places To Eat
  • Rick Stein's Long Weekends
  • Hairy Bikers' Mediterranean Adventure
  • Mary Berry's Simple Comforts

Cast & Crew

  • Nigel Slater
    Host
  • S‌M
    Sarah Myland
    Director
  • J‌F
    Jennifer Fazey
    Producer
  • S‌K
    Simon Knight
    Producer

About

Nigel Slater's Simple Cooking

Documentary

Cook Nigel Slater explores classic culinary pairings, working out why these combinations taste so good and how we can use this knowledge to make us better cooks.

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Released
2011
Rated
G

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English (Australia) (AAC)

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  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Botswana
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Cape Verde
  • Egypt
  • Eswatini
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • India
  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger (English)
  • Oman
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Africa
  • Sri Lanka
  • Tajikistan
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uganda
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Zimbabwe

Asia Pacific

  • Australia
  • Cambodia
  • Fiji
  • 香港 (廣東話–繁體)
  • Indonesia (English)
  • 日本
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • 澳門 (廣東話–繁體)
  • Malaysia (English)
  • Micronesia, Federated States of
  • Mongolia
  • New Zealand
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • 대한민국
  • 台灣
  • Thailand
  • Turkmenistan
  • Vietnam

Europe

  • Armenia
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  • Belarus
  • Belgium
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  • Cyprus
  • Czechia
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France (Français)
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  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg (English)
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  • Moldova, Republic Of
  • Nederland
  • Norway
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  • Portugal (Português)
  • Россия
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
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  • Sverige
  • Schweiz
  • Türkiye (English)
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom

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  • Antigua and Barbuda
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  • Bahamas
  • Belize
  • Bermuda
  • Bolivia (Español)
  • Brasil
  • Virgin Islands, British
  • Cayman Islands
  • Chile (Español)
  • Colombia (Español)
  • Costa Rica (Español)
  • Dominica
  • República Dominicana
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  • Guatemala (Español)
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