Best-selling food writer and experienced chef Simon Hopkinson is set to take cooking at home to a tantalising new level in a six-part series for BBC One. Drawing on his 30-year career in professional ...

Preheat the oven to 140°C/285°F/Gas Mark 1. Melt the butter in a heavy-based casserole dish over a medium heat. Add the rice and stir to coat the grains. Add the sugar, stirring until dissolved.

ASK food writer Simon Hopkinson to name his favourite recipes and he sounds like an English schoolboy. “Parsley sauce, mushrooms on toast, leek and potato soup,” he sighs. “I can be knocked sideways ...