7 recipes guaranteed to cure your New Year’s Eve hangover (or at least make you feel slightly less wretched)

By Jess Spiro, 1 January 2021

Celebrated a little too hard last night? We feel you. We’ve got a round-up of hangover-busting recipes to set you right (so you can go back to bed, ASAP!).

1. Best bloody Mary

Let’s start with the obvious: you’re going to need a (medicinal) Bloody Mary. This version from Hannah will restore you in no time thanks to the addition of pickle juice and lots of Tabasco.


Best Bloody Mary recipe

2. Jammy egg toastie

There are breakfast sandwiches and then there is this hearty number guaranteed to have you feeling better in no time.

Jammy egg toastie recipe

3. Three-cheese toastie

Can’t face an egg? This classic, three-cheese toastie will do the trick. Best served in bed with the curtains drawn.

Three-cheese toastie recipe

4. Bertus Basson’s ultimate burger

Is there a better hangover cure than the ultimate cheeseburger? We think not.

Bertus Basson's ultimate burger

Bertus Basson's ultimate burger recipe

5. Sticky stir-fry noodles

A packet of noodles has been known to save many of us from our hangovers, and this ramped-up version (complete with chicken schnitzels) is nothing short of a godsend.

Sticky stir-fry noodles recipe

6. Carbonara with chunky pork

For the hangover where you need bacon and eggs, but it’s dinner time.

Carbonara with chunky pork recipe

7. Crispy buttermilk-brined fried chicken

If you trust yourself around hot oil, fried chicken doused in hot sauce will have you feeling like a whole new person.

Crispy buttermilk-brined fried chicken recipe

Crispy buttermilk-brined fried chicken recipe

Jess Spiro

Article by Jess Spiro

Jess Spiro is a freelance food writer, chef and restaurant critic based in Cape Town, who can often be found in search of the next great plate of food. Follow her on Instagram @jess_spiro to see what she's eating.
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