Festive Fare: what are your Christmas "must haves"

[Grant Fondo]

we are having duck and turkey this year ... quackers i know.
Hopefully some nice aniseedy plum sauce with the smaller bird, yum

 

[Reynard]

I picked up a giant tomahawk steak (basically one bone's worth of beef rib joint) on yellow sticker yesterday for a fiver, so will be having that. It'll do the two of us for a couple of days and still have some left over for sandwiches.

 

[Grant Fondo]

I picked up a giant tomahawk steak (basically one bone's worth of beef rib joint) on yellow sticker yesterday for a fiver, so will be having that. It'll do the two of us for a couple of days and still have some left over for sandwiches.

bargain! here it is at my local Tomahawk Steakhouse restaurant ...

 

[Ian H]

The Queens speech

Perhaps Charlie will put on a high voice & channel his late mother.

 

[Reynard]

bargain! here it is at my local Tomahawk Steakhouse restaurant ...
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Erk!!!

Admittedly the above is cooked for you, and you get the assorted trimmings as well... Full price on the same (uncooked) thing in Tesco was a gnat's todger under £25. Was one and a quarter kilos, so much of a muchness.

It's actually a very versatile cut though - it's also lovely slow-cooked, braised in beer.

 

[Grant Fondo]

Erk!!!

Admittedly the above is cooked for you, and you get the assorted trimmings as well... Full price on the same (uncooked) thing in Tesco was a gnat's todger under £25. Was one and a quarter kilos, so much of a muchness.

It's actually a very versatile cut though - it's also lovely slow-cooked, braised in beer.

had one in Florence once and it was fab .... really garlicky and with a lovely bottle of red. cost a few lire mind.

 

[Reynard]

had one in Florence once and it was fab .... really garlicky and with a lovely bottle of red. cost a few lire mind.

This one actually comes with a tub of garlic butter on the side...

https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/312100134

Might do it with mash in order to sop up all those lovely flavours.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Chocolates. 🐷

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

FAIRY LIQUID!!!!

what - do it properly and get a dishwasher - proper cheating!!!

 

[icowden]

We shall be doing the usual. My family is either veggie or frankly unadventurous.
Christmas day will be Turkey crown, Gammon and Pork with all the trimmings (nut roast for the veggies). Boxing day is cold cuts. Day after that is the best one - Turkey, Pork and Gammon PIE DAY.

I'm always difficult. I don't like sprouts, but the Mother in Law will as usual try to make me eat one despite the fact that I am 48 years old. The meat will be cold and probably dry - they don't want to get food poisoning from that Turkey and Pork!. I don't have gravy, so my meat will need to be microwaved to bring it back to life a bit.

Personally I'd like to go Goose one year or Venison, or a 7 bird roast. Not going to happen though unless we go away somewhere for Christmas one day...

Again, can't stand Christmas Cake and Christmas Pud, but we usually have something nice and chocolatey from M&S.

 

[MontyVeda]

Pigs in Blankets... but i'm a fussy bugger and won't buy them ready rolled.

The sausages must be tossed around a hot frying pan before the bacon goes around them... thus cooking the skin and creating a far superior PIB.

 

[mustang1]

Must haves? None. Nothing!

Nice to haves? Cheese board, selection of chutneys, a bike made out of chocolate.

 

[Reynard]

We shall be doing the usual. My family is either veggie or frankly unadventurous.
Christmas day will be Turkey crown, Gammon and Pork with all the trimmings (nut roast for the veggies). Boxing day is cold cuts. Day after that is the best one - Turkey, Pork and Gammon PIE DAY.

I'm always difficult. I don't like sprouts, but the Mother in Law will as usual try to make me eat one despite the fact that I am 48 years old. The meat will be cold and probably dry - they don't want to get food poisoning from that Turkey and Pork!. I don't have gravy, so my meat will need to be microwaved to bring it back to life a bit.

Personally I'd like to go Goose one year or Venison, or a 7 bird roast. Not going to happen though unless we go away somewhere for Christmas one day...

Again, can't stand Christmas Cake and Christmas Pud, but we usually have something nice and chocolatey from M&S.

Roasting bags are your friend, here xxx Sit the pork in the bag on a bed of thickly sliced onions and some apple wedges, along with sage, pepper and a bay leaf. 20 mins per 500g plus 20 mins at 180C fan. You won't get crackling, but the meat essentially becomes self-basting. And the cooking juices do make a lovely gravy.

The Hairy Bikers do this lovely stuffed turkey breast wrapped in bacon. Again, with the sausage meat inside and the streaky outside, the meat won't dry out. I tend to braise in the crock pot, and then finish it off in a hot oven to crisp up the bacon.

I do like the sound of the pie, though...

 

[icowden]

Roasting bags are your friend, here xxx Sit the pork in the bag on a bed of thickly sliced onions and some apple wedges, along with sage, pepper and a bay leaf. 20 mins per 500g plus 20 mins at 180C fan. You won't get crackling, but the meat essentially becomes self-basting. And the cooking juices do make a lovely gravy.

I do like the sound of the pie, though...

I don't have to do the cooking
Pie day is the best day...

 

[Grant Fondo]

I don't have to do the cooking
Pie day is the best day...

Every day should be pie day. Why don't we have a pie bank holiday?, i could distrubute pies all around the north west at cost, say 20p each?
I do have to do the cooking, groan.