Portion sizes Ten for Dinner
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Dear All
Heroic No1 daughter has stepped into the breech to do Christmas dinner this year, and host 10 of us.
She is fine with everything, except the veg. She wonders what weight of veg she should allow for each person, wanting to do plenty of course, but not too much over
She is roasting Carrots and Parsnips, and steaming Broccoli, Leeks, Cauliflower and Sprouts.
So six veg in all, bearing in mind that they will not be in equal demand (she's unaware of the dietery quirks of at least 4 of the diners) has anyone any opinions of what weight of each she should prepare?
TIA
Heroic No1 daughter has stepped into the breech to do Christmas dinner this year, and host 10 of us.
She is fine with everything, except the veg. She wonders what weight of veg she should allow for each person, wanting to do plenty of course, but not too much over
She is roasting Carrots and Parsnips, and steaming Broccoli, Leeks, Cauliflower and Sprouts.
So six veg in all, bearing in mind that they will not be in equal demand (she's unaware of the dietery quirks of at least 4 of the diners) has anyone any opinions of what weight of each she should prepare?
TIA
Pferdestarke said:
1 carrot
5 rings of leek
A large stem of broccoli and cauliflower
4 sprouts
3 pieces of parsnip
Each. X 10 with a little extra for the gluttons.
So this would never work for my Mother-in-Law. There simply aren't enough vegetables there. She will require:5 rings of leek
A large stem of broccoli and cauliflower
4 sprouts
3 pieces of parsnip
Each. X 10 with a little extra for the gluttons.
Roast spuds
Boiled spuds
Mashed spuds
Mashed carrot & swede
Carrots
Parsnips
Sprouts
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Leeks with peas and bacon
Sweetcorn
FFS
Wot no roast potatoes!
Like your daughter we took over the family xmas diner for many years for up to 14 people! All parents have now gone and the kids have moved out. This year, for the first time in nearly 30 years we are on our own, until Boxing Day, just the two of us for dinner, bliss......
Prepairing the veg takes an age, do it the day before and keep them covered in water. We found that we tended to count out the servings then, say 4 pots, 4 carrots, 3 parsnips etc per person, then for the communal veg; large Swede diced for mashing.. Whole Cali with cheese sauce in a roasting tin that will fit in the oven whilst you have the pots, parsnip, carrots on the go. Turkey had to come out an hour before to make room, it is fine under foil resting for that long tbh. Having a big enough oven tends to be more of limiting factor. Also military timing is required to get it right. Best of luck to your daughter, if it's not quite right this year then there's plenty more for her to hone her skill on. Happy Christmas!
Like your daughter we took over the family xmas diner for many years for up to 14 people! All parents have now gone and the kids have moved out. This year, for the first time in nearly 30 years we are on our own, until Boxing Day, just the two of us for dinner, bliss......
Prepairing the veg takes an age, do it the day before and keep them covered in water. We found that we tended to count out the servings then, say 4 pots, 4 carrots, 3 parsnips etc per person, then for the communal veg; large Swede diced for mashing.. Whole Cali with cheese sauce in a roasting tin that will fit in the oven whilst you have the pots, parsnip, carrots on the go. Turkey had to come out an hour before to make room, it is fine under foil resting for that long tbh. Having a big enough oven tends to be more of limiting factor. Also military timing is required to get it right. Best of luck to your daughter, if it's not quite right this year then there's plenty more for her to hone her skill on. Happy Christmas!
miniman said:
Sweetcorn
It was only a couple of years ago that I encountered this for the first time at someone's house. Is sweetcorn actually a popular accompaniment to a roast dinner?It was never a "sunday roast" vegetable when we were growing up and it struck me as very wrong, especially with gravy.
OzzyR1 said:
miniman said:
Sweetcorn
It was only a couple of years ago that I encountered this for the first time at someone's house. Is sweetcorn actually a popular accompaniment to a roast dinner?It was never a "sunday roast" vegetable when we were growing up and it struck me as very wrong, especially with gravy.
I think that's ok with 10 people. They won't all have everything, I don't like the overabundance of veg approach, but then I'd have some and not others. Nearly all the roast veg will go, spuds (definitely - I always think I've done too much until they all go), parsnips and carrots, leave it out after lunch. Any abundant left overs can be used in bubble and squeak, frozen in bags if there's too much at the time. You don't want to run out of anything on Christmas day.
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