Christmas meats

[Sheets Tabuer]

Bizarre one I know but I've lived alone for donkeys years and spent many Christmases alone. This year I have the pleasure of a house full at christmas, 3 adults 3 kids.

Really want to push the boat out so I've ordered a 9kg turkey, 3kg beef sirlion, 3kg pork shoulder and small goose from the farm over the road.

Hoping for a foggy Christmas morning walk to the pub before getting home and serving a huge dinner then falling asleep on the sofa with a very nice whiskey.

Hope I've not missed anything

[soad]

No lamb?
Sounds like there’s plenty for everyone.

Goose fat roast potatoes go down a treat too.

[Sheets Tabuer]

No lamb I'm afraid, only me that eats it, heathens.

[Voldemort]

Sheets Tabuer said:

Hope I've not missed anything

Sausages! Preferably wrapped in bacon.

[generationx]

Peas

[normalbloke]

generationx said:

Peas

Give peas a chance..

[anonymous-user]

Boil a gammon for an hour with carrot, onion, peppercorns and a bay leaf. Out the water, in a roasting tray, smother half/half with mustard and and honey and roast for 20 mins.

[boyse7en]

I hope you have plans for what to do with the leftovers. A 20lb turkey is big for six people!

[Sheets Tabuer]

Is it?

Turkey sandwiches for the week then

[anonymous-user]

And the obligatory turkey curry!

[ziggy328]

Definitely a roasted gammon. I actually prefer in the day after cold. And the day after that etc etc

[cliffords]

That's a huge feast. Well done. I don't think I would do the pork shoulder on that day. The Turkey and beef fantastic, as others have said the turkey is great with pigs in blankets . If you invited me I would just have the beef . Hope your day is great.

[paulwirral]

A load of bread buns to feed your local homeless , shame to put your inevitable leftovers in the bin , unless your guests are really hungry on Xmas day , and in that case check they’re not homeless!

[Sheets Tabuer]

Missed off the gammon, added to the list as are pigs in blankets.

Local pub is charging £70 a head for christmas dinner so mines gonna be a bargain!

[Jer_1974]

Sheets Tabuer said:

Missed off the gammon, added to the list as are pigs in blankets.

Local pub is charging £70 a head for christmas dinner so mines gonna be a bargain!

Your charging people?

[gred]

Only thing I'd add is to get your timing plan worked out well beforehand. Depending on the size of your oven(s) you'll need to have the turkey cooked well before lunch time so that you can raise the temperature for the roast potatoes for example.


You might have to get up early!

[Sheets Tabuer]

Jer_1974 said:

Your charging people?

No, meant it would cost £420 quid to go to the pub.

[soad]

pocketspring said:

And the obligatory turkey curry!

Not had one of those since the late 90’s.

[mickk]

Sheets Tabuer said:

Jer_1974 said:

Your charging people?

No, meant it would cost £420 quid to go to the pub.

Count in the drink and I bet you spend more than that.

[anonymous-user]

Roast Chestnuts for an afternoon nibble, just pierce them and pop them in the oven. Unless you’re lucky enough to have an open fire in which case pierce them and put them as close to the fire as you can without them catching alight, you’ll know when they’re done as they have a tendency explode!

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