| TWTD Roast survey: Best festive meat? 11:14 - Dec 22 with 3843 views | Mullet |
I'm cooking beef this year thanks to democracy in our house, also means we can have batter puddings without the weirdos getting upset. Plus Turkey only seems to work if you have loads of people / want to eat it for weeks after.
However, if it was my choice we'd get something like venison or goose from the local farms up here. Apparently the December cull for deer is the best due to all the acorns they eat making the meat fattier.
What's everyone else doing this year? Bonus points for recipes, basting brags and the like. |  |
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| TWTD Roast survey: Best festive meat? on 13:19 - Dec 22 with 1332 views | Lord_Lucan |
| TWTD Roast survey: Best festive meat? on 13:10 - Dec 22 by GlasgowBlue |
Last year it was Beef on the bone. Took about six hours though.
No idea this year. |
6 hours? Was it a whole cow?
20 min sizzle on high and then 20 min per kilo on gas 3
Rest for 90 mins |  |
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| TWTD Roast survey: Best festive meat? on 13:21 - Dec 22 with 1324 views | TalkingBlues |
Rib of beef here. Stopped with the Turkey 2 or 3 Xmas' ago as was fed up having a tasteless meat that costs loads of money and have never looked back, wouldn't buy turkey again.
Will be making a maple glazed ham (gammon joint) tomorrow ready to accompany cheeses and for people wanting sandwiches that aren't beef from boxing day onwards.
Have had venison and goose etc in the past, but nothing beats good quality beef IMO. |  |
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| TWTD Roast survey: Best festive meat? on 13:24 - Dec 22 with 1318 views | jeera |
Leg of lamb.
Like turkey at Xmas but as you say it's more suitable for numbers and soon gets boring after a couple of days if there's too much kicking around. |  |
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| TWTD Roast survey: Best festive meat? on 13:36 - Dec 22 with 1293 views | DanTheMan |
| TWTD Roast survey: Best festive meat? on 12:25 - Dec 22 by Mullet |
Making your own gravy is the business, but it's one of life's disappointments when it just won't thicken.
Rarely get to have lamb due to management not liking it, but hoping I can bring it back as the kids get old enough for curries and the like. |
Took two days to do, and it went from well over two litres of stock to roughly 400ml of gravy.
Tasted sublime though. |  |
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| TWTD Roast survey: Best festive meat? on 13:41 - Dec 22 with 1265 views | jeera |
| TWTD Roast survey: Best festive meat? on 11:23 - Dec 22 by SuperKieranMcKenna |
Can’t say I’ve ever had capon, doesn’t seem widely available where did you source it?
Just aside I’d like to see Istanbul but can’t bring myself to go whilst Erdogan is in charge - he takes incompetence, corruption and bigotry (Kurds) to a whole new level. |
I think he means he just likes to dress up to cook. | |
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| TWTD Roast survey: Best festive meat? on 14:22 - Dec 22 with 1241 views | jeera |
| TWTD Roast survey: Best festive meat? on 12:55 - Dec 22 by WestStanderLaLaLa |
Beurre manié is your thickening friend. Silky too. |
Quite, a roux is one answer.
Another is to blend some of your mirepoix if using, or knock one up if not.
Or, as I am always an advocate of, especially for stronger meat: beef, lamb... a good dollop of blended caramelised onions thickens and adds a natural sweetness. | |
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| TWTD Roast survey: Best festive meat? on 16:02 - Dec 22 with 1207 views | Mullet |
| TWTD Roast survey: Best festive meat? on 12:49 - Dec 22 by Lord_Lucan |
Always start your gravy off in the meat pan with water and flour, the flour will thicken it, if it still won't play ball then just reduce it.
If all else fails sling some gravy granules in it (but don't tell anyone) |
Exactly my go to, never granules though! Some good advice in the following replies too. | |
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| TWTD Roast survey: Best festive meat? on 16:14 - Dec 22 with 1202 views | Deano69 |
Turkey.
Would like to have a crack cooking in the outdoor Smoker, but cant risk b#ggering it up and cant rely on the weather (to be sure it doesnt rain and screw up the Smoker.)
Also gammon/ham, pulled pork for Christmas Eve with lots left over. Loads of Bacun and Sosig stuff too. Just pick our meat for Christmas up, prices up considerably I noticed.
Will make my own chicken liver pate, normally quite nice. |  |
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| TWTD Roast survey: Best festive meat? on 16:34 - Dec 22 with 1180 views | azuremerlangus |
Turkey breast.
De-boned and stuffed goose.
I normally do a 3 bird roast (all prepped by myself) but can’t be bothered this year so bought the above ready to go. No volunteers to do the cooking so this is the nearest thing to a year off from the kitchen for me. |  |
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| TWTD Roast survey: Best festive meat? on 17:41 - Dec 22 with 1147 views | LevelTheLand |
| TWTD Roast survey: Best festive meat? on 11:54 - Dec 22 by Dubtractor |
I'm going to be eating Beetroot Wellington this year.
I'm the only meat eater out of the 5 of us going to a friends for dinner. Might stick some pigs in blankets in my pockets for sustenance. |
I plan on having a vegan Christmas dinner, but beetroot wellington sounds grim... |  | | |
| TWTD Roast survey: Best festive meat? on 17:51 - Dec 22 with 1137 views | GlasgowBlue |
| TWTD Roast survey: Best festive meat? on 13:19 - Dec 22 by Lord_Lucan |
6 hours? Was it a whole cow?
20 min sizzle on high and then 20 min per kilo on gas 3
Rest for 90 mins |
It was a mother. |  |
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| TWTD Roast survey: Best festive meat? on 18:51 - Dec 22 with 1124 views | cressi |
| TWTD Roast survey: Best festive meat? on 17:51 - Dec 22 by GlasgowBlue |
It was a mother. |
Just chicken for me
Flavoured with herbs and then stuffed with own stuffing and a baked onion with all the trimmings and home made roasties
Washed down with a glass of red |  | | |
| TWTD Roast survey: Best festive meat? on 18:53 - Dec 22 with 1120 views | Lord_Lucan |
| TWTD Roast survey: Best festive meat? on 17:41 - Dec 22 by LevelTheLand |
I plan on having a vegan Christmas dinner, but beetroot wellington sounds grim... |
It might be ok with some side seeds. | |
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| TWTD Roast survey: Best festive meat? on 19:33 - Dec 22 with 1102 views | essexpaul64 |
Roast chicken dinner for me, as i cant stand turkey |  | | |
| TWTD Roast survey: Best festive meat? on 19:49 - Dec 22 with 1091 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| TWTD Roast survey: Best festive meat? on 11:54 - Dec 22 by Dubtractor |
I'm going to be eating Beetroot Wellington this year.
I'm the only meat eater out of the 5 of us going to a friends for dinner. Might stick some pigs in blankets in my pockets for sustenance. |
I'm pescatarian and that sounds plain nasty. Surely a nut roast would be better.
Just looked it up.....commiserations (but at least you have a ride on mower)
https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/recipes/beetroot-wellington-recipe |  |
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| TWTD Roast survey: Best festive meat? on 19:53 - Dec 22 with 1070 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| TWTD Roast survey: Best festive meat? on 13:19 - Dec 22 by Lord_Lucan |
6 hours? Was it a whole cow?
20 min sizzle on high and then 20 min per kilo on gas 3
Rest for 90 mins |
Not sure he was talking about his dinner. What stamina though! | |
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| TWTD Roast survey: Best festive meat? on 19:59 - Dec 22 with 1059 views | Lord_Lucan |
| TWTD Roast survey: Best festive meat? on 19:53 - Dec 22 by BanksterDebtSlave |
Not sure he was talking about his dinner. What stamina though! |
He’s a Tory Steve!
One of us. | |
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| TWTD Roast survey: Best festive meat? on 20:07 - Dec 22 with 1055 views | LeoMuff |
| TWTD Roast survey: Best festive meat? on 13:21 - Dec 22 by TalkingBlues |
Rib of beef here. Stopped with the Turkey 2 or 3 Xmas' ago as was fed up having a tasteless meat that costs loads of money and have never looked back, wouldn't buy turkey again.
Will be making a maple glazed ham (gammon joint) tomorrow ready to accompany cheeses and for people wanting sandwiches that aren't beef from boxing day onwards.
Have had venison and goose etc in the past, but nothing beats good quality beef IMO. |
Beef fore rib here as well, it’s a thing of beauty. Turkey is really pretty average, Did have Goose one year and that was good, but Beef is quicker, easier and tastes the best for me. |  |
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| TWTD Roast survey: Best festive meat? on 20:12 - Dec 22 with 1045 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| TWTD Roast survey: Best festive meat? on 19:59 - Dec 22 by Lord_Lucan |
He’s a Tory Steve!
One of us. |
It's like coming home Allan.
Edit....perhaps Dubbers will meet us there aboard his ride on mower. [Post edited 22 Dec 2022 20:13]
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| TWTD Roast survey: Best festive meat? on 20:33 - Dec 22 with 1026 views | Lord_Lucan |
| TWTD Roast survey: Best festive meat? on 20:12 - Dec 22 by BanksterDebtSlave |
It's like coming home Allan.
Edit....perhaps Dubbers will meet us there aboard his ride on mower. [Post edited 22 Dec 2022 20:13]
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Dubs has a ride on mower?
I was round his the other week and I’m not sure a ride on was necessary.
He has now though moved so it might come in handy. [Post edited 22 Dec 2022 20:35]
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| TWTD Roast survey: Best festive meat? on 21:05 - Dec 22 with 997 views | NBVJohn |
| TWTD Roast survey: Best festive meat? on 12:55 - Dec 22 by WestStanderLaLaLa |
Beurre manié is your thickening friend. Silky too. |
The correct answer! Particularly for poultry gravy.
Roast Duck this year for us by the way.
Confit the legs and roast the breasts on the bone.
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| TWTD Roast survey: Best festive meat? on 22:11 - Dec 22 with 941 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| TWTD Roast survey: Best festive meat? on 20:33 - Dec 22 by Lord_Lucan |
Dubs has a ride on mower?
I was round his the other week and I’m not sure a ride on was necessary.
He has now though moved so it might come in handy. [Post edited 22 Dec 2022 20:35]
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It comes with the new gaff. | |
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| TWTD Roast survey: Best festive meat? on 22:34 - Dec 22 with 925 views | Freddies_Ears |
A very big turkey. My preferred stuffing would be haggis, spiced up to about vindaloo heat with cumin, coriander turmeric and a lot of chilli powder & dried chillies. This year, that recipe goes only up the rear end, as one family member is gf; so gf sausagemeat, chestnuts & cumin / coriander / turmeric in ghe main cavity.
One year, the last portion of turkey was enjoyed in a megahot curry on Good Friday. Wonderful. | | | |
| TWTD Roast survey: Best festive meat? on 22:38 - Dec 22 with 922 views | jeera |
| TWTD Roast survey: Best festive meat? on 22:34 - Dec 22 by Freddies_Ears |
A very big turkey. My preferred stuffing would be haggis, spiced up to about vindaloo heat with cumin, coriander turmeric and a lot of chilli powder & dried chillies. This year, that recipe goes only up the rear end, as one family member is gf; so gf sausagemeat, chestnuts & cumin / coriander / turmeric in ghe main cavity.
One year, the last portion of turkey was enjoyed in a megahot curry on Good Friday. Wonderful. |
"This year, that recipe goes only up the rear end, as one family member is gf;"
This took me a few attempts but I got there in the end.
Gluten Free.
Not Girlfriend. | |
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