there is some italian red left from the weekend but just had a diet coke today, trying not to drink in the weeks leading up to christmas!
Think everyone has put their version of a chilli recipe up.. Ruffs version is good. I just add passata and no cinnamon .. The addition of cumin is genius though.
here cometh my two penneth... Cinnamon is an abomination. Good chili should be reduced slowly for 60-90 minutes and then eaten 24 hours later. I use puree instead of passata, and add water via the beef stock, red wine and a healthy splash of balsamic. Obvs garlic, and also a few black peppercorns do well in there to be fair. A nice French or Italian red to wash it down. Not Spanish though. ****ing hate Spanish. Esp fat Spanish ****s.
also, everyone going for turkey this christmas or venturing into other meats? also what do you normally have with christmas dinner as in extra trimmings to indulge on?
I agree with that, always tastes better the next day. There is seemingly a lack of herb and sice in your chilli though, care to elaborate? (the cinnamon stick works by the way) Christmas will be done by the mother in law as it always is. She does beef, very much overcooked, and a turkey. **** loads of veg though, bit too much to be honest. Always does dried peas soaked over night, which are nice but you can take or leave, then the usual +. Too many to go into! Beef and Turkey gravy, which is a nice touch it has to be said. I would say that on the whole it tends to be very good but one or two of the items leave a bit to be desired, what can i say though as i don't do it? I do the breakfast; bacon, sausage, scrambled egg, mushrooms, black pudding, beans and toast. Bucks fizz and a pot of tea on the side, starts the day off very well.
Was debating doing goose but having never tried it am not too sure.. I was just going to get a turkey crown and do Gordon Ramsey's recipe with it.. Which was a herb infused butter stuffed under the skin then layered in streaky bacon. Did it a couple of years ago and it was really good.. Though I'm not at home Christmas Day so will cook my own Christmas dinner with the bird on Boxing Day. I'm doing my special ham to take round my cousins Christmas Day. Should anyone want said ham recipe I will happily provide it.. It's tremendous
Chili flakes, hot chili powder, ground black pepper and cayenne. Done. Not a fan of cinnamon at all, but a lot of people I know like it so don't doubt it's appeal. Smoked salmon and scrambled eggs on muffins for xmas brekkie, and champagne. I have circa 9 bottles of ****ty M&S bucks fizz in my cellar that my FIL insists on buying every year the useless ****
Piece of piss...the gizzards come already bagged by the local butcher and ready to boil down for the gravy. All you have to do is get the excess fat out of the cavity, which is 5 mins work, and then season it with S&P and roast. You have to check every 30 mins as the amount of fat that comes off it is extraordinairy, so you lift it out on the rack and tip the fat into jars...roast the spuds in some and store the rest! Lot less breast meat than a turkey, but lovely meat all the same
lag of lamb, beautiful. This year I think it's just turkey, which the mother will make. I've been trusted with a desert and cheese board so feel free anyone to recommend some cheeses! bit of a novice when it comes to that. Making a pear and apricot crumble with a dusting of cinnamon I think. sweats what's this ham recipe?
