Essential Roast Dinner Components

[anjelikaferrett]

Mushy peas on mine NEA

Totally with you on that.

 

[blulouie]

I had beef short rib tonight, one of the best cuts going

Same here mate, my fave.

2 thick short ribs in onion gravy all day ,falling off the bone in the oven.
Roast spuds
Yorkshire
Carrots
Green beans
Lashings of gravy

Manna from heaven.

 

[Papa Shango]

So, what is meal 'A number one'?

I prefer a Mediterranean diet really, give me a decent pasta dish any day.

I am actually a half decent cook so I do a lot of stuff from all over the world and like to experiment. My signature dish is a Haitian Jambalaya. It's very nice.

I live on my own too so I am probably never likely to make a roast. I have never bought a slab of meat in my life for example. I have one once a year because I am forced to do so at Christmas. It's not too bad though as it doesn't get served up and you can pick whatever you want which usually results in me having a plate of Yorkshire pudding, mash, pigs in blankets and all the stuffing I can get my hands on that doesn't have chestnuts in. I may have some lamb with mint sauce if the mood takes me.

 

[Jimishorts]

I have one once a year because I am forced to do so at Christmas.

It must be quite intense at Christmas round yours.

 

[Tree13]

No never.

I don't mind the likes of Yorkshire puddings but that's about it.

Not much of a meat person really, especially the stuff you could tell was alive once! Spuds are basic, too much veg going on and don't start me on gravy (meat juice).

I also find the time to prepare to enjoyment ratio to be ridiculous, loads of mess to clean up afterwards too.

Fair enough!

 

[GoldenToffee]

Can't believe that. Nothing better than lashing the piping hot gravy across the veg and potatoes, then giving it a loving helping of cold, from-the-fridge HP Sauce. to contrast the gravy. Really noice.

 

[Rita_Poon]

I prefer a Mediterranean diet really, give me a decent pasta dish any day.

I am actually a half decent cook so I do a lot of stuff from all over the world and like to experiment. My signature dish is a Haitian Jambalaya. It's very nice.

I live on my own too so I am probably never likely to make a roast. I have never bought a slab of meat in my life for example. I have one once a year because I am forced to do so at Christmas. It's not too bad though as it doesn't get served up and you can pick whatever you want which usually results in me having a plate of Yorkshire pudding, mash, pigs in blankets and all the stuffing I can get my hands on that doesn't have chestnuts in. I may have some lamb with mint sauce if the mood takes me.

Well isn't that odd, I was looking at creole seasoning only a couple of days ago. So far as slabs of meat go, try picking up a 'cut', probably easier on the knees and wallet. Med cuisine is quite meat-centric? as well as lots of seafood? Are you a part time veggie or the real deal till Christmas? I don't know how i'd live without chicken...

 

[Papa Shango]

Well isn't that odd, I was looking at creole seasoning only a couple of days ago. So far as slabs of meat go, try picking up a 'cut', probably easier on the knees and wallet. Med cuisine is quite meat-centric? as well as lots of seafood? Are you a part time veggie or the real deal till Christmas? I don't know how i'd live without chicken...

Nah im not a veggie, far too much fussing around for that. I just don't like it THAT much, especially when it's not too far removed from what the animal was (I don't do stuff on the bone for example). Weirdly enough I am OK with it being mixed with sawdust or whatever and being coated in breadcrumbs or in a sausage etc.

The Haitian "holy trinity" of celery, green peppers and onions makes anything work. Chuck it in with some chicken broth rice, creole chicken, peppered sausage and jalapeno fried prawns, exquisite!

I could do with finding a good butcher actually so shall give your suggestion a go.

 

[Papa Shango]

Can't believe that. Nothing better than lashing the piping hot gravy across the veg and potatoes, then giving it a loving helping of cold, from-the-fridge HP Sauce. to contrast the gravy. Really noice.

I quite like the mix of gravy and HP on corned beef hash.

 

[Joey66]

Sprouts & Chestnuts with nice roasties & turkey or beef ..... or Venison ....

 

[Isathedug]

Chicken, roast potatoes and gravy no vegetables

 

[Isathedug]

No Yorkshire puddings? That’s the best bit

 

[degsy]

Where the Yorkshire pudding?

...and Sprouts...which will any day start climbing in price as Christmas looms nearer*

I'm going to be involved in a 3 way UK-ANZAC Christmas and each will be bringing and/or be expecting to have a proper uk/au/nz.
I'm (self apponted) in charge of Turkey and roasties, none of this cranberry sauce gunk either Branston and Colemans mustard, salt, pepper, the stuffing will be proper Paxo...I may unilaterally extend my writ to Mr Kiplings mince pies and proper after 8 mints.

I expect all the usual suspects (yes you No2 Son's mother in law, aka, in her mind 'She who must be obeyed') to poo-poo the turkey

Anyway, Ham, Prawns, various salady stuff and other ANZAC staples like a Pavlova.
*and Cherries; these too, like sprouts, will, like, clockwork, shoot up in price.
There'll probably be more stuff - of what sort I have no idea, that the various distaff attendees will consider essential and it will no doubt appear.

 

[gonetomorrow]

This may be the first Christmas that we ditch the turkey and just go with a mountain of chipolatas (some with bacon).

"Have you got the chipolatas?"
"No I always walk this way."

Never fails to get a laugh at yuletide.

 

[Goodison87]

Not into my roast dinners at all (got mountainous ones forced on me as a kid) but I make a pretty good one that the family like. So I do my bit once or twice a month.

A mate asked me if I ever mopped the gravy and stuff up with buttered white bread? Sounds crap but, wow! It’s the only but I like now, basically gravy veg butties..