Christmas Day dinner quandary question.

Beef Wellington?

I have often roasted a rib of beef in red wine - Hmmmm!! Lovely!!

Salmon en croute maybe?

Already mentioned upthread but we are going for double egg and chips with peas and ketchup. Followed by bread and butter pudding.

AGAA4

Salmon en croute maybe?

I agree!

Sorry other thread not upthread

LauraNorder

Already mentioned upthread but we are going for double egg and chips with peas and ketchup. Followed by bread and butter pudding.

Sounds perfect!
Personally I'd like a thick slice of handcarved ham with that too
Yum, yum!

AGAA4

Salmon en croute maybe?

I'd love this but DH's taste buds are almost non existent these days. He used to love fish but can't taste it.

LauraNorder

Already mentioned upthread but we are going for double egg and chips with peas and ketchup. Followed by bread and butter pudding.

We love ham, egg and chips. I boil then roast a piece about once every two months. Then freeze pieces.

I'm thinking of the rib of beef in red wine that gwenisgreat1 suggested.

How about venison? There are some very tasty recipes. Or a brace of pheasants? Should be in plentiful supply and by all accounts not expensive.

Nut roast

Thickly cut slow Cooked Rump steaks in a Chestnut Mushroom, Shallot, and whole Green peppercorn sauce, served with steamed Vegetables and Crispy Roast Potatoes, Yummy!

Curry, get a takeaway beforehand and freeze.

Sounds alright to me LauraNorder .

Venison It comes as steaks, mince and stewing and some places. You can buy or make a Venison Wellington, now that would be a special for Christmas - and venison is not an expensive meat.

How about a small piece of gammon/ham.
Lovely hot and even nicer cold.
Great with cheesy leeks.

Meat eaters should eat more venison to ensure native tree saplings survive.

Beef for us this year, and last year, oh! And the year before........ we rarely have it during the year so it’s a change for us.

Single rib of beef.

We’re having steak and chips with peppercorn sauce. And the obligatory 2lb of pigs in blankets for snacks - my DC say it’s not Christmas without them regardless of what we actually have for Christmas dinner!!

We are not big meat eaters and not keen on turkey but do like fish so I have ordered two halibut steaks for our Christmas lunch. We are having crispy duck and pancakes on Christmas Eve and a piece of roast gammon on Boxing Day.

This will be the first Christmas on our own in 55 years of marriage but I will dress the table and make it a special meal.

Beef for us, we don't usually eat beef so this will be a treat.

Lolo81 We have to have pigs in blankets and several tons of roast potatoes. If I'm feeling energetic there may be yorkshire puddings. Gravy is a must but the meat seems to be the least important bit.

For the past couple of years we’ve been really disappointed by the turkey that we’ve bought, despite the cost and assurance of through breeding.
This year will be having Scottish organic beef. Ham and Chicken for Boxing Day when the rest of the family are coming. Strictly sticking to the guidelines.