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[susie56]

I bought a gammon joint but haven't done one before.  I intend to par boil it then roast it with potatoes in the oven.

I do a gammon joint every year.  I boil it with half and onion, 2 bay leaves and a chopped carrot.  Depending on how big it is - work on about 20 mins per pound- just simmer it.  I then serve it hot or cold.  It makes fantastic flavoured ham/ gammon.  If I'm having it for mains I often do Cumberland sauce with it - gravy just wouldn't work.  Delia has a good recipe for this.  If you don't like fruity things, parsley sauce is good with small roast potatoes roasted with sprinkled cheese on the top.  Yummy!!

[Greyhoundgal]

We're still discussing it!

I bought a gammon joint but haven't done one before.  I intend to par boil it then roast it with potatoes in the oven.

Not sure what fat to put in to roast it though.  Or how to make gravy to go with it.  Any ideas anyone?  I'm hopeless!

If you par-boil it first it's nice to then strip the top layer of fat off and rub some honey and mustard on it before popping it into the oven.  I've never added any fat, quite a lot of moisture leaks out during cooking anyway so use that to baste it with.

 

[Greyhoundgal]

Ours will be fairly traditional - my brother-in-law is bringing the appetizers (he's a chef) and I'll be doing a turkey crown with all the trimmings.  Then it'll be Xmas pud with rum sauce and brandy butter plus something else for my hubby who doesn't like it.  Followed by cheese and biscuits of course - we normally sit down around 2.30/3pm but it's quite usual to be still sitting round the table nibbling and chatting for a good few hours after that

[Firewalker50]

We are having scrambled eggs with smoked salmon for breakfast,

Then we are going to my sister for dinner this year.  There are 12 of us this year.  dinner around 3pm -combination of smoked salmon, prawns and melon by choice, followed by Turkey and pheasant Normandy, roast potatoes, honeyed parsnips, and various other veg.  My nephew's trifle, pavlova, Christmas pudding, ice creams, cheeseboard.

Paramedics on standby for resuscitation duties!

We sit round the table for hours too, chatting and playing games.

[one year in]

Thanks suzie56 and greyhoundgal.  Thing is I love the crackling so I want to try to get it crispy in the oven.  Maybe I should do it separately in the oven.  I like the sound of the cumberland sauce although OH hates anything sweet with meat!  He hates the crackling too - we really are Jack Spratt and his wife!

[san]

Does anyone make a timing list for the cooking. Most of the programmes on tv mention these.

Do you cook the turkey on Christmas morning or as some I know the night before?

[CLKD]

Pheasant, roasts, sprouts, peas, mash, Yorkshires ……. maybe pudding with brandy custard ….

[Dyan]

Traditional,turkey & all the trimmings.
Me- Xmas pud & brandy sauce and the others pavlova or Creme brûlée.

[Annie0710]

We roast our Brussels in a little garlic oil drizzle with chopped bacon and Parmesan sprinkled on

Heaven x

[Scampi]

I do full roast dinners quite often through the year, so the thought doesn't worry me.  But I DO write a timing sheet for Christmas dinner, as there are so many elements to remember!  There will only be the two of us this year, but we will be having turkey (stuffed with Paxo!), pigs in blankets, sausagemeat and stuffing loaf, roast and mashed potatoes, sprouts (with bacon), carrots, cauli cheese and parsnips (glazed with maple syrup and wholegrain mustard), bread sauce, and proper gravy made with giblet stock.

I do all my prep on Christmas Eve, so all I have to do on the day itself if put stuff in the oven or on the hob at the right time - my timing list makes sure I don't forget anything when I'm distracted by pressies!

[CLKD]

I have already bought 3 pigs in blankets - that is, 3 small pottery pigs 'dressed' in a sack, a bale of straw and a blanket ;-).  I will let Mum and Himself choose ………

[cubagirl]

My daughter & SIL are providing beef for our dinner. I'm making chocolate mousse & a raspberry meringue pie. Not sure about starters, that's son & DIL's task, but expect it'll involve prawns & or smoked salmon.

[babyjane]

Butternut squash and porcini mushroom bake with apricots, roast potatoes. parsnips, carrots and tenderstem broccoli. 

[cubagirl]

Ooh that sounds a tasty alternative babyjane. Christmas meals are what we make of the company etc not the traditional fayre, though I do like a nicely roasted turkey. 

[Elizabethrose]

Roasted turkey here too with; roast pots, mashed parsnips, sprouts, carrots, corn, cauliflower cheese, stuffing and giblet gravy with the turkey liver mashed into it. Then I'm not going to eat for a month, well maybe a turkey sandwich later! x

PS. Forgot the pigs in blankets and cranberry sauce - how could I?