The CHRISTMAS Thread

[Deleted Cyber]

Yes, Lidl, yes.

Who eats mould? In the bin with the cranberry you go Stilton.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Looking to make a beef wellington for Christmas eve. When would be the earliest I could buy the fillet?

I usually get the fillet on about the 22nd. It’s fine in the fridge for a couple of days.

 

[machin05]

I usually get the fillet on about the 22nd. It’s fine in the fridge for a couple of days.

Cheers Pad

 

[Wombat del combate]

+1 more for beef over turkey. This year we are doing steak au poivre with hasselback potatoes, creamed sprouts with pancetta and green beans. Have also ordered veal escalopes and some duck quarters which I shall confit and turn into confit duck carbonara. Burp.

 

[sycophantia]

We always have beef and turkey, tbh I'm not that fussed about beef either....beef wellington sounds good though, never had that, isn't really hard to cook?

 

[lemonjelly]

Had a bit of a pre Christmas tipple last night. Fletcher's 40 year old Tawny Port. Quite nice

mrs jelly is a fan of port at christmas. usually has half a bottle whilst cooking.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

We always have beef and turkey, tbh I'm not that fussed about beef either....beef wellington sounds good though, never had that, isn't really hard to cook?

Not overly. By roll out puff pastry and it is relatively simple. Sear the fillet. Make a pancake to sit on the pastry bottom to stop it getting soggy. Rest the fillet on the pancake and cover it with the mushroom duxelles. I also put pate on the fillet to make the duxelles stick. Wrap up the pastry into something pretty. Egg wash and then into the oven until the pastry is golden.

 

[Paul]

mrs jelly is a fan of port at christmas. usually has half a bottle whilst cooking.

Mrs Jelly and I are kindred spirits

 

[lemonjelly]

Mrs Jelly and I are drinking spirits

 

[PPB]

mrs jelly is a fan of port at christmas. usually has half a bottle whilst cooking.

I have half a bottle of wine whilst cooking, well, whilst watching hubby cooking

 

[PPB]

mrs jelly is a fan of port at christmas. usually has half a bottle whilst cooking.

I like the sound of mrs jelly

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Cooking the Keith Floyd way my little gastronauts. Slurp.

 

[Parkins left foot]

mrs jelly is a fan of port at christmas. usually has half a bottle whilst cooking.

Less lightweight than you are obviously

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Warren is allowed to sniff the cork. Two sniffs and he is bedridden.

 

[Paul]

I like the sound of mrs jelly

If only we could work out how to do a poll, we could vote on swapping them on here

 

[PPB]

If only we could work out how to do a poll, we could vote on swapping them on here

Is starting a poll no longer available?

 

[Paul]

I know Tredman was struggling to find it, and he's a computer nerd

 

[The Bear]

This could easily go on the advert thread too. Currys have just shown this on one of their Christmas adverts. That's a £2k TV right there. One hell of a pressie!!

 

[Deleted Cyber]

mrs jelly is a fan of port at christmas. usually has half a bottle whilst cooking.

Now given your name when you make the trifle replace half the water in the jelly with port! Now that's a Xmas trifle!

 

[lemonjelly]

I like the sound of mrs jelly

mrs jelly is amazing. I am biased though