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Baby Turkey Breast With Chestnut Stuffing
50 g (2 oz) onions, finely chopped 50 ml (2 fl oz) groundnut oil 200 g (7 oz) sausage meat 200 g (7 oz) chestnut puree 500 ml (18 fl oz) turkey or chicken stock 800 g (1lb 12 oz) turkey breast,_T.jpg "Baked Salmon With Spices")
Baked Salmon With Spices
60 g (2 oz) butter 1-1.5 kg (2-3 lb) whole salmon, cleaned 150 ml (¼ pint) white wine Salt 1 teaspoon black peppercorns 2 teaspoons coriander seeds 2 teaspoons mustard seeds 2 teaspoons fennel_T.jpg "Celebration Seafood Stew")
Celebration Seafood Stew
500 g (1 lb) red snapper or red mullet 12 tiger prawns 750 g (1½ lb) cod or haddock fillet 250 g (8 oz) scallops 500 g (1 lb) fresh mussels 1 onion Salt and pepper 1 teaspoon saffron strands- Christmas Eve Hamballs
Serves 6-8 people, 6-10 ham balls/person 1 lb. of lean pork, coarsely ground 1 lb. of lean ham, coarsely ground 2 eggs 2 cups of soft breadcrumbs (white baker bread, broken up by hand, crusts - Christmas Honey Cola Ham
12-13 lb. pre-cooked ham 2-3 litres of Coke Cola soda Cloves (whole) Clove honey or wild flower honey or corn - Christmas Meatballs
2 lbs. of ground beef 2 eggs 8 soda crackers, pour warm water over & squeeze dry 1 grated onion Salt and 
Crispy Roast Duck
2 kg/4 lb duckling 3 tarragon sprigs 250 g/8 oz kumquats 1 tablespoon orange juice 3 tablespoons sherry 1 tablespoon clear honey Salt and pepper Green beans, to_T.jpg "Glazed Baked Ham")
Glazed Baked Ham
2.5 kg (5 lb) smoked or unsmoked middle gammon 1 onion whole cloves 1 carrot 1 celery stick 1 bouquet garni 2.5 cm (1 in) piece of fresh root ginger 45 g (1½ z) light muscovado sugar 25 ml
Grilled Salmon And Scallops With A Spicy Sauce
4 x 75 g (3 oz) fillets of salmon (with skin) 4 x 40 g (1 ½ oz) scallops 40 g (1 ½ oz) butter 1 tablespoon oil 1 onion, finely chopped 1 red pepper, seeded and diced 1 apple, peeled, cored and_T.jpg "Halibut Pithiviers")
Halibut Pithiviers
750 g (1½ lb) halibut steaks 1 large fennel head 60 g (2 oz) butter Grated rind of 1 lemon 5 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley Salt and pepper 500 g (1 lb) puff pastry Beaten egg, to glaze 1
Pork Olives With Lemon Couscous Stuffing
8 x 50 g (2 oz) pork fillets 50 ml (2 fl oz) vegetable oil 50 g (2 oz) unsalted butter 1 onion, finely chopped 50 g (2 oz) chicken livers, cleaned and roughly chopped 250 ml (8 fl oz) white_T.jpg "Roast Chicken With Ginger")
Roast Chicken With Ginger
8 small onions 45 g (1½ oz) fresh root ginger 4 spring onions 2-3 sprigs of fresh thyme 4 garlic cloves 250 g (8 oz) mascarpone cheese Salt and pepper 30 g (1 oz) butter ½ teaspoon_T.jpg "Roast Duck With Cranberries And Clementines")
Roast Duck With Cranberries And Clementines
2.5 kg (5 lb) oven-ready duckling ½ teaspoon ground allspice Salt and pepper 1 orange 4 clementines 30 g (1 oz) butter 2 cinnamon sticks, halved 180 g (6 oz) fresh or frozen cranberries 5_T.jpg "Roast Goose With Spiced Apples And Figs")
Roast Goose With Spiced Apples And Figs
5-6 kg (10-12 lb) oven-ready goose 1 medium and 1 large onion 1 carrot 1 celery stick 375 g (12 oz) dried figs 60 g (2 oz) butter 180 g (6 oz) fresh breadcrumbs 1 egg 2 tablespoons chopped_T.jpg "Roast Pheasant")
Roast Pheasant
2 oven-ready pheasants 6 rashers of smoked streaky bacon 3 onions 2-3 bay leaves Salt and pepper 500 g (1 lb) red cabbage 15g (½ oz) butter 2 tablespoons olive oil 45 g (1½ oz) pistachio
Roast Pheasant With Apples
1 pheasant ½ cooking apple, peeled, cored and chopped 1 sprig of thyme Salt and freshly ground black pepper Butter paper 1 tbsp redcurrant jelly 1 tbsp double
Roast Venison With Ginger Sauce
2.4 kg/5 lb loin of venison, boned and rolled or a rolled topside 1 bay leaf 1 onion, sliced 1 clove of garlic, crushed 300 ml/ ½ pint lager 4 tbsp wine or cider vinegar 1 tbsp brown sugar 6_T.jpg "Roasted Monkfish With Black Beans")
Roasted Monkfish With Black Beans
250 g (8 oz) black beans 1 large monkfish tail, weighing about 1 kg (2 lb) 6 garlic cloves 4 tablespoons olive oil 1 red onion, sliced 2 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano 150 ml (¼ pint) white
Salmon En Croute
350 g/12 oz white fish (haddock, whiting or cod) 150 g/6 oz fresh white breadcrumbs Juice and grated rind of 1 lemon 1.25 kg/2 ½ lb salmon, filleted and skinned 450 g/1 lb puff pastry 1 tbsp_T.jpg "Spiced Chicken Roulade")
Spiced Chicken Roulade
2 large chicken breasts 2.5 cm (1 in) piece fresh root ginger 90 g (3 oz) French beans 1 teaspoon coriander seeds 1 teaspoon cumin seeds 90g (3 oz) no-soak dried apricots 4 no-soak dried- The Christmas Ham
Precooked, tenderized ham 1 cup of dark brown sugar 2 tablespoons of flour 2 tablespoons of brandy ½ teaspoons of ground cloves ¼ teaspoon of ground cinnamon ¼ teaspoon of ground 
Traditional Roast Turkey
5.5 kg (12 lb) oven-ready turkey, thoroughly thawed if frozen 1 onion 2 carrots 2 bay leaves 1 quantity stuffing, see basic recipes 180 g (6 oz) butter Salt and pepper Bacon kebabs, see side
