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Bahtatboy Dec 18th 2013 10:15 am
Single best accompaniament to turkey
 
We always have turkey on 25th and jolly nice roast potatoes, usually with honey-glazed roast parsnips, mashed swede, sprouts (often with bacon), extra stuffing and various other odds n sods.

Suggestions for one other accompaniament?

co durham boy Dec 18th 2013 10:19 am
Re: Single best accompaniament to turkey
 
Originally Posted by Bahtatboy (Post 11043054)
We always have turkey on 25th and jolly nice roast potatoes, usually with honey-glazed roast parsnips, mashed swede, sprouts (often with bacon), extra stuffing and various other odds n sods.

Suggestions for one other accompaniament?
Braised red cabbage with a Port reduction , orange , juniper and cinnamon .

A side dish that would loosen the knickers off a supermodel !

Maybe even throw a bit of Star Anise in there and go the full monty ;)

Kix Dec 18th 2013 10:32 am
Re: Single best accompaniament to turkey
 
Lots of alcohol - after all, turkey is such a dry and tasteless meat, give me a good ham any day of the week.

Sandboy Dec 18th 2013 10:35 am
Re: Single best accompaniament to turkey
 
these looked lovely on telly
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/ch..._carrots_90489

and going to have a bash at this for afters
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/sp...ake_with_47262

Millhouse Dec 18th 2013 10:45 am
Re: Single best accompaniament to turkey
 
Originally Posted by Bahtatboy (Post 11043054)
We always have turkey on 25th and jolly nice roast potatoes, usually with honey-glazed roast parsnips, mashed swede, sprouts (often with bacon), extra stuffing and various other odds n sods.

Suggestions for one other accompaniament?
Rennie. Chilled in the fridge.

Meow Dec 18th 2013 10:50 am
Re: Single best accompaniament to turkey
 
Homemade port and cranberry sauce and my homemade (chestnut, mushroom & herb) stuffing. Anything from a packet is an abomination. Also pigs in blankets.

Turkey shouldn't be dry and tasteless if you get a decent one and prepare and cook it properly. Too many people buy cheap frozen ones and then wonder why they are tasteless.

BinCat Dec 18th 2013 3:38 pm
Re: Single best accompaniament to turkey
 
Bread Sauce, yumm! Hate cloves so always leave them out and add another bayleaf instead. If the turkey's dry (and I know it shouldn't be) this helps soooo much.

http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/t...ead-sauce.html

flares Dec 18th 2013 4:19 pm
Re: Single best accompaniament to turkey
 
Greece

scrubbedexpat141 Dec 18th 2013 8:08 pm
Re: Single best accompaniament to turkey
 
Originally Posted by Millhouse (Post 11043083)
Rennie. Chilled in the fridge.
Amen brother.

UKCityGent Dec 19th 2013 3:45 am
Re: Single best accompaniament to turkey
 
Single best accompaniament to turkey is a slab of medium rare beef or goose (as its xmas!)

I hate turkey!

BEVS Dec 19th 2013 4:01 am
Re: Single best accompaniament to turkey
 
Has to be pigs in blankets. Also redcurrant sauce.

Can't wait. It is so worth it.

the_red_sheep Dec 19th 2013 5:41 am
Re: Single best accompaniament to turkey
 
Gravy. You’ve got to smother the whole lot in nice, rich gravy surely.

shiva Dec 19th 2013 5:58 am
Re: Single best accompaniament to turkey
 
More bacon and sausages. Xmas dinners only redeeming feature is the roasted pork products, proper roasted spuds aren't bad either though

britexpat76 Dec 19th 2013 7:35 am
Re: Single best accompaniament to turkey
 
And the Roasties have to be cooked in Goose fat..........

Kix Dec 19th 2013 8:43 am
Re: Single best accompaniament to turkey
 
Originally Posted by Norm_uk (Post 11044543)
Goose is the traditional English bird at Christmas and is so much tastier. That and a nicely done gammon with mashed swede and bacon plus the usual roast spuds and Yorkshire pudding makes for a nice Christmas meal.

N.
Totally agree, but would drop the swede and add brussels.

britexpat76 Dec 19th 2013 8:46 am
Re: Single best accompaniament to turkey
 
Originally Posted by Norm_uk (Post 11044543)
Goose is the traditional English bird at Christmas and is so much tastier. That and a nicely done gammon with mashed swede and bacon plus the usual roast spuds and Yorkshire pudding makes for a nice Christmas meal.

N.
Are you supposed to have Yorkshire puds for Xmas dinner?

Millhouse Dec 19th 2013 8:55 am
Re: Single best accompaniament to turkey
 
Originally Posted by britexpat76 (Post 11044565)
Are you supposed to have Yorkshire puds for Xmas dinner?
you don't? werido.

co durham boy Dec 19th 2013 10:03 am
Re: Single best accompaniament to turkey
 
Originally Posted by britexpat76 (Post 11044565)
Are you supposed to have Yorkshire puds for Xmas dinner?
Correct , you don't have Yorkshire pudding with Xmas dinner and the proper way to have them is before your dinner with gravy on them .

Millhouse Dec 19th 2013 1:39 pm
Re: Single best accompaniament to turkey
 
Originally Posted by co durham boy (Post 11044684)
Correct , you don't have Yorkshire pudding with Xmas dinner and the proper way to have them is before your dinner with gravy on them .
Aren't they suppose to be massive and filled with a beef stu?

britexpat76 Dec 19th 2013 2:43 pm
Re: Single best accompaniament to turkey
 
Originally Posted by Millhouse (Post 11044911)
Aren't they suppose to be massive and filled with a beef stu?
I thought Sausages and mashed potato.

co durham boy Dec 20th 2013 8:00 am
Re: Single best accompaniament to turkey
 
Originally Posted by Millhouse (Post 11044911)
Aren't they suppose to be massive and filled with a beef stu?
No mate thats a heinous invention for the Middle England social climbers sitting in their mock Tudor eateries discussing house prices ;)

It was designed to fill you up as there wasn't much meat around at the time

scrubbedexpat141 Dec 22nd 2013 1:33 pm
Re: Single best accompaniament to turkey
 
Originally Posted by co durham boy (Post 11045793)
No mate thats a heinous invention for the Middle England social climbers sitting in their mock Tudor eateries discussing house prices ;)

It was designed to fill you up as there wasn't much meat around at the time
Did I hear a violin?

Millhouse Dec 22nd 2013 2:25 pm
Re: Single best accompaniament to turkey
 
I would like to throw a left ball and say Horseradish. Love the stuff and will be smashing it all over the roast spuds/turkey etc. on the big day.

martinbkk Dec 22nd 2013 2:38 pm
Re: Single best accompaniament to turkey
 
Fark, oim 'ungry now!

scrubbedexpat141 Dec 22nd 2013 2:39 pm
Re: Single best accompaniament to turkey
 
Originally Posted by Millhouse (Post 11048146)
I would like to throw a left ball and say Horseradish. Love the stuff and will be smashing it all over the roast spuds/turkey etc. on the big day.
Ideally Mummy will give me a plate of turkey, pigs in blankets, Yorkshires and gravy. Enough gravy for a thick cut bit of white bread to be used to mop up after.

Kix Dec 22nd 2013 3:28 pm
Re: Single best accompaniament to turkey
 
Originally Posted by Scamp (Post 11048166)
Ideally Mummy will give me a plate of turkey, pigs in blankets, Yorkshires and gravy. Enough gravy for a thick cut bit of white bread to be used to mop up after.
You sound like a character from Viz Scampi.

You recall him?

http://i.imgur.com/5Rj8w.jpg

http://tonyvalderama.com/acatalog/viz-spoiltbastard.jpg

scrubbedexpat141 Dec 22nd 2013 4:36 pm
Re: Single best accompaniament to turkey
 
Originally Posted by Kix (Post 11048204)
You sound like a character from Viz Scampi.

You recall him?

http://i.imgur.com/5Rj8w.jpg

http://tonyvalderama.com/acatalog/viz-spoiltbastard.jpg
No...she never read me that.

Millhouse Dec 22nd 2013 5:39 pm
Re: Single best accompaniament to turkey
 
I have decided to ditch the turkey this year and roast beef and pork instead.

Let's face it, turkey is horrible and the horseradish will be better with the beef.

Bahtatboy Dec 22nd 2013 5:48 pm
Re: Single best accompaniament to turkey
 
Originally Posted by Millhouse (Post 11048146)
I would like to throw a left ball and say Horseradish. Love the stuff and will be smashing it all over the roast spuds/turkey etc. on the big day.
With you there, it goes with most things, especially cheese :D

Alexa Dec 23rd 2013 9:34 am
Re: Single best accompaniament to turkey
 
Stuffing, gravy and yams.

Blue Cat Dec 24th 2013 8:19 am
Re: Single best accompaniament to turkey
 
pigs in blankets :)


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