House Christmas meal

Kemik · 11 Dec 2011 at 16:11

Hi all,

The four of us agreed we need a house Christmas meal before we all go to our personal homes for Christmas.

I was thinking to make it quick and easy I'll use the '30 minute' Jamie Oliver's Roast recipe. Do you think the following would be enough to feed 5 or 6 adults? I think there will probably some form of starter and definitely a dessert.

Potatoes
700g red-skinned potatoes
1.5 lemon
6 sprigs of fresh thyme/rosemary
1.5 bulb of garlic

Yorkies
1 mug plain flour
1 mug milk
1 egg

Carrots
700g small carrots
3 sprigs fresh thyme
3 bay leaves
1.5 heaped tablespoon caster sugar
Knob of butter

Beef
11 sprigs of rosemary, sage and thyme
1kg of beef fillet

Gravy
3/4 red onion
16 button mushrooms
1.5 tablespoon plain flour

Thanks all

Ahleckz · 11 Dec 2011 at 16:35

You'll need a lot more beef.

Kemik · 11 Dec 2011 at 16:35

Ahleckz said:
You'll need a lot more beef.

Was hoping you weren't going to say that! 1kg of Beef isn't cheap as it is

Jingo... · 11 Dec 2011 at 16:50

Kemik said:
Was hoping you weren't going to say that! 1kg of Beef isn't cheap as it is

I wouldn't say it's particularly expensive - supermarket beef joints are usually around £4-12/kg depending on your choice.

Head to a butcher and get yourself a nice joint or suitable slab of meat for a good price - there is no point in creating a stingey sized roast!

Glaucus · 11 Dec 2011 at 16:52

Jingo... said:
I wouldn't say it's particularly expensive - supermarket beef joints are usually around £5-10/kg depending on your choice.
!

Fillet so £40
200g a person is fine. Which is equivalent to a 7oz steak. Especially with all trimmings, starter and pud. If your just having main with out all the trimmings then you probably want more.
Sausages in bacon is cheap and easy.

Why not do a syrup sponge pudding, so easy takes about 5mins in the microwave, get a can of sweetened condense milk, custard, cream or icecream to go with it.
http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/165/microwave-sponge-pudding.aspx

If your on a budget a cheap cut of meat is just as easy ok it takes 6hours, but it's throw in oven and forget. Belly pork, beef brisket that sort of stuff. Both are around £5 a kilo.

alexakasloth · 11 Dec 2011 at 19:29

If you want to make it cheaper a slow pot roast of topside will do you just fine. Something like this perhaps. http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/...eef-in-red-wine-with-red-onion-marmalade.html

Burnsy2023 · 11 Dec 2011 at 21:29

Kemik said:
The four of us agreed we need a house Christmas meal before we all go to our personal homes for Christmas.

I did this back in 2006 and I've been doing it for the same group of friends more or less ever since. Last year there were 16 of us though, so I had more meat than you could shake a stick at.

Glaucus · 11 Dec 2011 at 21:48

Burnsy2023 said:
I did this back in 2006 and I've been doing it for the same group of friends more or less ever since. Last year there were 16 of us though, so I had more meat than you could shake a stick at.

Same it's a good crack, awesome night and just what Christmas is about for me. Chilling out with friends and family.

Skillmister · 11 Dec 2011 at 21:51

Burnsy2023 said:
I did this back in 2006 and I've been doing it for the same group of friends more or less ever since. Last year there were 16 of us though, so I had more meat than you could shake a stick at.

If only i lived with people who would enjoy this more than sticking a 50p pizza in the oven and calling it a day

Oh well having a huge 2 family xmas dinner at home to make up for it

Hyburnate · 11 Dec 2011 at 21:58

Go to the butchers and go

Glaucus · 11 Dec 2011 at 22:02

I wish that worked, last time I went to the butcher, I knew more than them and that was an outstanding butcher which I highly recommend. Fair play used his knowledge to work out what the cut was. But I was taken back a bit. Apparently no demand for beef short ribs, although they could order them in.

What is it with this country and only using a few prime cuts. Apparently first one to ever ask for it. Such a nice cut. Although I suppose its not hard, ribs, must be the bits no on the expensive cuts. Jon done.

Ahleckz · 11 Dec 2011 at 23:08

Glaucus said:
200g a person is fine. Which is equivalent to a 7oz steak. Especially with all trimmings, starter and pud. If your just having main with out all the trimmings then you probably want more.

Fine for a starter. As a main course, you need at least 12oz.

Glaucus · 11 Dec 2011 at 23:11

Ahleckz said:
Fine for a starter. As a main course, you need at least 12oz.

You really don't, especially with a good amount of sides and a three course meal.

Ahleckz · 11 Dec 2011 at 23:15

Glaucus said:
You really don't, especially with a good amount of sides and a three course meal.

Meh, I'd still be hungry that's for sure. I did a 1.2kg silverside last Sunday and it fed 2, with enough left over for two beef sarnies. On our plates were sprouts, carrots, brocolli, roasties, yorkshire puddings, sweetcorn and we had soup (with bread) to begin and rhubarb crumble to finish. I was full. A measly 200g wouldn't fill up my tum and I'm not a fatty.

Glaucus · 11 Dec 2011 at 23:25

Ahleckz said:
Meh, I'd still be hungry that's for sure. .

You wouldn't round mine, no one ever left hungry and there's always plenty left over. Not always meat though.

Ahleckz · 11 Dec 2011 at 23:46

Glaucus said:
You wouldn't round mine, no one ever left hungry and there's always plenty left over. Not always meat though.

That an invite?

Glaucus · 11 Dec 2011 at 23:47

Ahleckz said:
That an invite?

You have to get in line, there's a long wait.

Razor-BladE · 11 Dec 2011 at 23:51

Good timing.. just had my Christmas dinner with my housemates

So good!

Didn't take a picture but we had:

Small bowl of tinned soup and bread for starter haha.

2.2Kg chicken (wanted to save money; spent so much last year!) roasted stuffed with a lemon and seasoned with usual herbs.
Quorn roast (for the 2 veggies).
2.5Kg of Maris Piper, half roasted half mashed.
Bag of carrots, half roasted half boiled
Parsnips roasted.
Sage and onion stuffing.
Par boiled and fried sprouts.
Yorkshire puddings.

Banffee pie for dessert.

Tiny bit left over, but was so nice. This fed 6 of us.

randomshenans · 12 Dec 2011 at 10:41

Choose a different animal if it's too much. Can get pork joints cheaper. I would say not enough meat, but then again I like there to be enough meat. Nothing worse than running out of meat, or just getting a couple of slices. NO CHANCE!