The Best Christmas Dinner Recipes and Ideas

Most people like holidays since they come with a good number of benefits. Christmas is one of the holidays that are highly celebrated worldwide. The day is crowned with a number of events such as Christmas carols, decorations, and delicious dinner recipes among others. Most homes come up with traditional menus that all the family members and friends yearn to experience each year. Most parents use this moment to pass on their Christmas dinner recipes and ideas to their children in order to ensure the transition from one generation to another.

New dishes are occasionally introduced into the menu but each community has its own beliefs about what should include in their menu. Such dishes are generally those that have continuously passed from the great grandmothers into the current generation. This is one of the reasons why most people, do not have put a similar recipe of food on the table for this occasion. Each recipe is meant to be memorable among the family members.

Below are some of the best Christmas dinner recipes and ideas you can incorporate into your menu for the upcoming event.

1. Herb-roasted turkey

Requirements

• 15 to 20 pound turkey

• Salt

• Soft butter (1/4 cup)

• Chopped fresh rosemary (2 tablespoons)

• Chopped fresh sage leaves (6-8)

• Dijon mustard (1 tablespoon)

• Finely grated lemon zest (1/2 teaspoon)

• Ground black pepper (1/4 teaspoon)

• Chicken broth (1-2 cups)

Procedure

• Get rid of the turkey neck, gizzard, and heart before rinsing the outside and outside part of the bird.

• Pat the bird dry and salt the cavity

• Blend the butter, mustard, herbs, pepper, and lemon zest together in one bowl. Smear the mixture on the skin of the turkey as well as the exposed part of the neck.

• Fill the exposed neck cavity with some stuffing. You could pull up the excess skin near the neck to seal the cavity by securing it with a toothpick or skewer. Tie the legs together and tuck the tips of the wings under the turkey.

• Place your bird directly in the roasting pan and roast it for one hour without opening your oven. Add one cup of chicken broth after one hour to the pan and rotate it to 1800. Continue roasting the meat until it attains 1800. While measuring the temperature at the thickest part of the thigh ensure it does not touch the bone. 

The total cooking time should be about 4 to 5 hours.

2. Indian Hand Pies with Lamb

 

Requirements

• Clean ground lamb (1 pound)

• Chicken broth (1/3 cup)

• Ground cumin (1 tablespoon)

• Turmeric (1 tablespoon)

• Paprika (1 tablespoon)

• Cinnamon (1 tablespoon)

• Cayenne pepper (1/8 teaspoon)

• A minced onion

• Minced parsley (2 tablespoons)

• Minced cilantro (2 tablespoons)

• Grated fresh ginger (1 tablespoon)

• 2 minced garlic cloves

• A medium diced russet potato

• Defrosted frozen peas (1/2 cup)

• A beaten egg seasoned with pepper and sea salt

Procedure

• Sauté your lamb in a nonstick skillet until it loses the pink color. Pour away rendered fat and add the broth, onions, ginger, herbs, spices, potato and garlic. Simmer for about 10 minutes for the potato to cook properly. Stop the heating and pour the contents of the pan on a baking sheet for it to cool for 20 minutes. Stir the seasoned egg until it completes blends.

• Heat the oven to temperatures of about 3750. Add the filling into different portions of the pie. The edges should be brushed with the egg wash and fold the pie in halves.

• Place your pies on the greased baking sheet. Brush the remaining egg wash on the tops. Bake the pieces until they turn golden brown for about 25 minutes.

3. Roasted Beef Tenderloin plus Gorgonzola Cream

 

Requirements

• Beef tenderloin roast (4-6 pounds)

• Softened stick butter

• Heavy cream (2 cups)

• Crumbled soft blue cheese (1/4 cup)

• 1 pinch of salt and pepper

• 1 pinch of freshly grated nutmeg

• 1 handful of fresh chopped parsley

Procedure

• Preheat your oven to temperatures of 4500. Spread the butter all over the tenderloin. Season it heavily with pepper and salt. Place the meat in the roasting pan with the fat side facing up.

• Place it in the oven, reduce the heat to about 3500 degrees, and roast it for about 6 minutes. Check the temperature using the thermometer to avoid overcooking.

• Remove the meat from the oven and cover it with a foil for 15 minutes.

• Boil the cream in a large saucepan. Reduce the heat and simmer it until it becomes thick. Add Parmesan cheese, crumbled blue cheese, pepper, salt, parsley, and nutmeg. Taste the seasoning and serve it immediately.

4. Cranberry Sauce

Requirements

• 12 ounces cranberry bogs

• Sugar (3 cups)

• 3 peeled and chopped apples

• Cinnamon (3/4 teaspoon)

• Allspice (1/4 teaspoon)

• Cloves (1/4 teaspoon)

Procedure

• Place the cranberries, apples and sugar in a huge pot covered and put on medium heat. Stir the pot occasionally until it simmers then lower the heat and cook for 10 minutes.

• Turn off your heating and stir with your spices. Cool it to room temperature and then refrigerate it. It will be ready for serving.

These are just some best Christmas dinner recipes and ideas. However, people from all parts of the world have their own way of celebrating this great moment when it comes to what to drink and eat.