Christmas Day Traybake served with Legendary Roasties and Gravy
John and Lisa make some of their favourite centrepieces in their Christmas Kitchen. This is a new take on the traditional Christmas Dinner - an easy traybake with all your favourite flavours.
Christmas Day Traybake served with Legendary Roasties and Gravy
Serves: 4
Ingredients
Traybake
4 turkey breast fillets
4 heaped tablespoons of Garlic & Herb Soft Cheese (depending on size of fillets)
8 rashers streaky bacon
Rosemary sprigs
6 sausages, skinned and rolled into 12 balls
Brussel sprouts, halved
2 parsnips, peeled and quartered lengthways
4 banana shallots, quartered
2-3 carrots, peeled and quartered lengthways
Sage Leaves, finely shredded
Gravy, to serve
Stock cube roasties
1.5 kg floury potatoes
Maris Piper or King Edward
5 tbsp veg oil
1 chicken or vegetable stock cube
Method
Traybake
1. Preheat oven to 200c / 180c fan.
2. Place the parsnips, carrots and shallots in a large roasting tin with the rosemary and drizzle with olive oil.
3. Season and roast for about 20 - 25 minutes.
4. Add the brussel sprouts to the tray.
5. Cut a pocket into the turkey fillets and push a dessert spoon of the cheese into the opening.
6. Wrap 2 rashers of streaky bacon around the outside and seal using cocktail sticks.
7. Make space in the dish for the turkey breasts and the sausage balls and return to the oven for 45-50 minutes.
8. Remove the cocktail sticks before serving.
9. Sprinkle over some sage leaves and serve with roasties and gravy.
Stock cube roasties
1. Preheat oven 200ºC/180ºC fan. Peel the potatoes and cut into large chunks. Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil, add the potatoes and cook for 5 minutes. Drain, put them back in the pan and give them a little shake to bash the edges.
2. Pour the oil into a roasting tin and crumble the stock cube into it. Place in the oven for a few minutes until the oil is hot and the stock cube has melted. Carefully add the potatoes to the roasting tin and coat in the oily stock.
3. Cook for 30 minutes, then give the potatoes a good shake and return to the oven for a further 30 minutes (or until golden and crispy).