Christmas Cooks 2020 - Show 'em!

Eggpharmer

nolaegghead said:

Eggpharmer said:

Looks friggen perfect, but how do you not have a huge puddle of juice running off the board?

Only thing i can guess is i let it rest longer than usual. Was close to an hour waiting on a side to finish up

nolaegghead

I rested mine 30 minutes on a rack with my handy little kitchen fan on it.  Anyway, looks beautiful.

caliking

johnmitchell said:

Bone in Leg of lamb, stuffed with Anchovies, garlic and rosemary, will be served with three cheese mash, oyster stuffing, roasted carrots with maple syrup.and peas. Dessert apple crumble.. Full disclosure everything will be cooked indoors.

 

you had me at anchovies...

Did you lard the roast with them, or make a roll with the stuffing inside?

Gamecockeggman

In for a 20 minute rest.  I hope it turns out 

Botch

@SciAggie, if you publish a daily calendar with those food pics, I want to buy a copy.  

4TheGrillOfIt

JRWhitee

Thanks everyone. This was a Christmas week
event.

Stormbringer

Indian spiced cherry smoked spatchcock chicken. Went very well with a 2008 Williams Selyem RRV Chardonnay. 

Cornholio

Wife made some poppyseed chicken for hangover food today. Excellent 

Gamecockeggman

Came out good 

JNDATHP

Standing rib roast at 250* until IT of 118*, about two hours. Potatoes went on with the roast. 

After hitting 118* bumped temps up to about 475* and left the potatoes cooking while the roast was tented and resting for about an hour. Took the potatoes off and bumped the temps up to 550* and put the roast back on for 10 minutes. 

ColtsFan

Cooked it to SWMBOs preference but it was still tasty. Made some yeast rolls and gravy with the drippings

Gr_egger

johnmitchell

johnmitchell said:

Bone in Leg of lamb, stuffed with Anchovies, garlic and rosemary, will be served with three cheese mash, oyster stuffing, roasted carrots with maple syrup.and peas. Dessert apple crumble.. Full disclosure everything will be cooked indoors.

 

Dinner served ..Delicious 

johnmitchell

caliking said:

johnmitchell said:

Bone in Leg of lamb, stuffed with Anchovies, garlic and rosemary, will be served with three cheese mash, oyster stuffing, roasted carrots with maple syrup.and peas. Dessert apple crumble.. Full disclosure everything will be cooked indoors.

 

you had me at anchovies...

Did you lard the roast with them, or make a roll with the stuffing inside?

I made slits in the lamb and stuffed with Anchovies garlic and Rosemary. Then made a paste of butter Rosemary garlic and anchovies and rubbed all over the leg.
It was great😋

Acn

Prime rib, mashed potatoes, and sautéed mushrooms.  Followed by dulce de leche cake, courtesy of SWMBO Jr.

SciAggie

Got the Christmas turkey knocked out. I love my wood oven...

JustBuggin

 Smoked it with some red wine barrel chunks. Had a nice hint of red wine after taste. Will do it again for sure. 

lousubcap

Back story- My son and his wife (who we see very frequently as they live 15 miles away and her parents live 1/4 mile down the street) hosted the Xmas dinner (called dining at the DMZ).  Parents will bring the dinner-they will do the dessert.  I am always cooking the protein.  I offered any or any combination of the following; prime rib, SRF brisket,  turkey or ham.  The winner-turkey (go figure) which I have not cooked for a Xmas meal in decades.  So with that, here is a pedestrian pic of the bird just before declaring victory:

It was extremely well received but given the spreads here...
The above said, you are are rolling out the big guns today.  Some incredible banquets being enjoyed across the spectrum.  Impressive.  Congrats to all.
Merry Christmas!  

BSR

Spent the whole day making some fancy beef stew.


Made my own stock from a couple roasted bones and six beef ribs that I seasoned and braised in apple cider viniger and tomato paste



Stock bones from the ribs.

Separated from the next pic, you can save the extra fat for all kinds of stuff. I used all the broth though.


Put the liquid from that braising in the freezer for a bit to separate.


Used some of the separated fat to get the potatoes going.



Same for the carrots, onion, and garlic

The beef pulled off the braised ribs


All mixed together. Couldn't get a pic before it was half gone


Finished with thyme, rosemary, parsley from the garden.


I deglazed with a different wine but I had to run to CVS the only place open to get it and I noticed this hiding with the 2019 bottle for 7.99

I'm not a wine drinker but I guess that was a decent score haha.

Calbbqer

sumoconnell

Achiote marinated turkey.. happy holidays

saluki2007

lousubcap

@sumoconnell - It is getting dark and stormy on a personal basis this evening  but that looks like a deboned turkey.  Full props if it is as I am challenged by a simple chix.  Great skin color as well.
Merry Christmas!

nolaegghead

JNDATHP said:

Standing rib roast at 250* until IT of 118*, about two hours. Potatoes went on with the roast. 

After hitting 118* bumped temps up to about 475* and left the potatoes cooking while the roast was tented and resting for about an hour. Took the potatoes off and bumped the temps up to 550* and put the roast back on for 10 minutes. 

Next time don't tent it, let it cool for 30 minutes to an hour on a rack.  Then put in for 8 minutes at 550.   You will get less grey meat on the edges.  The inside will still be hot.  Food cools like it heats, from the outside in.

ryantt

We ended up getting around 8 inches of snow, which is absolutely no big deal for the egg. Held temps just fine for a brisket(10hrs at 250).  

This morning morning we had our typical Christmas breakfast...eggs and potatoes 

kl8ton

Brisket going on the Large shortly. 
Duck just had light coating of honey and liquid aminos.  Stuffed with onion and orange slices.  

JohnInCarolina

Some mighty fine cooks in this thread folks.  Merry Christmas to you all!

McStew

TideEggHead

We switched up Christmas dinner this year. Boston butt, Mac n cheese, baked beans, and scalloped potatoes!