2023 Boxing Day

Canugghead

Did our family only thing yesterday, not by plan but due to conflicts and post 12/23 rest needed

Leg roulades were SV then CI pan seared. Managed without Activa RM as usual ... rolled tight with cling film, semi-frozen before vacuum sealing, tied with butcher strings before searing to avoid the 'joint' from opening.

Breast was brine injected, salted under skin and air dried overnight, cooked low and slow, finished in screaming 550F kitchen box.

Both came out very moist. Gravy from bones+neck stock plus pan drippings did justice to the bird. Couldn't find any fresh or frozen cranberries but the Ocean Spray canned stuff was a pleasant surprise, may be our go to in the future.

shtgunal3

Looks amazing as usual

GrateEggspectations

Beautiful, as I have come to expect from you. Love to see those Brussels sprouts on the plate. Underrated!

As good as the food was, I’m sure the company was the highlight - especially with a new member of the family. 

Canugghead

@shtgunal3 Thanks, was going to do the breast in the Ranger but it was a tad too tight so I made it in the Pro 34.

Canugghead

@GrateEggspectations Thanks, this is our go to Brussels sprouts recipe, easy and real good. We pre nuke the sprouts and cut down the maple syrup from three to one TB...
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/228875/maple-roasted-brussels-sprouts-with-bacon/

Yes, this is the first Christmas for #3 and #4 grandkids. The youngest has trouble finding a newborn hat, thankfully the knitter in the family cranked one out for her in no time on short notice!

Canugghead

Forgot to post the last dish that was arguably more popular than the turkey, a big Biscoff cheesecake made by our daughter. Apparently it's a new social media thing similar to butterflied chicken drums.

lousubcap

Over the top but just the norm for @Canugghead.  Congrats on grands 3 and 4. 

About that cheesecake.  That is a home run right there. Quite the enticing photo-screen licking category!

Ozzie_Isaac

Don’t know what Boxing Day is, but that is a holiday I can get behind.

Canugghead

@Ozzie_Isaac Boxing Day is an old World thing   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_Day

Prior to internet shopping and US Black Friday spreading north, it used to be our biggest bargain shopping day.

Canugghead

@lousubcap Thank you! We are truly blessed indeed. 

caliking

Canugghead said:

Did our family only thing yesterday, not by plan but due to conflicts and post 12/23 rest needed

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Showstopper right here. Then I saw the cheesecake! 

I can just see the other grandCanuggheads whispering to the littlest one... "You have NO IDEA how good you're gonna eat in this joint!! Hurry up and grow some teeth!"

Canugghead

@caliking Thank you kindly. Funny you should say that, at this stage the older ones are still too young to say that, but that's what we tell each kiddo before they have teeth, minus the NO IDEA part. May be it's a cultural thing