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AIBU?

Beef for Xmas day?

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Fruitbatdancer · 22/12/2019 22:09

We always have beef for Xmas lunch. GranDad was a poultry and pig farmer, by time Xmas cake around he couldn’t bare sight of turkey/ capon/ chicken and pork. And had ‘swapped’ with several beef farmers. So had a fridge/ freezer if beef!
Having talked about it at work I was surprised how many people also don’t do turkey/ chicken.
So yanbu = we have something different too
YABU = get out of town you freak turkey all the way

Final drip feed- our beef comes with horseradish, Yorkshire pudding, pugs in blankets and sage and onion stuffing 😊

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Mypathtriedtokillme · 22/12/2019 22:39

We normally have baked fish, prawns or calamari but not like the American 7 fishes.

It’s more of a light meal because the next day is so much food!

DotBall · 22/12/2019 22:40

Venison stew for Boxing Day. 😋

Normandy144 · 22/12/2019 22:40

Yes we are having rib of beef (there's pigs in blankets too) as we have turkey for Thanksgiving so i don't want to make it again for Christmas. We still have parsnips, sprouts etc and traditional Christmas desserts.

NameChangeNugget · 22/12/2019 22:41

Turkey is C list

YouTheCat · 22/12/2019 22:42

I've done beef for Christmas dinner for 20 years. I don't like turkey.

I always do plenty of veg and make a leftover pie on Boxing Day (bung it all in a casserole dish and put a suet pastry lid on it. Save a bit of gravy from the previous day and it is delicious.

Megan2018 · 22/12/2019 22:49

We are having rib of beef as it is just DH and I Xmas Day, and we like it really rare.
When we host, which is most years, it is turkey as we refuse to cremate good beef.

There will be pigs, stuffing and Yorkshires though.

itgetshardereveryday · 22/12/2019 22:51

We do beef, turkey and gammon.

Babybel90 · 22/12/2019 22:51

I like turkey, I wouldn’t have anything else!

sleepingpup · 22/12/2019 22:55

Rib of beef all the way.

Turkey never.

tiddlyipom · 22/12/2019 23:01

We are having Beef Wellington this year, other years we have had pheasant, pork or goose.
One year we had Chinese.
It is a day to have whatever you fancy and so we do.

Smileyaxolotl1 · 22/12/2019 23:09

We’re having beef wellington too.

Andysbestadventure · 22/12/2019 23:09

Turkey is shite. I'd rather have a smart price chicken.

Goose and Gammon all the way!

Mammyloveswine · 22/12/2019 23:12

Beef, turkey and lamb for us this year! Can't wait!

stoplickingthetelly · 22/12/2019 23:13

I love the sound of all of your alternatives. And don’t get me wrong - 364 days of the year I would prefer them. But for me it not Christmas if you don’t have turkey.

emwithme · 22/12/2019 23:15

We have fillet steak, with jacket spuds, corn on the cob, mushrooms, peas, coleslaw.

I cook a roast most weeks, neither of us particularly likes Turkey.

We have a whole beef fillet on order from the butcher for collection tomorrow and will portion it up for the freezer.

katy1213 · 22/12/2019 23:22

Sounds nice. I don't think beef and turkey go together, though.
I like pheasant!

selmabear · 22/12/2019 23:24

I have Turkey on christmas day but I always eat at my mothers, I never cook turkey for my family to have on boxing day, this year it's Hog roast.

JaceLancs · 22/12/2019 23:27

Last year had lamb
Year before had venison
This year we are going out to local Indian restaurant and have ordered chicken and lamb banquet

Fruitbatdancer · 23/12/2019 07:20

77% non turkey! Woo hoo!
at turkey being c list!

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cliffdiver · 23/12/2019 07:29

YABU to have pigs in blankets with roast beef

Obligatorync · 23/12/2019 07:30

We have beef AND turkey.

MaryPopppins · 23/12/2019 07:32

I don't think anyone is U whatever they eat on Christmas Day.

One year I did a big lasagne and garlic bread as we'd already had 2 Christmas roasts by that point and it's my husbands favourite.

Another year we had curry.

My 6 year old loves roasts though so the last couple of years we've gone traditional. Will do Wednesday too as the rest of our Christmas get togethers are buffet style this year so will the only turkey and stuffing chance.

Generally we do beef as a Sunday roast anyway so the turkey feels like Christmas here.

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Roselilly36 · 23/12/2019 07:32

We have chicken, & gammon much nicer than turkey IMHO.

northernknickers · 23/12/2019 07:38

Turkey/lamb and some kind of ‘fake thing’ for DD who is vegetarian. Mounds of Yorkshire pudding too (which will upset the ‘Yorkshire’s only go with beef’ purists no end 😂🤷‍♀️).

JulietTango · 23/12/2019 07:39

We have rib of beef, cooked for 22 hours at 50°c.
Comes out beautifully rare with gorgeous almost jerky like slices on the outer faces

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