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Transportable Christmas Dinner

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Spam88 · 07/10/2018 13:06

My family will be having a 'fake' Christmas early in December, since we won't all be able to spend real Christmas together. My parents will be hosting but I'd like to help out by preparing a few bits of Christmas dinner to take along with us.

Does anyone have any suggestions of what elements would travel and reheat well? I've said I'll do one meat but would like to take a couple of sides as well. Thanks!

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Peach1886 · 07/10/2018 13:10

A casserole of some description - beef or chicken - can easily be cooked in advance and then just re-heated...and it will taste even better for having sat for a day or so.

TigerDrankAllTheWaterInTheTap · 07/10/2018 13:14

Christmas pudding travels extremely well in its bowl. Obviously Christmas cake, Yule log and mince pies would also be very portable. You could very easily take along a cheeseboard, crackers, nice selection of fresh fruit.

You could take charge of the starter, if you're having one, and transport that. Most of the classic Christmas starters would be easy to do in advance and would just need assembly at the other end, e.g. prawn cocktail, soup, smoked salmon or pate and nice bread, canapes.

You could make cranberry relish.

Delia Smith's Parmesan parsnips are ready to go in the oven and can all be prepared in advance.

Maybe prepare the sprouts and take them along ready to cook to save your parents a job?

I like to do Chantenay carrots in a foil parcel at the bottom of the oven while the turkey is finishing cooking. I top and tail them, halve any bigger ones, season, dot with butter, sprinkle on some dried tarragon, squeeze over some orange juice (or take a bit out of a bottle of good orange juice), seal the foil parcel, put it on a baking tray, cook for a minimum of 45 minutes. That could be done in advance and you could take them along to reheat at the last minute.

Alanamackree · 07/10/2018 16:24

I’d avoid bringing something that needs to be reheated/ assembled in someone else’s kitchen when they’re juggling pots to cook Christmas dinner.
If you do bring something check if they want to reheat on the hob or microwave and bring a saucepan or microwaveable container or oven dish.

Things that I’d welcome hugely would be
Cake
A cold starter on a platter
Dessert especially a trifle
Wine/spirits/bottle of baileys

OrchidInTheSun · 07/10/2018 16:32

Make the roast potatoes in advance. They can just go in the oven to heat through while the bird is resting

Ricekrispie22 · 07/10/2018 17:06

Make ahead red cabbage recipe with reheating instructions www.bbc.com/food/recipes/make-ahead_red_cabbage_13106
Stuffing balls with reheating notes in the recipe tips down the bottom of the page www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/72614/sage-leek-and-onion-balls

RonniePasas · 07/10/2018 17:29

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