The Complete Christmas Dinner

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Brine the turkey.
  2. 2Take the wings and legs off the turkey.
  3. 3Remove the giblets from the turkey.
  4. 4Debone the turkey leg.
  5. 5Remove tendons and cartilage from the turkey leg.
  6. 6Place the thigh in the leg.
  7. 7Prep the turkey crown.
  8. 8Prep the turkey legs for rolling.
  9. 9Make the stuffing mix.
  10. 10Roll the turkey leg.
  11. 11Put the turkey legs in the oven.
  12. 12Prepare the turkey crown for the oven.
  13. 13Separate the turkey crown skin.
  14. 14Place mirepoix under the turkey for gravy.
  15. 15Remove the wishbone from the turkey.
  16. 16Add butter to the turkey skin.
  17. 17Put the turkey crown into the oven.
  18. 18Prep raw potatoes.
  19. 19Place potatoes in water.
  20. 20Put potatoes on to boil.
  21. 21Prepare chicken wings for gravy.
  22. 22Prep onions for gravy.
  23. 23Peel and chop carrots.
  24. 24Peel and chop parsnips.
  25. 25Roll the pigs in blankets.
  26. 26Add trim into gravy.
  27. 27Place parsnips in water.
  28. 28Stir the potatoes.
  29. 29Cook bacon for the sprouts.
  30. 30Oil the pigs in blankets.
  31. 31Stir potatoes again.
  32. 32Make Yorkshire pudding batter.
  33. 33Reduce heat for gravy, potatoes, and carrots.
  34. 34Let the Yorkshire pudding mix rest.
  35. 35Chop and prep red cabbage.
  36. 36Add stock and trim into gravy.
  37. 37Boil parsnips for 21 minutes.
  38. 38Chop cauliflower.
  39. 39Fluff parsnips.
  40. 40Prep a tray for parsnips.
  41. 41Take potatoes out from boiling after 43 minutes.
  42. 42Take turkey leg out and temp test it.
  43. 43Put turkey crown back in the oven at 145°C.
  44. 44Start making bechamel sauce.
  45. 45Add booze and flavourings into red cabbage.
  46. 46Continue making bechamel sauce.
  47. 47Take turkey crown out of the oven after 20 extra minutes.
  48. 48Put the tray into preheat.
  49. 49Put cauliflower into the oven to roast.
  50. 50Fluff potatoes.
  51. 51Rest the turkey.
  52. 52Put potatoes into a tray.
  53. 53Put potatoes in the oven.
  54. 54Put parsnips into the oven.
  55. 55Add cheese into bechamel.
  56. 56Thicken and flavor the gravy.
  57. 57Take cauliflower out of the oven after 20 minutes.
  58. 58Put carrots into the oven.
  59. 59Mix cauliflower cheese.
  60. 60Start making cranberry sauce.
  61. 61Check parsnips after 15 minutes.
  62. 62Check carrots after 10 minutes.
  63. 63Check potatoes after 15 minutes.
  64. 64Finish red cabbage to stew for 40 minutes.
  65. 65Stir cranberry sauce for 12 minutes.
  66. 66Pass off gravy.
  67. 67Start making bread sauce.
  68. 68Turn parsnips after 30 minutes.
  69. 69Set oven to 170 for veg.
  70. 70Turn carrots after 30 minutes.
  71. 71Put bread sauce into a pan.
  72. 72Finish cranberry sauce after 16 minutes.
  73. 73Prepare the sprouts.

Ingredients

  • 7 kg Turkey
  • Potatoes
  • Parsnips
  • Carrots
  • Cauliflower
  • Cheese
  • Sprouts
  • Pigs in blankets
  • Mirepoix
  • Butter
  • Chicken Wings
  • Onions
  • Bacon
  • Red Cabbage
  • Stock
  • Booze and Flavourings
  • Cranberry
  • Bread

Equipment

oventraypan

Tips

  • Breaking down the turkey allows for moist birds and quicker cooking times.
  • Allowing lots of resting time for the turkey gives you time to make everything else.

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