The full roast: chicken, pigs in blankets, honey-glazed carrots, sprouts, cauliflower cheese, roast potatoes and stuffing, all under a proper gravy.
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servings15
minutes30
minutesThe full roast: chicken, pigs in blankets, honey-glazed carrots, sprouts, cauliflower cheese, roast potatoes and stuffing, all under a proper gravy.
Ingredients
1 whole chicken
Pigs in blankets (chipolatas wrapped in bacon)
Carrots, cut into batons
Honey
Brussels sprouts
Cauliflower
Cheese sauce (cheddar, flour, butter, milk)
Potatoes, for roasting
Stuffing mix
Red cabbage
Gravy (stock, flour, pan juices)
Directions
- Roast the chicken low and slow, basting occasionally, until the skin is golden and the juices run clear.
- Parboil the potatoes, rough them up, then roast in hot fat until crisp and golden, turning halfway.
- Toss the carrots in honey and roast until caramelised. Roast the pigs in blankets alongside until crisp.
- Boil the sprouts and cauliflower until just tender. Top the cauliflower with cheese sauce and finish under the grill until bubbling.
- Make the stuffing according to the pack, and braise the red cabbage.
- Rest the chicken, then make a gravy from the roasting juices.
- Carve the chicken and serve everything together, with gravy poured over.
This one sits in the British recipes here, alongside the rest of the british recipes on the site. For more on where british cooking comes from, see Wikipedia.
This christmas dinner is best shared. See more British recipes on Meals & Mixers.
