Kitchen aficionado Jamie Oliver wants to make sure everyone has all the ingredients they need for an amazing Christmas dinner and has listed every item you’ll need on a shopping list
TV chef Jamie Oliver has given families a huge Christmas shopping list for the holidays ahead.
The star is keen to ensure everyone has what they need as they prepare for one of the biggest days of the year in the kitchen. He reckons if people follow his detailed suggestions they will have no mishaps when the family appears on Christmas Day.
He gives a detailed list of the ingredients people will need to create delicious food. The detailed array of items will sell out quickly and so time is of the essence. Jamie said: “If you’re following Jamie’s Christmas Day Masterplan down to the letter, this is everything you’ll need. We’ve made a list (and checked it twice) so you don’t have to – here’s to your easiest Christmas ever”
The chef goes on to outline the essentials for making Christmas Day and your festive dinner as good as it can be. His ‘masterplan’ even explains the number of people who it caters for.
MENU (SERVES 8-10)
JAMIE’S CHRISTMAS TURKEY WITH GRAVY (serves 12 with lots of leftovers)
MEAT STUFFING (serves 10)7 PIGS IN BLANKETS (flex up depending on how many you’re cooking for)
BEST ROAST POTATOES (10 as a side)
SQUASHED BRUSSELS (serves 6–8)
GLAZED CARROTS (8 as a side)
CRANBERRY SAUCE (serves 8)
FRUIT, VEGETABLES, FRESH HERBS
In the shopping list he says you”ll need 4 clementines, 4 eating apples, 300g fresh or frozen cranberries, 2.5kg medium Maris Piper potatoes, small mixed-colour carrots, heirloom if you can get them, 1kg Brussels sprouts 2 leeks, 2 carrotsm, 2 sticks of celery, 1 fresh red chilli, 2 bulbs of garlic, 2½ bunches of fresh sage (75g) 1 bunch of fresh thyme (20g)14 fresh bay leaves, 1 bunch of fresh rosemary (30g) +2 sprigs of fresh rosemary*
MEAT
1 x 7kg higher-welfare turkey(Jamie uses a Paul Kelly bird higher-welfare turkeygiblets, 1kg minced higher-welfare pork shoulder, 16 rashers of higher-welfare smoked streaky bacon + 1 rasher of higher-welfare smoked streaky bacon(per pig in blanket), 1 higher-welfare cocktail sausage(per pig in blanket), 150g raw higher-welfare chorizo
STORE CUPBOARD
400g stale bread, whole nutmeg, for grating, 2 tablespoons runny honey, 2 tablespoons maple syrup, 1 400g tin of peaches, in juice, 200g vac-packed chestnuts+ 100g vac-packed chestnuts, 2 heaped tablespoons plain flour, 50ml quality spiced rum, 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar
BUTTER, OIL & DRIPPING
400g unsalted butter (at room temperature),m Olive oil, 4 tablespoons goose fat (or unsalted butter 1 tablespoon dripping.
HOUSEHOLD ESSENTIALS
Strong tin foil, Freezer-proof bags or containers (for allthose lovely leftovers)
SQUASHED BRUSSELS
You’ll need these ingredients for Jamie’s SquashedBrussels recipe, which is roasted with chorizo& chestnuts. If you’d prefer to go with Mustard Brussels’ tops. The Brussels in a hustle or Braised Brussels instead, refer to page 134 (Jamie Oliver’sChristmas Cookbook) and swap in your preferred ingredients.
PIGS IN BLANKETS
Fancy mixing up your pigs in blankets this year? Check out page 164 of Jamie Oliver’s Christmas Cookbook for a whole host of delicious flavour combos to try.
MAKE IT YOUR OWN
He added: “If you’d like to scale any of Jamie’s Christmas Day Masterplan dishes up or down, here’s a handy breakdown of what you’ll need for each recipe. Feel free to double or halve these, as you see fit. Happy cooking.”
