The main dish of Christmas - video recipes at home

He appeared only after four centuries after the event, to the same date and the subject of much controversy.

And the circumstances of the case, we only know that in Bethlehem, Joseph and Mary found a place only in a stable. To them came the Magi, guided by a star, and brought gold, frankincense and myrrh. Come and worship the local shepherds. And Herod, having learned from the Magi about the birth of a new king of Judah, apparently in return for him, he decided, just in case of destroyed infants.

There are still some details, but they do not explain to an unprecedented culinary scope that accompanies many centuries, the celebration of Christmas. After Jesus was born in poverty, gifts of the Magi were not edible, it is unlikely the shepherds brought a roast goose. And indeed the vast majority of European Christmas dishes even in a nightmare could not have dreamed inhabitants of ancient Judea. And, I think, even sophisticated ancient Romans with their nightingale tongues would be frozen in mute amazement, wondering too whether there raged damned barbarians absorbing liver beefy goose under the ridiculous name of foie gras, and we send them, just in case, a couple of legions not to ask. And the ancient Greeks there and say nothing.

But, you say that the fact that Christ was born in poverty, we know that the story ended well. Or, as they said Bulgakov's characters: "We are, after all, alive!". So what to neglect the possibility of including the rainy and sad winter time make a stunning holiday of the year? And then in the course are all possible traditions of feasts that existed in various countries since time immemorial. In other words, as always, no one specifically devised: completed crop year, harvest, the fun begins. However, the food - the thing is not as simple as it may seem. It is known that no decent old man would not have swallowed a piece, not knowing what it means. After all, food is not just given to man. And modern people away from this knowledge are gone. And because cookies are made in the shape of a Christmas star, the one that led the Magi. Baked bread in the shape of animals, because the animals were in the barn, the angels of cookies sing glory to Christ. A mandatory Czech-Austrian Christmas dish - fried carp - so it is just a symbol of Christianity, as the fish - an ancient monogram of Jesus Christ. Using the sign of the fish, the early Christians recognize her during the persecution.

Of course, all kinds of wild boars and pigs and associated pig's head is unlikely to go well with the evangelical tradition - it is obvious that the pigs in the Christmas barn was not, but local customs stronger - for example, in Denmark or Norway Christmas dinner is not complete without these dishes.

The main dish of Christmas - video recipes at home

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But the most famous Christmas dish - a goose. And his modifications - duck and turkey. And it is this dish no relation to the Magi or shepherds, or to the crib has not. Perhaps only with his angels have in common is the wings. They say there is a goose for Christmas - a tradition rather late and is not popular. She appeared at Christmas time in 1588, when Queen Elizabeth I was eating goose for lunch - and at that moment it was reported the British Navy victory over the Spanish Armada of Philip II of Spain. Pleased with the queen ordered all there for Christmas gusey- so come good news. The custom of preparing for Christmas goose spread quickly - first in England and then in other countries. And then I began to replace goose turkey ...

And now, when thanks to our tour of the kitchens of all nations and cultures of the world, we work up an appetite, we proceed to the preparation of all kinds of tasty dishes. We suggest to start to bake traditional Christmas fruitcake Scottish Dundee cake.

Christmas stollen DUNDEE CAKE

Ingredients:

Cake 100 g of peeled almonds

180 g of butter at room temperature

180 g of light brown sugar

1 large orange

3 tbsp. spoons of apricot jam or marmalade

225 g flour

1 h. Teaspoon baking powder

3 large eggs

100 g of almond flour

2 tbsp. spoons of milk

500 g of a mixture of dried fruit (raisins, dried cranberries, pineapple and so on. N.)

100 g of cherries candied

Glaze: 1 tbsp. milk spoon

2 h. Spoons of sugar

How to make a Christmas cake dundee cake:

Preheat oven to 170 ° C. Shots with a diameter of 20 cm baking paper. Whisk the butter, add the sugar and beat a lot of again, until it becomes fluffy.
Remove the orange zest, add it to the test. Stir in the jam. Mix thoroughly. Gently insert the eggs one at a time, still whisking.
Sift flour with baking powder. Connect it to the oil mixture, enter the almond flour. Pour in milk. Add dried fruit and cherries.
Mix gently. Pour batter into the pan, level the top. The entire perimeter of the cake Put the almonds.
Bake for 45 minutes, then lower the temperature to 160 ° C and bake for 60-80 minutes. Fruitcake is important to help retain moisture, middle, should remain soft.
Ready muffins remove from oven and apply glaze (Glaze heat the milk with the sugar until sugar is dissolved).
Put the cake in the oven for another 2-3 minutes. Completely cool the cake, then remove from the mold, wrap it with cling film.
Pie has to "rest" for two days. Thereafter, Dundee cake may be fed.

With the popularity of Christmas cookies on a festive table pedestal can compete unless already honor our attention to Christmas turkey. Prepare the turkey in various ways, for example (that she was not alone in this warm family celebration) with bacon and orange, as does the famous Jamie Oliver.

Christmas turkey Jamie Oliver

Ingredients: turkey weighing 4-4, 5 kg

a pinch of sage

2 carrots

1 large orange

50 g butter

a pinch of nutmeg

12 stalks of rosemary

1 clove garlic

4 medium red onions

2 celery stalk

12 bacon strips

a handful of breadcrumbs

a handful of dried apricots

300 g of minced pork

zest of 1 lemon

1 egg

sea salt

Fresh ground pepper

olive oil

2 tbsp. tablespoons flour

1 liter chicken or vegetable broth.

How to cook a Christmas turkey from Jamie Oliver:

Preheat oven to 200 ° C. In a small saucepan, heat the olive oil, add the sage, six strips of bacon, two chopped garlic cloves and one chopped onion.
Fry until golden brown. Remove from heat and add the breadcrumbs and finely chopped dried apricots.
As the cool ground. Add ground pork, lemon zest, egg, nutmeg, salt and pepper. All mix thoroughly.
Screw in the remaining bacon, one finely chopped clove of garlic and rosemary. Pierce turkey thighs and legs with a knife and insert evenly produced rolls of bacon.
Cut the carrots and the remaining bulbs. Place the turkey on a platter so that the neck facing you.
Wipe the bird with a paper towel. Gently pull the skin edge, tight breast, and begin to liberate it from the meat toward you.
to build a "pocket" between the skin and meat, from meat to get it neatly tucking the ends of the skin to the filling does not fall out.
Weigh stuffed turkey for calculating time baking (20 minutes at 500 g). Rub turkey olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Around the turkey Put chopped onion, carrot, garlic, remaining. Cover with foil and place in the center of the preheated oven.
Reduce temperature to 180 ° C and bake for a calculated time, or up until the start of the hips do not stand out juice.
In the last 45 minutes of cooking foil can be removed to turkey acquired characteristic crisp.
Serve the turkey should be mashed potatoes or vegetables.

Let's listen: it seems that Christmas angels have told us that a turkey should apply spicy cranberry sauce (we offer you a traditional English recipe).

SPICY cranberry sauce

Ingredients: 450 g of fresh cranberries

300 ml of red port

115 g of powdered sugar

125 ml freshly squeezed orange juice

1 h. Spoon of corn flour

1 h. Spoon mustard

1 h. Spoonful of lemon juice

75 g raisin 55 g of almond flakes

1 tbsp. teaspoon orange zest

1 h. Spoon lemon peel

How to cook spicy cranberry sauce:

Mix cranberries, port, sugar and orange juice, boiled over medium heat for 10 minutes.
Mix corn flour, mustard, lemon juice and cloves with a little water. Weight should be creamy. Add the cranberries.
Then add raisins, almonds, lemon and orange rind, boil the mixture to simmer for five minutes, then chill.

Craftsmen can try again. This multikulinariya unite us not only with those with whom we will celebrate the feast at the table, but also with those who are far away from us, and in fact this is the meaning of the holiday. In the final analysis, the value of food you can think of yourself, so even more interesting, this, in itself, is also a continuation of the tradition.