Christmas Main Dishes to Remember - 43 recipes
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Christmas Rib Roast
By á-81335
No holiday is complete without a delectable Christmas Rib Roast
- 2 sticks unsalted, softened butter
- 1 head garlic, with the cloves coarsely chopped
- 1 cup prepared horseradish
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons thyme, chopped
- 3 tablespoons rosemary, chopped
- 3 tablespoons sage, chopped
- 1 (3 to 5 pound) roast of beef
- Salt & freshly ground pepper
Roasted Corned Beef with a Bourbon Molasses Glaze
By Foodiewife, A Feast for the Eyes
The month of March is when I make my annual St
- VEGETABLES:
- 1 package corned beef brisket (3 to 4 Pounds)
- 3 tablespoons ground black pepper
- 1 head green cabbage (can use 2 If you'd like)
- Olive oil, for searing
- 1/2 bottle Guinness, or any beer
- 1 cup balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons sugar (optional)
- 3 to 4 carrots, peeled and cut into 4 to 5-inch pieces
- 6 to 8 potatoes, peeled and cut into quarters (I use Yukon Gold potatoes)
- 2 onions, peeled and quartered
- BRISKET GLAZE:
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons molasses
- 1/4 cup bourbon (if you'd prefer, you can use apple juice)
Holiday Brisket
By rrxing
Holiday Brisket is the perfect main course for any holiday gathering or celebration, because it feeds a crowd and t...
- 1 (3-pound) fresh beef brisket, trimmed of excess fat
- 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt of you choice
- 1/2 teaspoon McCormick® ground black pepper
- 3 medium carrots, coarsely chopped
- 3 celery ribs, coarsely chopped
- 3 medium onions, coarsely chopped
- 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
- 2 packages McCormick® brown gravy mix
- 1 cup water
- 2 McCormick® bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon McCormick® basil
- 2 tablespoons dry red wine
Tyler Florence's Pan Roasted Cowboy Ribeye with Creamed Swiss Chard
By Foodiewife, A Feast for the Eyes
This creamed swiss chard is outstanding! So is the steak and the panko crumbs and the other recipe "Caramelized On...
- BREAD CRUMB TOPPING:
- 2 large (16 to 18-ounce) bone-in rib-eye steaks
- 1 sprig fresh rosemary
- 4 sprigs fresh thyme
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 to 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves removed
- 2 sprig fresh rosemary, leaves removed
- 1 About 1 cup panko bread crumbs
- Salt and freshly cracked black pepper
- CREAMED RAINBOW CHARD:
- 1 large bunch Swiss chard, leafs removed from the stem and leaves chopped (or fresh spinach)
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 2 fresh bay leaves
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
- 4 sprigs fresh thyme
- 2 to 3 cloves garlic, peeled
- Freshly grated Parmesan, to taste
- Salt and freshly cracked black pepper
- 1 lemon, juiced
Apple Butter Glazed Ham
By carvalhohm
Nothing says "holidays" like this , so it's no surprise this is one of our most popular holiday dinner recipes
- 1 (6 to 10-pound) bone in smoked ham
- 3/4 cup apple butter
- 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1/4 cup sugar-free maple syrup
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Fresh Corn Tamales with Cheese & Jalapeño
By dkanon
Vegetarian tamales with Manchego and smoked mozzarella, and pickled jalapeño
- 6 large pickled jalapeño peppers
- 8 ounces smoked mozzarella cheese
- 8 ounces Manchego cheese
- 40 to 45 corn husk for tamales (better to have too many than not enough)
- Foil paper or deli paper sheets
Ham Glaze with Root Beer New Orleans Style
By rejadez
This ham glaze recipe is from Tom Fitzmorris, noted New Orleans food critic and pretty darn good chef
- 1 (4 pound) cured smoked ham
- 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
- 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 24 ounces barq root beer (two cans)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons tabasco caribbean style steak sauce
- 6 cloves
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1/2 orange, juice and zest of
- 1/2 lemon, rind of
Greek Stuffed Prosciutto & Fig Jam Pork Loin Roll
By Foodiewife, A Feast for the Eyes
This Greek stuffed prosciutto & fig jam pork loin roll may sound and look intimidating, but it's actually simple an...
- PAN SAUCE:
- 3 to 4 pound pork loin roast, butterflied (your butcher can do this for you)
- Kosher salt & fresh cracked black pepper
- 3 to 4 slices prosciutto
- 1 jar fig jam (easily found at most grocery stores)
- 1 cup Greek feta cheese, crumbled
- Frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry (or fresh spinach, washed and dried)
- 2 garlic cloves, sliced thin
- 1/2 cup Ruby Red Port Wine (or any red wine)
- 1/2 cup chicken stock
- 1 pat unsalted butter
Pasteles de masa (Green Banana Meat Pie)
By jdelrio
For many Puerto Rican families, the quintessential holiday season dish is pasteles, which English-speakers often li...
- FILLING:
- 2 pounds pork
- 4 sweet peppers
- 4 cilantro leaves
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 1 pound cooking ham
- 1 green pepper
- 1 onion
- 1 can chickpeas
- 1 tablespoon olives or capers
- 1 cup bell pepper
- Salt and pepper to taste
- DOUGH:
- 5 pounds of white yam
- 2 pounds of yellow yam or potatoes
- 1 green plantain
- 1/2 pound pumpkin
- 20 green bananas
- 2 1/2 tablespoons salt
- 2 tablespoons warm milk
- 1 pound achiote oil, melted
- 35 banana leaves and paper
- Salt to taste
- Cord tie
Roasted Salmon
By á-90
Baked salmon with choice of sauce; raspberry mustard, Sicilian lemon balsamic or soy honey mustard
- RASPBERRY MUSTARD SAUCE:
- 4 salmon fillets
- 1 lemon, sliced
- 1 tablespoon raspberry balsamic
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 3 tablespoons Grey Poupon Harvest Coarse Ground Mustard
- SICILIAN LEMON BALSAMIC VINEGAR:
- 2 tablespoons vinegar mixed with 2 tablespoons olive oil
- SOY-HONEYMUSTARD:
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 2 tablespoons coarse ground mustard
Marmalade-Glazed Ham
By nlhartman
A perfect recipe for the holidays, this Marmalade Glazed Ham is sweet with a little spice, with a hint of tropical ...
- 1/2 cup bitter orange marmalade
- 1/4 cup honey, pure maple syrup, or light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon adobo sauce, Aleppo pepper, or spicy Dijon mustard
- 3 tablespoons bourbon, Cognac, or dark rum
- 1 (12 to 14-pound) whole cured, smoked, bone-in ham
Crock Pot Brown Sugar Pineapple Ham
By á-11135
Honey, brown sugar and pineapple give this ham a great taste while cooking in a crockpot makes this ham tender and ...
- 1 ham, pre-cooked, spiral cut bonein or boneless, either will work
- 3 1/2 cups brown sugar
- 1/2 cup raw natural honey
- 1 20-ounce) can pineapple tidbits or chunks, do not drain
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