Christmas Menus

['stache 21907]

Merry Christmas, you old slapdicks!

 

[Party_Taco 3820]

[dcbc 14568]

7 hours from start until I'm done eating, I must say, I Julia Childed the shit out of this Beuf

[4th and 5 4926]

Edited December 26, 2021 by 4th and 5
It wasn’t me who burned the pop ups

[MissingInAction 25311]

Had an incredible spread of brisket, venison sausage, all the fixings, several pies, and a ton of everything

 

['stache 21907]

In laws we’re impressed and that’s good enough for me! It was also very delicious.

 

[South Austin 52695]

First ever standing rib roast. Family loved it.

[mchookem 16523]

cross posted from steak thread...i normally do a prime rib roast like South Austin^ but decided on tenderloin filets and lamb lollys on impulse...not a bad choice!

sides were mushrooms^ with a balsamic reduction, broccolini, au gratin potatoes...and Luby's mac&cheese to keep us grounded 😄

[mapplewhite132 309]

First time I’ve done prime rib. Pretty pretty good. 

[BabaYaga 15377]

Prime on the egg

 

 

[Dutch 4497]

On 12/25/2021 at 8:05 PM, dcbc said:

7 hours from start until I'm done eating, I must say, I Julia Childed the shit out of this Beuf

My favorite meal; make it every NYD.

Well done, good sir.

[elfenix 34387]

kinda want to smoke a prime rib for xmas.  problem is that the smoker is here in houston and dinner is at my parents house in del boca vista in georgetown.  with a brisket i'd just smoke it til done, refrigerate, and transport.  but a prime rib only gets to 130° instead of 200°.  would it be safe to smoke, put on ice, and then reheat/sear a day or two later?

[tx 3 putt 77934]

Smoke it

I won’t charge you to store it with me

ill send pics of me eating it 

[CooterBrown 18091]

Sounds like an excuse to buy your dad a smoker after you punch him in the gunt for not owning a smoker.

 

[Steamboat1874 4153]

13 hours ago, elfenix said:

kinda want to smoke a prime rib for xmas.  problem is that the smoker is here in houston and dinner is at my parents house in del boca vista in georgetown.  with a brisket i'd just smoke it til done, refrigerate, and transport.  but a prime rib only gets to 130° instead of 200°.  would it be safe to smoke, put on ice, and then reheat/sear a day or two later?

Make sure you keep the drippings to make Yorkshire Pudding.

It is outstanding and addictive.

[luke duke 6420]

kinda want to smoke a prime rib for xmas.  problem is that the smoker is here in houston and dinner is at my parents house in del boca vista in georgetown.  with a brisket i'd just smoke it til done, refrigerate, and transport.  but a prime rib only gets to 130° instead of 200°.  would it be safe to smoke, put on ice, and then reheat/sear a day or two later?

Cook it in the oven.

[Anastasis 23512]

4 hours ago, luke duke said:

Cook it in the oven.

This. I've tried to prefer the smoked version, and don't get me wrong I will eat the shit out of a smoked prime rib, but a properly cooked oven rib roast is superior and allows the flavor of high quality beef come through. 

[Texzilla58 4745]

Make sure you keep the drippings to make Yorkshire Pudding.
It is outstanding and addictive.

Those look fantastic. Had em only once and they are perhaps the best thing to eat from England. Never made them. Got a recipe?

[Steamboat1874 4153]

This recipe is for the prime rib too but there were so easy to make.

Here is a link

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/160399/prime-rib-au-jus-with-yorkshire-pudding/

Basically you make the batter.

Take the drippings from the prime rib and coat and heat a muffin tin with the drippings and then pour the batter in and bake.

They are fabulous.

 

 

[elfenix 34387]

22 hours ago, luke duke said:

Cook it in the oven.

 

18 hours ago, Anastasis said:

This. I've tried to prefer the smoked version, and don't get me wrong I will eat the shit out of a smoked prime rib, but a properly cooked oven rib roast is superior and allows the flavor of high quality beef come through. 

well that's kinda disappointing.

 

we always do yorkshires with prime rib.  that's nothing new. 

['stache 21907]

Has anyone made a pecan pie without corn syrup? I found a recipe and am going to give it a try. Will also make the more traditional one for comparison. 

[elfenix 34387]

17 minutes ago, 'stache said:

Has anyone made a pecan pie without corn syrup? I found a recipe and am going to give it a try. Will also make the more traditional one for comparison. 

had one for thanksgiving, using the recipe from tasting history.  it was very good, not as cloying as the corn syrup version, though it could do without the meringue. 

 

 

[Texzilla58 4745]

At thanksgiving last year someone made one with agave syrup. Their Texas card was suspended a year. It was putrid. It tasted like a pecan pie cooked in pond scum. So I don’t recommend that.

[SuckitKevin 968]

42 minutes ago, Texzilla58 said:

At thanksgiving last year someone made one with agave syrup. Their Texas card was suspended a year. It was putrid. It tasted like a pecan pie cooked in pond scum. So I don’t recommend that.

 

[Brisketexan 105579]

Going pretty non-traditional for us this year.  Going to cook prime filets on the Primo, serve each with 3 seared scallops.  Sauteed spinach with bacon and mushrooms, and my mom's "Christmas rice" recipe -- kind of a take on dirty rice, with wild rice and mushrooms.  Both kids are living on a student budget, so they are craving good beef.  Gonna give it to them.  I may even buy a few other steaks to cook later in the week.  Because fuck it, I like steaks.

[InkaUtexas 26359]

Heading to see my dad for the holiday meal. We are rarely traditional. This year it is simple food. To start, Tamales. 

Dinner is Crab legs, Beef Loin with Mushroom gravy. Red Potatoes in butter. Green bean casserole (was my step mom's favorite and we lost her a year ago), and a salad. 

GF is making bread, rolls and banana, mango, blue berry bread. 

Beer while prepping, Red wine for dinner, Glenfiddich for after. 

 

[Mo Horn 8899]

We are keeping it pretty simple. Lobster tails, scallops, risotto, and a salad. Risotto is really the only one that takes work.

[Celery Man 21027]

was about to put this in the wives/stupid shit thread (because this is absolutely correlated with my wife's batshit craziness) but it doesn't exactly fit. Cookies are done, just spent the evening dropping off boxes

[Mo Horn 8899]

Those are actually really impressive

Edited December 22, 2022 by Mo Horn

[Anastasis 23512]

That's a hell of a cookie spread. 

 

[SimonBolivar 10961]

Tamales and beef cheek as is traditon with pan dulce and chocolate de abuelita to follow. Apparently marrying into Mexicans means this will be my Christmas in perpetuity. 

 

And I'm not complaining about it!

[Prepuce of Doom 21118]

Absolutely worth a read. You can hit "continue reading" and it will let you finish the article. 

[Celery Man 21027]

Our new Christmas Eve tradition 

[Zepol87 9263]

The dog and I are chilling at home. 2 dozen tamales in our future. 

[Anastasis 23512]

About to pack up and head out to my dad's place. Gonna be a good day. 

 

[hornbri 1467]

Christmas Eve Dinner last night. 2.5 pound Ribeye, overnight mac and cheese that is amazing and green stuff that makes pee smell funny. I was really happy with how this came out using reverse sear. I little more cooked than I would like but cooking for the fam. 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 25, 2022 by hornbri

[NAVY 6837]

Coming together nicely 

[dcbc 14568]

Christmas Eve Boeuf slammed.

[futureman 22565]

[South Austin 52695]

Filet au Poivre with a poor man’s demi glace.

[Mo Horn 8899]

Lobster tails, scallops, risotto, brussels sprouts with walnuts and pomegranate. 

[deadshank 24653]

[Poolflood 845]

[Hook1997 5434]

A few different cuts of prime steak and lamb chops.  Then the girlfriend made bacon wrapped asparagus with some glaze and mashed potatoes.  We had four adults only and cheese and meat trays out all day.  So plenty of leftovers to turn into a breakfast concoction in the morning.  

[Brisketexan 105579]

Went non traditional - the only standby was my mom’s Christmas rice recipe.



Flaked a little smoked sea salt from Aquavit on the steak. Solid.

[After irth 1245]

11 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Went non traditional - the only standby was my mom’s Christmas rice recipe.



Flaked a little smoked sea salt from Aquavit on the steak. Solid.

That’s a sexy plate. Care to share more about that rice?

[Texzilla58 4745]

Christmas Eve was a pot of chili, tamales I picked up from Tommy Tamale, the usual adding, with a crock pot of queso and Fritos to much on during the game along with sausage cheddar balls.

Christmas dinner started with a couple pounds of 16-20 wild gulf shrimp with remoulade and cocktail sauce. The main was a venison tenderloin from a buck harvested a few weeks ago by my DiL, sliced into filets, wrapped in good bacon, marinated and grilled to a perfect medium rare. Green bean casserole, corn pudding, mashed taters made a great meal. Homemade Cherry pie, pecan pie, and Texas sheet cake completed the evening.

[CooterBrown 18091]

We decided yesterday to do a Christmas Story style Xmas dinner and hit up a Chinese restaurant. Showed up at First Chinese BBQ at 5. It took an hour to get a seat and 90 minutes to get our food.

I’m planning ahead next year and getting Wu Chow reservations early. I really liked getting out of the house for dinner since I was going stir crazy.

[tx 3 putt 77934]

My brother crushed it, stuffed pork tenderloin 

 

 

Edited December 26, 2022 by tx 3 putt

[ohchaucer 1443]

Family visits fell through so kids did kid stuff and I made a bolognese for wife and me. Simple and good.