Christmas meal - without turkey

[starbuck]

Looking to do a really good chrimbo meal but without turkey(as I don't like it).

My options are beef, lamb, chicken or pork.

Anyone got a really good recipe for any of these. Has to be exceptional as it's for christmas.

[0iD]

sod Chicken, go to your local butcher & get a Cockerel, it's much, much tastier. I'm doing Goose, Duck & Cockerel this year for the family 0iD

[directhex]

make a curry.

[kopite]

We are having Goose this year

Had a bit of trouble finding somewhere local that does goose but we found a farm. Bird is ordered and we`ll get to pick it up on the sunday before xmas day

[Lucio]

Duck makes for a different Christmas dinner, and quite frankly doesn't need a fancy recipe because many people don't tend to have it that often.

[herulach]

How many people are you cooking for?
Whole Suckling Pig

[cougarslam]

fillet steak.

[arbitor]

Im having steak every day of my christmas holiday i have decided..

THE best meat out there imo ( decent cuts mind)

[godsdog]

Beef Wellington

Edit: actually that whole suckling pig idea is making me salivate

[roorooroo]

I'm making some Lamb this year..my fave

[Stewart]

We're having Archaeopteryx this year. Tesco had them half price.

[redlight]

My local farm shop has been selling Meleagris gallopavo at half price if you catch it yourself. I have been trying to get mine for the last three days the sod keeps running off but the shop owner says sale or return. How the hell can I return it if I can't catch the fat sod.
Merry Christmas everybody.

[midzt]

"I like Lobster!!!".... "Victoria!!!"

Sorry, couldnt resist.

I reckon beef or gammon tho

[Moby-Dick]

Goose FTW

Chicken wise , try a nice free range organic one, or if you have a good butcher a well matured forerib of beef.

[stytagm]

Another Vote for Goose, I bullied my Mum into doing one the last time I was at the Old's for Christmas and it was fantastic, the roast potatoes are to die for!

It's fairly straightforward to roast too, the gotcha is it releases a lot of fat, so you roast it straight on the grill/shelf of the oven, with a roasting dish on the shelf below to catch the fat, that way you can change the dish when it fills up.

We also had Venison one year which was also good, and the leftovers were the best.

[godsdog]

what you want is one of those 4 and 20 blackbird pie things that hugh fearnley whittingstall did. plus everything mentioned on this thread, lobster included.