Bell Pepper and Shrimp Ravioli
Рубрика: Holiday Starters and Sides
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Meatball Stew Soup
Households all over the province of Quebec serve sumptuous ragoût de boulettes on December 25 (the literal translation, meatball stew, doesn’t do it justice). To give the old-school recipe a new spin, Ricardo transformed it into a soup. With Christmasy spices, pork meatballs and broth, a new tradition was born. To make it even more festive, they served the soup in a handsome tureen and ladled it out at the table.
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Winter Vegetables with Sesame and Rosemary
When it comes to big, multi-course holiday menus, oven management can be tricky. To maximize space, this squash, root-veg and kale side can be made on the stovetop. A smooth, tangy tahini sauce plus a flourish of rosemary and toasted sesame seeds give the dish extraordinary texture and flavour. Bonus: You can serve it lukewarm.
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Duchess Sweet Potatoes
During the holidays, Ricardo makes it his mission to come up with a new potato dish. His family loves a silky, buttery mash, but he wanted a twist that he could easily make in advance and reheat. Enter this creamy and delicately piped mashup of potato and sweet potato (his girls’ favourite).
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Cream of Cauliflower Shooters
Make this delicate cauliflower velouté before the party, but leave the spiffy garnish for a friend with finesse. Grab a guest with some artistic flair and ask them to go to town with roasted Brussels sprout leaves, pomegranate seeds, black pepper and olive oil. This soup is their canvas.
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Slow Cooker Pork and Apple Stuffing
Stovetop and oven space at a premium? That’s where the slow cooker comes in. We simmered this mixture of pork shoulder, ground pork, apples and spices low and slow in the trusty appliance. The result is a foolproof accomplice for turkey, and a stuffing that keeps for up to four hours on the slow cooker’s Warm setting.
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Creamy Onion Soup with Fried Sage and Rosemary
A creamy soup with four—count ’em, four—ingredients: Now there’s a recipe to ease holiday stress! There’s a strong possibility you have all the items you need in your pantry already. Onions, olive oil, chicken broth and potatoes are all it takes to make this inexpensive and refined first course that you simply reheat before serving.
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Spinach and Mashed Potatoes au Gratin
While they’re a bit on the labour-intensive side, we didn’t want to omit mashed potatoes from the holiday table. Our solution: an anti-stress version that doesn’t require an insanely smooth, puréed texture. It’s even okay if it has lumps! Prepare this dish in advance and, bonus, reheat in the oven that was used to roast the turkey, while the bird rests on the counter before serving.
