Create A Crowd-Pleasing Christmas Feast

Seasonal ingredients and traditional recipes are given a delicious twist by Gizzi Erskine to create a crowd-pleasing Christmas feast

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BRAISED SOUR RED CABBAGE WITH POMEGRANATE

I’ve made a favourite recipe even more Christmassy with seasonal pomegranates, adding a vibrant, acidic tang to Christmas lunch

SERVES 4

2 tbsp olive oil
2 red onions, thinly sliced
½ large red cabbage (or 1 small one), cored and thinly sliced
100ml red wine vinegar
150ml water
3 tbsp brown sugar
50ml pomegranate molasses
3 juniper berries Pinch of ground cloves Seeds from ½ pomegranate Sea salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper

PERFECT ROAST POTATOES

SERVES 4-6

6 largish potatoes, peeled and quartered
3 tbsp vegetable oil
3 tbsp goose fat
A few rosemary sprigs
1 garlic bulb, halved horizontally
Sea salt flakes