Entertaining with leftovers
With guests turning up between Christmas and New Year the temptation is to go out and buy more food while you still have mountains of leftovers to get rid of.
Here are a few suggestions for feeding your guests well without adding to your food mountain.
1. A warming bowl of soup always goes down well – add left over vegetables to stock made from the turkey carcase and blitz with blender or in a food processor, heat (but don’t boil), season and serve.
· Winter vegetable (carrots & parsnips)
· Broccoli & stilton
2. Festive canapés
· Turkey meat balls made with chopped turkey, stuffing, cranberry jelly & gravy.
· Mini bubble & squeak cakes. Add beaten egg & plain flour to mashed potatoes & chopped sprouts. Roll into small balls & fry until golden.
3. Turn left over bread sauce into a savoury bread pudding by adding beaten egg and slowly cooking in the oven. Chill, slice into squares, and serve with toppings like smoked salmon or brie & cranberry sauce.
4. Coronation Turkey – use turkey, cream, mayonnaise & curry powder, then add sweetness with chutney and dried fruit, sprinkle with chopped almonds to serve.
5. Keep some puff pastry in the freezer to turn a variety of leftovers into mini-pies, tartlets & twists.
6. Chop & mix turkey & roast potatoes as a basis for croquettes.
7. Core apples and stuff with left over mincemeat and crushed nuts. Bake and serve with cream.
8. Pannettone makes delicious bread & butter pudding.
If you are stuck for inspiration checkout http://www.supercook.com/ and simply put in the ingredients you have for inspiration.
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