Alternative to Turkey (because you might not get one)

[petitspois]

I've only cooked turkey once. I got the crown out on the chopping board to add butter and salt before cooking but it just looked like a big purple bum it turned me sick.

We have steak as the kids also enjoy it.

(Steak, roasties, mash, yorkshires, cauliflower cheese, roast parsnips, carrots, peas, braised red cabbage with some steak sauces on the table if needed).

 

[lemonlime]

I thought you were suggesting alternatives to the country Turkey

I prefer roast chicken over turkey anyway. Since there will be no large gatherings this year, I don't want my family to invest in a whole lot of food that they will get tired of in the following days. Maybe just going for the breast rather than a whole bird is more managable.

 

[Readread]

AH yes, the boiled ham, getting that this week, only a small one because it's only my Mother and I who will eat it.

Lovely. I always use the water it was boiled in to make soup. Delicious.

 

[Platypusfattypus]

We got our turkey today. But if we couldn't have got one, I'd have just got chicken and beef and we'd have both.

 

[Pinkblush]

I've never liked turkey. Can't bear the smell and its too dry. When I was young we had turkey but I would get chops or sausages intead which I loved. Luckily him indoors doesn't like turkey so we have roast ham or beef with all the trimmings.

 

[Tree_]

We're having beef and gammon. Turkey on boxing day round my parents

 

[Skyeball]

If we can't get one, I'll go with chicken and double up on pigs in blankets.
I'd love to do lamb but the kids won't touch it.

 

[emmer_moans]

Chicken.

 

[petitspois]

Shame really, would be nice to have a turkey a few times over the year.

Why though? It’s dry and a pain to cook

 

[1001 others]

Chicken ... I find turkey too strong; cranberry goes well with chicken too (if you've already bought it for the turkey).

 

[Interestingbitsnbats]

I Christmas day no one to cook for expect my partner so we are having curry for lunch with the works naan etc
The evening meal of yorkshire pud mash and pigs in blankets

 

[NightCircus]

We all hate turkey in my house and always have chicken. I do worry we might struggle to find a decent one this year!

 

[Itsalwayssunny]

Ours in on order from our butchers, its definitely worth seeing if your local one is still taking orders. OK more expensive than sainsburys but I much prefer them.

Alternatively you could look at getting a goose?

 

[iloveanimals]

I’ve been veggie since I was a teen so never had to buy one- parents hate turkey so was always a nice roast lamb on the menu! How about taking inspo from other countries’ Xmas dinners? Turkey isn’t a thing in other countries and lamb, goose, pork feature as the main dishes. I think if I were a meat lover my ideal Xmas dinner would be something like a Beef Wellington or lamb with rosemary.

I always have a quorn joint. I dont like nut roast. My husband has a chicken and shares it with the cats.

 

[Esme]

My husband has suggested pork and chicken instead of turkey this year. Mostly to do with us unlikely wanting to face the rush at the shops when they are released but also we are just going to my mums, not many mouths to feed (she is single and my younger brothers lives there).

As someone said above your local butcher is a good shout and I’m sure they’d be thrilled to have the business

 

[265]

Ours in on order from our butchers, its definitely worth seeing if your local one is still taking orders. OK more expensive than sainsburys but I much prefer them.

Alternatively you could look at getting a goose?

Sadly goose isn't an option and there is no local butchers, well not in a 10 mile radius.

 

[Readread]

I don’t like a whole turkey anyway, prefer just a crown.
Can’t go wrong with a ham joint either.

 

[openbook1]

Have not had a turkey for years for either thanksgiving or Christmas. Many people seem to just get it because that is the "done" thing but I have never really liked it. We do a nice roast beef instead

 

[265]

We have 2 legs of lamb in the freezer which is why Lamb is on the menu for xmas day, this is just in case we have problems obtaining any more meat for the Sunday Lunches. I'm thinking there might be a shortage due to the Bird Flu which is part of the problem for the lack of Turkey.

 

[MrsJones83]

We never buy turkey for Xmas dinner! The few times I’ve had it at other people’s houses I’ve always thought it was over rated. We usually have a ham, and something else. We’ve had beef, lamb, 3 bird roast and even chicken.