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Nice! Gonna ask for that for Xmas.

I used this one last year

https://www.hillandszrok.co.uk/journal/5cFwtm0dQWgUu0y2kgQ6yG

Turned out nice

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Protip - get the blowtorch out to finish off the crackling

Just oil, herbs, garlic, chilli, salt and pepper... I've added parmesan and pine nuts in the past but I'm totally over that now, bit vulgar if you ask me... Anything goes!!! Lots of salt is important...

Marinade then roll, leave it in the fridge for at least 24hrs before you slow roast it...

That looks fucking great...

T'was ballz o'amaeze.

Doing it again this year.

I might do a sous vide/smoked brisket this Christmas... And a smoked snacking chicken... Will probably do a porchetta as well, who am I kidding?

You can also cold smoke mushrooms and then stuff them in the porchetta.

Cold smoke halloumi is also pretty amazing

Doing it again this year.

Fancy making two?

After a few years I've come to the conclusion that less is more with porchetta, super salty spicy garlicky herbiness is the name of the game... More is more, I don't think you can overdo it... Max it out...

I, for one, welcome the return of the seasonal #porchettachannel

Also. Fennel.

Yes!!!

Great! Let me know what you think.

Used this recipe last year too.

Year before I made a jerk Porchetta - which also feels quite nice a festive and was also delish

Oh yes! Those were your links you posted originally. Apologies for failing to credit you for that.

yeah i'm inclined to agree. i was watching some meltford on yourube add chicken livers, mincemeat and fucking apricots to the mix. fuck that noise.

as for 'oibs - rosemary, thyme and sage?

meat is ordered. 5 kilos for 35 notez.

I like this vindaloo recipe: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/feb/08/how-to-cook-the-perfect-vindaloo-recipe

Top tip: all meat curries are better after 2 hours in the oven rather than simmering on the hob.

Just made a vegetable soup, need to soak some beans and tomorrow it’ll be a vegetable bean soup.
Got to season the lamb neck that forms the basis of the meat soup with garlic and rosemary, and finish off the stewed Apple cheesecake (which I totally forgot I needed to make) and which I’m baking as a dry run for the version I make for the outlaws over Christmas.
Currently drinking red wine and waiting for the steak I’ve just eaten to settle before I put the cheesecake in the oven..

rosemary, thyme and sage?

Bang on!

very much tbis. I did one last year and it was nice but under seasoned and I thought I put loads in.

Adding to the cherry tomato love-in; Sainsburys do cans of peeled cherry tomatoes so you don't end up with loads of skin fragments.

Girlfriend is making noises about us ditching the turkey for a less traditional bit of meat for Christmas Dinner, which as I hate roast dinners wholeheartedly support, thing is my mind is drawing a blank for what I should do instead.

Anyone got any amazeballs suggestions for something I can whip up suitable for 4-6 people (there's just two of us, but leftovers ARE christmas).

budget up to about £40 for a decent joint of something or other. ideally not requiring any stupidly specific cooking equipment that we might not have.

Goose would be the obvious alternative, much tastier meat, and can use the fat to make amazing roast potatoes. I would do Goose every year is it wasn't for the fact I have 16 to serve...