My Christmas Dinner Thread

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Well it's fake Christmas tomorrow got all the ingredients apart from some Prawns. I'll Be updating this thread as I go, makes it easier. So it will be fairly blank till later on and not complete till probably early hours Sunday.

Menu:
Taster - Steak tartare with home made crisps
Starter - lemon prawn bruschetta with rocket and coriander pesto
Main - Roast haunch of venison with Roast beetroot, Celeriac purée, fondant potatoes and port sauce
Dessert - Zuppa Inglese with brandy snap basket and Christmas pudding ice cream
Cheese Board - Port Salute, Blue Stilton Colston bassett, Brie de Meaux, Smoked Apllewood, cambozola, Morbier
Drunken snacks for later in the day - Mince pies


Steak tartare with home made crisps
Steak tartare
Ingredients:

450g fillet steak
2 egg yolks
2 tsp cracked mustard or Dijon mustard
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
2–4 dashes Tabasco
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
3–4 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 shallot
2 gherkins
3 tsp capers, drained
6 stalks parsley, finely chopped
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste.

1) Whisk the egg yolks, mustard, Worcestershire sauce and hot sauce in a large bowl until smooth. Gradually whisk in the olive oil and lemon juice until it becomes the constancy of a loose mayonnaise. Season with salt and pepper.

2) Slice the meat with a very sharp knife or cleaver into paper-thin pieces, Gather pieces together and slice crosswise into smaller pieces, then finely chop them and add to the bowl.

3) Add the onions, gherkins, capers and parsley to the mixture and toss with two spoons until everything is well combined




home made crisps
A few potatoes finely sliced
oil

1) thinly slice potatoes and deep fry till golden, drain and salt