Christmas Main Dishes to Remember - 43 recipes
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Christmas Rib Roast
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By á-81335
No holiday is complete without a delectable Christmas Rib Roast
- 2 sticks unsalted, softened butter
- 1 head garlic, with the cloves coarsely chopped
- 1 cup prepared horseradish
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons thyme, chopped
- 3 tablespoons rosemary, chopped
- 3 tablespoons sage, chopped
- 1 (3 to 5 pound) roast of beef
- Salt & freshly ground pepper
Roasted Corned Beef with a Bourbon Molasses Glaze
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By Foodiewife, A Feast for the Eyes
The month of March is when I make my annual St
- VEGETABLES:
- 1 package corned beef brisket (3 to 4 Pounds)
- 3 tablespoons ground black pepper
- 1 head green cabbage (can use 2 If you'd like)
- Olive oil, for searing
- 1/2 bottle Guinness, or any beer
- 1 cup balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons sugar (optional)
- 3 to 4 carrots, peeled and cut into 4 to 5-inch pieces
- 6 to 8 potatoes, peeled and cut into quarters (I use Yukon Gold potatoes)
- 2 onions, peeled and quartered
- BRISKET GLAZE:
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons molasses
- 1/4 cup bourbon (if you'd prefer, you can use apple juice)
Holiday Brisket
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By rrxing
Holiday Brisket is the perfect main course for any holiday gathering or celebration, because it feeds a crowd and t...
- 1 (3-pound) fresh beef brisket, trimmed of excess fat
- 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt of you choice
- 1/2 teaspoon McCormick® ground black pepper
- 3 medium carrots, coarsely chopped
- 3 celery ribs, coarsely chopped
- 3 medium onions, coarsely chopped
- 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
- 2 packages McCormick® brown gravy mix
- 1 cup water
- 2 McCormick® bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon McCormick® basil
- 2 tablespoons dry red wine
Tyler Florence's Pan Roasted Cowboy Ribeye with Creamed Swiss Chard
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By Foodiewife, A Feast for the Eyes
This creamed swiss chard is outstanding! So is the steak and the panko crumbs and the other recipe "Caramelized On...
- BREAD CRUMB TOPPING:
- 2 large (16 to 18-ounce) bone-in rib-eye steaks
- 1 sprig fresh rosemary
- 4 sprigs fresh thyme
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 to 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves removed
- 2 sprig fresh rosemary, leaves removed
- 1 About 1 cup panko bread crumbs
- Salt and freshly cracked black pepper
- CREAMED RAINBOW CHARD:
- 1 large bunch Swiss chard, leafs removed from the stem and leaves chopped (or fresh spinach)
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 2 fresh bay leaves
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
- 4 sprigs fresh thyme
- 2 to 3 cloves garlic, peeled
- Freshly grated Parmesan, to taste
- Salt and freshly cracked black pepper
- 1 lemon, juiced
Apple Butter Glazed Ham
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By carvalhohm
Nothing says "holidays" like this , so it's no surprise this is one of our most popular holiday dinner recipes
- 1 (6 to 10-pound) bone in smoked ham
- 3/4 cup apple butter
- 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1/4 cup sugar-free maple syrup
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Fresh Corn Tamales with Cheese & Jalapeño
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By dkanon
Vegetarian tamales with Manchego and smoked mozzarella, and pickled jalapeño
- 6 large pickled jalapeño peppers
- 8 ounces smoked mozzarella cheese
- 8 ounces Manchego cheese
- 40 to 45 corn husk for tamales (better to have too many than not enough)
- Foil paper or deli paper sheets
Ham Glaze with Root Beer New Orleans Style
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By rejadez
This ham glaze recipe is from Tom Fitzmorris, noted New Orleans food critic and pretty darn good chef
- 1 (4 pound) cured smoked ham
- 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
- 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 24 ounces barq root beer (two cans)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons tabasco caribbean style steak sauce
- 6 cloves
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1/2 orange, juice and zest of
- 1/2 lemon, rind of
Greek Stuffed Prosciutto & Fig Jam Pork Loin Roll
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By Foodiewife, A Feast for the Eyes
This Greek stuffed prosciutto & fig jam pork loin roll may sound and look intimidating, but it's actually simple an...
- PAN SAUCE:
- 3 to 4 pound pork loin roast, butterflied (your butcher can do this for you)
- Kosher salt & fresh cracked black pepper
- 3 to 4 slices prosciutto
- 1 jar fig jam (easily found at most grocery stores)
- 1 cup Greek feta cheese, crumbled
- Frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry (or fresh spinach, washed and dried)
- 2 garlic cloves, sliced thin
- 1/2 cup Ruby Red Port Wine (or any red wine)
- 1/2 cup chicken stock
- 1 pat unsalted butter
Pasteles de masa (Green Banana Meat Pie)
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By jdelrio
For many Puerto Rican families, the quintessential holiday season dish is pasteles, which English-speakers often li...
- FILLING:
- 2 pounds pork
- 4 sweet peppers
- 4 cilantro leaves
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 1 pound cooking ham
- 1 green pepper
- 1 onion
- 1 can chickpeas
- 1 tablespoon olives or capers
- 1 cup bell pepper
- Salt and pepper to taste
- DOUGH:
- 5 pounds of white yam
- 2 pounds of yellow yam or potatoes
- 1 green plantain
- 1/2 pound pumpkin
- 20 green bananas
- 2 1/2 tablespoons salt
- 2 tablespoons warm milk
- 1 pound achiote oil, melted
- 35 banana leaves and paper
- Salt to taste
- Cord tie
Roasted Salmon
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By á-90
Baked salmon with choice of sauce; raspberry mustard, Sicilian lemon balsamic or soy honey mustard
- RASPBERRY MUSTARD SAUCE:
- 4 salmon fillets
- 1 lemon, sliced
- 1 tablespoon raspberry balsamic
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 3 tablespoons Grey Poupon Harvest Coarse Ground Mustard
- SICILIAN LEMON BALSAMIC VINEGAR:
- 2 tablespoons vinegar mixed with 2 tablespoons olive oil
- SOY-HONEYMUSTARD:
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 2 tablespoons coarse ground mustard
Marmalade-Glazed Ham
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By nlhartman
A perfect recipe for the holidays, this Marmalade Glazed Ham is sweet with a little spice, with a hint of tropical ...
- 1/2 cup bitter orange marmalade
- 1/4 cup honey, pure maple syrup, or light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon adobo sauce, Aleppo pepper, or spicy Dijon mustard
- 3 tablespoons bourbon, Cognac, or dark rum
- 1 (12 to 14-pound) whole cured, smoked, bone-in ham
Crock Pot Brown Sugar Pineapple Ham
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By á-11135
Honey, brown sugar and pineapple give this ham a great taste while cooking in a crockpot makes this ham tender and ...
- 1 ham, pre-cooked, spiral cut bonein or boneless, either will work
- 3 1/2 cups brown sugar
- 1/2 cup raw natural honey
- 1 20-ounce) can pineapple tidbits or chunks, do not drain
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