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00:00Hi, my name is Holly Alton and I'm a food and drink writer for National World.
00:04Today, I'm going to be sharing with you top tips to pull off Christmas dinner like a pro,
00:09courtesy of some incredible chefs dotted around the country.
00:13Now, I am hosting Christmas dinner in my new house this year for the very first time
00:17and I am a bag of nerves because I have no idea what to do.
00:21However, some chefs have got in touch and they are sharing some excellent, unique tips
00:26to make a perfect Christmas dinner.
00:29Now, the most important part of any Christmas dinner meal is the meat
00:34and most of us across the UK tend to opt for a turkey.
00:37Now, Elliot Day, co-founder of Field Goods, has shared that brining a turkey
00:42could be the best thing to do for it.
00:44Now, Elliot has shared what you need to make the perfect turkey brine,
00:48which includes water, sugar, beer, salt, smoked bacon, orange and cloves.
00:55And brining your turkey with this sort of ingredients will make it taste
01:00absolutely delicious and very juicy.
01:02And although the turkey may be the main star of the Christmas dinner,
01:05you also have to take into consideration sides and gravies.
01:09Benjamin Forever, Y. Castell, who is the head chef at Pavilion London,
01:13has shared what he does to make a really rich gravy
01:16and that is adding in a square or two of dark chocolate alongside red wine
01:21to give a real rich body flavour.
01:23And while on Christmas Day we may be looking forward to the Christmas dinner,
01:26you still want to enjoy the rest of the festivities of the day,
01:29playing games with your family, unwrapping presents,
01:32maybe listening to some exciting Christmas music,
01:34so you want as much time you can possibly have.
01:37And another head chef has shared a great time-saving tip.
01:41Theo Randall, chef patron at The Intercontinental,
01:44has suggested that you do as much prep as you can the day before Christmas Day
01:49so that when it comes to the actual day itself,
01:51you're able to just chuck it all in and have a lovely Christmas dinner.
01:55And Adam Bateman, executive chef at Strait's Kitchen,
01:58has suggested that you buy a meat probe and has described it as game-changing.
02:03And lastly, the leftovers.
02:05So we tend to buy a lot of ingredients to make sure we have enough
02:09to go around all of the family this Christmas,
02:11but we're usually left with quite a few leftovers.
02:14Pavel Baranov, head chef at UBA,
02:17has said try something a little bit different with your leftovers.
02:20Maybe making a nice, refreshing salad.
02:22After the Christmas period, we've consumed so much food,
02:25we want to get a little bit healthier once it has passed.
02:28So turning these leftovers into a nice sort of turkey salad
02:32could be a really great way to utilise those leftovers.
02:36So there you have it.
02:37There are some amazing tips from some really talented chefs across the UK
02:41to ensure you pull off a Christmas dinner like a professional.
02:50Recipe at Receptfavoriter.se