Paul Askew, noted chef, has spent many a days cooking festive dinners for a packed restaurant at the London Carriageworks. This makes him an authority on cooking elaborate and delicious dinners on celebrated occasions. In this blog, you will learn the Christmas dinner secrets of Chef Askew, so that you can be armed with expert knowledge when you try your hand at cooking Christmas dinner next year:

The Tips

1) Right Ingredients

Cooking a perfect dinner begins with choosing the right ingredients. For example, the right Turkey, or right smoked salmon, or the right Brussels sprouts. Chef Askew buys his stuff from the local marketplaces, which offer seasonal and fresh produce. You should do that too if you want your dinner to turn out the best.

2) Bone out the Turkey

If you don’t want to spend too much time preparing your Turkey for the oven, then ask your butcher to bone out its legs and mince them. You can use the minced legs with your stuffing. Or you can use the legs to make gravy.

3) Rescue the Brussels Sprouts 

The most abused Christmas dish, over the years, has been this. If you don’t want your family to snook its nose at the Brussels Sprouts, once again, then follow this recipe to make Brussels Sprouts tastier than the Turkey itself and then watch your family wolf down the whole dish.

4) Don’t Waste Anything

This is perhaps the most important tip coming from a celebrated chef. If you have a lot of food left over from the Christmas dinner, then it would be better to take it to the local charity centre or shelter for needy so that everybody can participate in the festivities.

These Christmas dinner secrets, coming from an expert, help you to make  delicious dinner and also share it with your family, friends, and the community. Now, can there be any better way to celebrate Christmas? We don’t think so!

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