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December 2019 | REDONLINE.CO.UK

MAKES 16

PREPARATION TIME

15 minutes, plus cooling

COOKING TIME about

45 minutes

O25g butter

O1 onion, finely chopped

O2 garlic cloves, crushed

O3tbsp brandy or

sweet sherry

O150g mincemeat

O450g sausagemeat

O5tbsp breadcrumbs

OSmall bunch sage

O16 rashers pancetta,

cut in half

1 Heat the oven to 190°C

(170°C fan) mark 5. In

a frying pan, melt the butter

and gently fry the onion

for 15min, until soft and

golden. Add the garlic for

1min, then the brandy or

sherry for 3min to reduce.

Add the mincemeat.

2 Remove the mixture from

the heat and spread out on

a plate to cool for 10min.

Tip into a large bowl and

combine with sausagemeat

and breadcrumbs. Reserve

16 sage leaves, chop the

remaining leaves and stir

into the mixture.

3 Shape into 16 small balls.

Lay a slice of pancetta on a

board, then lay a second slice

on top to make a cross. Top

with a ball of stuffing and

wrap the pancetta around

it. Lightly press a sage leaf

on top. Repeat with remaining

stuffing. Put in a shallow

roasting tin, sage leaf

up. Bake for 25min until

cooked through.

SERVES 8

PREPARATION TIME

15 min u t e s

COOKING TIME about

1 hour and 10 minutes

O8tbsp rapeseed oil

O1.8kg floury potatoes,

such as Maris Piper or

King Edward, peeled and

cut into 5cm chunks

O3 sprigs rosemary

1 Heat the oven to 200°C

(180°C fan) mark 6. Put oil

into a large roasting tin and

put in oven. Place potatoes

into a pan of cold water.

Bring to the boil and simmer

for 8min. Drain and allow

to steam-dry for 2min in a

colander. Return to pan, put lid

on and shake to fluff up edges.

2 Remove tin from oven.

Add potatoes to the tin with

rosemary and plenty of

seasoning. Roast for 1hr,

shaking tin halfway through

to turn potatoes. Transfer to

a warm dish to serve.

Rapeseed roast potatoes

Rapeseed oil gives a crispier finish than traditional

goose fat and is lower in saturated fat.

Mincemeat stuffing parcels

Rolled in pancetta, these stuffing parcels could

work as an alternative to pigs in blankets.

AN ELEGANT

FEAST FOR

A SPECIAL DAY