Delicious Australia - (12)December 2020

@darrenrobertsonfood

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recipes,andourexpertshavea dozenwines
tomatch– fromwhitetoroséandred.
See p 30; delicious.com.au/drinksdelivered

FESTIVE HAM PARTNERS

Fig and macadamia porchetta

“THESERECIPESAREallaboutnostalgicflavoursandaromasthatevoke

familymemories,”saysDarrenRobertson,whoknowsthatwhenit comes

toChristmas,youcan’tgopastporkpreparedin everydeliciousway.

TheChristmashamis a big-ticketitemformanya festivespread.“The

hamrecipeis a familyfavourite.Getthekidstohelpstudthecloveswhile

youtakecareoftheglaze.”Plus,turkeyis updatedwith“alayerofsalty

smokygoodness”froma baconwrap,andgrilled pork steaks make a

perfectmatchforfresh,summersalads.

AsforwhatelseRobertsonandhispartnerMagdalenaRozehave

plannedthisChristmas,alongwiththatglazedham,there’llbe“plenty

ofseafood– freshlyshuckedoysters,prawns,crabs– andsteakscooked

onthebarbie,alwaysturkeyand stuffing, and salads. Mags also makes

a pretty banging pavlova!”

DARREN ROBERTSON.