Delicious Australia - (12)December 2020

INTERVIEW

SAMANTHA

JONES

PORTRAIT

PHOTOGRAPHY

BEN

DEARNLEY

FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY

BRETT STEVENS

STYLING

KIRSTEN JENKINS

THE CHEF AND

THE BUTCHER

C:Thisis going to be a Christmas like
noother.
A:That’sright.Butpeople are going to
wanttocelebrate.
C:We’llstillneedtobethrifty.Andat
$ 39.9 9TheCommonsenseCookbook
shouldbeundereverytreethisChristmas!
ButI digress.Anyway,whybeefribroast?
A:Becauseit’sroyal,it’sregal,and you
deserveit. You’reworthit!
C:Santa’sSundayroast!
A:Let’spartylikeit’s1999.
C:LikePrinceis stillalive!
A:YoucanimaginetheQueenhaving
thisforChristmas,andyoudeservetobe
KingandQueenin yourhomethisfestive
season!Forthepastthreeorfouryears,
peoplehavebeensplitintotwocamps:
traditionalistswholikehamorturkey,and
theothercampwhodon’twanttoeatthat.
C:Andthisisn’ta normalyear,it’snota
normalChristmas.We’re going to stand
outthisChristmas.
A:Completely.Peoplewanttoeatwithout
feelingguiltyandtheydeserveit. Goout,
goandseeyourbutcherandbuythebest
beefribroastyoucan,don’thaveany
secondthoughts.It’sa greatswitchup.
C:Somytwisttothisis:howcanweget
theflavourofturkeyin ourbeefribroast
soyoustillhavetheflavourofChristmas?
Throughthestuffing!Sowe’remakingthis
moretraditionalsausage-and-sage
stuffingthatwe’regoingtoputintoour
Yorkshirepuddings!Andthenyouget
beefnotturkeybecauseyou’reroyalty!
A:You’vegotthetradition, but you know
whatI likeaboutthat?
C:Everything!
A:It’snota Yorkshire pudding, it’s a
Dublinpudding!
C:Yeah!

A:Doyoubowdown to

theQueen?

C:No,shebowsdowntothe

Fass!AreweMeghan and Harry

orKateandWills?

A:Oh,goodquestion.Meghan.

I likeher.Shedoesn’t pretend

tobea royal.

C:No,notMeghan!I likeHarryand Kate.

A:Wait,they’renota couple?

C: Neither are we!

BEEFRIBROAST,PORTGRAVY,

STUFFEDYORKSHIRE PUDDINGS

SERVES 9-10

2 eachlargeonions,carrotsandcelery

stalks,choppedinto large chunks

(^1) / 2 bunchthyme
5 garlicbulbs,peeled
3.7kg(6-point)beefribroast, French
trimmed,fatremoved
Extravirginoliveoil,to drizzle
(^2) / 3 cup(160ml)port
2 cups (500ml) good-quality beef stock
SAUSAGESTUFFING
100ggood-qualitybeefsausages
2 tsp sage leaves, finely chopped
YORKSHIREPUDDING(MAKES 12 YORKIES)
1 cup(250ml) milk
4 eggs
1 cup(150g)plainflour
Vegetable oil, to drizzle
Preheatovento220°C.
Scatterchoppedvegetables,thymeand
garlicevenlyoverthebaseofa large
flameproofroastingpanandplacebeefrib
roastontop.Drizzlevegetablesandbeef
with oil and season. Roast on the bottom
ColinFassnidgeandAnthonyPuharicharegoing
alloutthisChristmas,bowingdown to a regal
roast that goes against tradition.
shelfoftheovenfor1 hour 15 minutesfor
mediumoruntilcookedtoyourliking.
Forthesausagestuffing,placeall
ingredientsin a bowl,seasonandmixto
combine.Divideinto 12 portions.Setaside.
FortheYorkshirepuddings,placeall
ingredientsin a blenderandwhizuntil
smooth.Transfertoa jugand stand for
10-12minutestosettle.
Greasebaseandsidesofa non-stick,
12-holecupcakepan.Drizzleenoughoil
intoeachholesothatyouhave2mmin the
base,alongwitha portionofthesausage
mixturebrokenintosmallpieces.Placetray
onthetopshelfoftheovenfor5-6minutes
untiltrayandoilareveryhotandthe
sausagemixtureis browned.
Dividebatteramongcupcakeholes.
Returntoovenandbakefor18-20minutes
oruntildeepgolden,puffedandcooked
through.Removefromtrayandseason
withsalt,standonpapertoweland season.
Keepwarmuntilreadytoserve.
Removeroastfromoven.Transferbeef
toa platter,coverlooselywithfoilfor15-20
minutesbeforeserving.Placetheroasting
panovermedium-lowheat.Addtheport
andreducebyhalf.Stirin stockandbring
totheboil.Transfertoa blender,taking
careoftheheat,whiz(inbatchesif
necessary)untilsmooth.Seasontotaste
andkeephotuntilreadytoserve.
Servebeefona platterwiththestuffed
Yorkshirepuddings and port gravy on
the side.
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