The dishes for the festive table at Christmas should not be complicated or too time-consuming to prepare, as the holidays are also a good opportunity to spend more time with the family. That's why we offer some simple, quick Christmas dinner ideas for a 4-course menu that everyone who dines with you would definitely like.
Ingredients for a simple coconut curry pumpkin soup:
- 1 shallot, diced
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
- ½ tablespoon fresh ginger, finely chopped
- 2 Teelöffel Curry powder
- ½ teaspoon coriander
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- ¼ teaspoon cloves
- 1 medium-sized pumpkin, about 1 kg, without the seeds and pulp
- 900 ml chicken broth or vegetable broth for a vegetarian soup
- 400 ml coconut milk (20% fat)
- Pepper and sea salt to taste
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1/4 Cup Ganze Mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon capers, drained, chopped
- 1 tablespoon dill, chopped
- 1/2 shallot, chopped
- Greek yogurt or sour cream
Potato salad with roasted potatoes and dill ingredients:
- 1.5 kg small potatoes, halved
- 5 slices of ham, chopped
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1/4 Cup Ganze Mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon capers, drained, chopped
- 1 tablespoon dill, chopped
- 1/2 shallot, chopped
Crusty roasted duck for 4 people – Ingredients:
- gaze Ente (ca. 2.5 kg)
- 1 teaspoon coarse sea salt
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped rosemary + 3 whole sprigs of rosemary
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- Peel of 1 orange, finely grated
- Juice of 1 orange
- 2 cups pomegranate juice
- 1/2 Tasse Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum
For the glaze:
- 1/2 cup drippings
- 1/2 Tasse Captain Morgan Spiced Rum Original
- 1/4 cup pomegranate molasses
- Juice of 1/2 orange
Preparation:
- Heat oven to 230 degrees
- Remove innards and wing tips
- Tie the legs forward and pierce them with a sharp knife
- Grind salt, rosemary and orange peel in a mortar and pestle
- Rub the paste all over the duck, including the inside, bottom and meat
- There should be 0.5 centimeters of liquid at the bottom of the baking tray, add pomegranate juice
- Bake the duck in the oven for 2.5 hours and baste with pan juices in 15-20 minutes
- Brush with glaze in the last 15 minutes of cooking
- Allow to rest for 10 minutes before consumption
Blood Orange Tart Recipe – Ingredients:
For the dough:
- 200 g Flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 120 ml milk
- 115 g Butter
- the peel of an orange
- 120g sugar divided into two
- 2 eggs, separated
- 1/4 tsp salt
For the topping:
- 3-5 blood oranges
- 50 g Butter
- 70g sugar
Preparation of the topping:
- Peel the oranges, remove the seeds and cut into slices
- Melt butter with sugar in a pan or springform pan, place the slices next to each other and place smaller pieces in the gaps between them
- fry for 2 minutes
- Mix flour and baking powder
- separately milk with vanilla extract in another bowl
- Beat the egg whites with salt until foamy, add some of the sugar and beat strongly for 4-5 minutes, add the egg yolks and continue beating for a minute
- Slowly stir in some flour and milk, then gradually add the whole amount
- Mix the egg whites and dough slowly
- Spread the dough over the orange slices with a spatula and bake at 180 degrees for 35-45 minutes
