Our Very Best Christmas Dinner Recipes

Get the recipe for Chicken with Cauliflower and Leeks in Red Wine Sauce » Spice-Rubbed Venison Loin with Red Wine Sauce Good venison is buttery and beefy, hardly gamey at all. Get the method for Spice-Rubbed Venison Loin with Red Wine Sauce » Roast Duck with Figs Roast Duck with Figs The Ultimate Pot Roast A low. Slow braise is the best way to transform tough cuts of meat into fork-tender morsels. Get the method for The Ultimate Pot Roast » Grilled Rack of Lamb with Garlic and Herbs Braised Pork Shank (Stinco di Maiale) Pork shanks are braised with chicken stock, beer, and plenty of aromatics, including fresh rosemary, and finished with parsley and lemon zest in this hearty dish from celebrated Portland restaurant Nostrana.

Get the recipe for Apple- and Chestnut-Stuffed Goose with Egg Noodles » Honey Glazed Roast Pork with Apples Sautéed Quail with Black Barley, Beets. Fig Sauce Sautéed Quail with Black Barley, Beets, and Fig Sauce Juniper Berry-Crusted Rack of Venison with Mostarda Searing the venison before coating it with spices ensures that the spices retain their potency but don’t burn before the venison is cooked. Get the method for Grilled Beef Ribs with Charred Vegetables » Roast Leg of Lamb with Herbs. Kale roast lamb Dominique Ansel’s Cassoulet Made with confit duck legs, pork belly, and two kinds of sausage, this meaty, resplendently rich cassoulet is worth treasuring all winter. Get the method for Chablis-Style Ham with Tomato Cream Sauce (Jambon au Chablis) » Sole Piccata The method for this pan-fried fillet is finished with a white-wine butter sauce laced with lemon, capers, and shallots.

Get the method for Sara’s Roast Chicken with Sage and Garlic » Red Roast Chicken with Lemon and Garlic Seven-Hour Leg of Lamb Slow-cooking a leg of lamb in wine with garlic and herbs transforms the meat into an ultra-tender entrée that goes marvelously with stewed white beans. Get the method for Seven-Hour Leg of Lamb » Rack of Lamb with Rosemary and Thyme This simply-seasoned rack of lamb is roasted to the perfect tenderness. Get the recipe for Rack of Lamb with Rosemary and Thyme » Prosciutto-Wrapped Roast Pork Loin Wrapping pork loin in prosciutto not only keeps the roast especially juicy, but it adds wonderful, salty taste.

Get the method for Brined and Roasted Turkey » Apricot-Ginger Glazed Ham A glaze made with apricot and ginger adds a sweet note to salty roasted ham. Get the recipe for Apricot-Ginger Glazed Ham » Squab and Braised Peas Get the recipe for Squab. Braised Peas » Roasted Lamb with Rosemary (Arni me Dendrolivano) Roasting lamb over a bed of rosemary sprigs lends this Greek classic a smoky, herbal savor. Get the method for Roasted Lamb with Rosemary (Arni me Dendrolivano) » Mojo-Marinated Pork Shoulder Roast (Pernil Asado Con Mojo) Pork shoulder is soaked overnight in a citrusy mojo marinade in this Cuban method.

Get the method for Braised Rabbit with Salmorejo Sauce » Roast Leg of Lamb with Potatoes For this simple Sicilian Easter dish, cosciotto di agnello con patate , a leg of lamb is roasted over a bed of potatoes. Get the method for Roast Leg of Lamb with Potatoes » Rosemary-Rubbed Beef Tenderloin Seasoned with fresh rosemary. Garlic, this juicy beef tenderloin is the perfect main dish to serve to big groups; any leftovers can be used in sandwiches the day after.

Get the method for Rosemary-Rubbed Beef Tenderloin » Skillet-Cooked Duck Breast with Beets. Watercress Skillet-Cooked Duck Breast with Beets and Watercress Sauerbraten (German Pot Roast) The secret to the shimmering roux that tops this classic German roast is a pinch of sugar; it gilds the gravy as it balances the lemon and pickling spices in the dish. Get the method for Sauerbraten » Crisp Pork Belly with Roasted Vegetables and Applesauce The skin on this slow-roasted pork belly gets peeled off and fried into cracklings, allowing the fat underneath to render and caramelize.

Whatever vegetables are in season—this time of year, it’s carrots, turnips, and leeks—pair well with the meat, which is served with a cider-spiked applesauce and best enjoyed with a bitter ale, one of the many beers you can drink with it at the Black Bull Inn and Hotel in Coniston. Get the method for Piccolo Pete’s Prime Rib » Lamb Shanks in Red Wine with Creamy Eggplant A creamy eggplant purée, enriched with béchamel. Gruyère cheese serves as a bed for meltingly tender lamb shanks, slow-braised in red wine and aromatics.

Get the method for Lamb Shanks in Red Wine with Creamy Eggplant » Spiced Honey-Glazed Spiral Ham Although spiral-cut ham comes fully cooked, a low, slow roast will heat it through and caramelize its sticky, spiced glaze.