Roast Potatoes

  • 1 kg Potatoes (peeled & cut into large chunks)
  • 1 jar / 200 ml of goose fat or dripping
  • 4 tablespoons Neills Plain Flour
  • Sea salt to sprinkle

Honey Roasted Parsnips with Sesame and balsamic

  • 1 kg parsnips (peeled & sliced)
  • 2 dessertspoons balsamic vinegar
  • 2 dessertspoons honey
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 25 g pecan nuts
  • Salt & pepper

Homemade gravy

  • 250 ml / ½ pint turkey stock from the roasting dish
  • Splash of sherry
  • 25 g / 1 oz Neills Plain Flour
  • 1 dessertspoon red currant jelly

Method

Potatoes

  1. Boil the potatoes for 10–12 minutes before straining, cover with a tea towel or lid of the pan.
  2. To allow them to steam for a few minutes, add the flour and shake lightly but do not allow to break up. Tip into a roasting dish with a hot sizzling fat and roast for 35–40 minutes.
  3. Sprinkle with sea salt.

Honey Roasted Parsnips with Sesame and balsamic

  1. Heat the oven to 200°C.
  2. Place the peeled and sliced parsnips in a tray, sprinkle over the balsamic, honey & sesame seeds until well coated, coat with oil.
  3. Roast until tender & golden. Approximately 25 mins.
  4. Sprinkle a few chopped pecans sprinkled over the top.

Homemade gravy

  1. Bubble the stock and sherry together in the roasting dish.
  2. Add the plain flour, blended with a little cold water, add to the slightly cooled stock along with the red currant jelly.
  3. Stir well until thickened and serve.

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