Christmas Dinner: Prime Rib
Beef isn't on the menu too often at my house. Not that I don't love it, but chicken and pork are more affordable and usually on sale. However, I decided to splurge this year and make a British themed Christmas menu with the focus on a prime rib.
It was huge for a single person, almost 5 pounds, but the price was right (<$30), and I figured I'd get at least six meals out of it.
So, I bought what turned out to be a single bone roast and made the traditional sides - Yorkshire puddings/popovers with gravy from the juice, roast potatoes and carrots and mincemeat tarts and some bought marzipan topped fruit cake for 'afters'.
I tried to restrain my picture taking cause I wanted to eat warm food for a change. I wasn't totally successful but I TRIED.
Prime rib meal
Dessert plate
And then, because I always have to go that little bit further, I bought a wedge of Stilton cheese and did a poached pear (cranberry mead, honey, cloves, vanilla bean, cinnamon stick sugar syrup), Stilton and walnut plate.
Cheese and nut plate
Plating 2 ... cause I couldn't decide which one I liked better
Prime rib before and after roasting
Carved and leftovers for the freezer ... some were more rare than others
Popovers
Prime rib and sides
It was huge for a single person, almost 5 pounds, but the price was right (<$30), and I figured I'd get at least six meals out of it.
So, I bought what turned out to be a single bone roast and made the traditional sides - Yorkshire puddings/popovers with gravy from the juice, roast potatoes and carrots and mincemeat tarts and some bought marzipan topped fruit cake for 'afters'.
I tried to restrain my picture taking cause I wanted to eat warm food for a change. I wasn't totally successful but I TRIED.
Prime rib meal
Dessert plate
And then, because I always have to go that little bit further, I bought a wedge of Stilton cheese and did a poached pear (cranberry mead, honey, cloves, vanilla bean, cinnamon stick sugar syrup), Stilton and walnut plate.
Cheese and nut plate
Plating 2 ... cause I couldn't decide which one I liked better
Prime rib before and after roasting
Carved and leftovers for the freezer ... some were more rare than others
Popovers
Prime rib and sides