festive TOM KERRIDGE
CHRISTMAS EVE FOR TWO
BBC chef and Good Food podcast host Tom Kerridge creates a special menu to share before the big day photographs JONATHAN GREGSON
There’s a pace and rhythm about cooking a menu for two that I really like – you can stagger your jobs so you get all the elements right, and you’re not rushed when it comes to serving. I’ve written this menu with that in mind. The starter is made ahead and the dessert cooked from frozen, leaving you just the therapeutic task of stirring the rich risotto on the day. For me, this menu is all about Christmas Eve, as that’s the first time I get to wind down, but it
would work at any other point over the holidays when you want a bit of quality time with just one other person. I’ve gone with the full three courses should you want to go all-out, but the salmon or risotto alone would make easy but equally luxurious one-course suppers. Though my menu isn’t vegetarian, I’ve purposely kept it meat-free, as there’s so much poultry, beef and ham happening during other meals at this time of year. Happy Christmas, Tom x
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Gin-cured salmon ‘salad’ Cheesy truffle risotto your way Flourless chocolate fondants Tom Kerridge is a BBC presenter and chef-owner of The Hand and Flowers, The Coach and The Butcher’s Tap in Marlow, Kerridge’s Bar & Grill at The Corinthia Hotel, London, as well as The Bull & Bear in Manchester. Catch up on our Trade Secrets podcast with Tom and Marverine Cole at bbcgoodfood.com/podcast. @ChefTomKerridge
December 2021 BBC Good Food Middle East 35
