What’s for Christmas dinner? I was pushing for smoked prime rib but got overturned by my wife and daughter. I’ll do a smoked ham, au gratin potatoes, a veggie and some rolls.
December 16, 2015 at 5:15 pm
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Christmas Dinner?
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December 16, 2015 at 5:20 pm #1585290
Dinner for me and my wife will be served on the plane ride down to Tampa, so i’m thinking Jack on Ice. Maybe just Jack.
December 16, 2015 at 5:29 pm #1585293No steadfast traditions for us but one son is asking for duck and the other is thinking crab and/or shrimp probably end up doing both….
Happy holidays to all!
December 16, 2015 at 5:37 pm #1585299I’m guessing spiral cut ham, mashed potato’s, green bean casserole, jello salad, warm dinner rolls.
2 small grand-kids so the meal has to be fast!
December 16, 2015 at 5:45 pm #1585305Smoked prime rib. Smoked turkey. Green beans. Mashed taters. Good olives. Shrimp cocktail. Fresh bread. etc.
December 16, 2015 at 5:48 pm #1585308Lutefisk here. looking forward to it. One of the few times a year i get fish.
December 16, 2015 at 5:50 pm #1585310I got a kitchen torch as a gift this year and will try to make a sugar glaze on my smoked ham. I might look for granulated honey and try coping a honey baked ham.
RobbinsdaleDecember 16, 2015 at 6:16 pm #1585316Ham gravy.
December 16, 2015 at 6:23 pm #1585320Ham gravy.
OK – Whats Ham Gravy?
December 16, 2015 at 6:33 pm #1585325Can I come. They won’t me do lutefisk
December 16, 2015 at 6:55 pm #1585331Roasted beast and some shrimp, double baked tatoes, bacon wrapped water chestnuts, stuffed shroons…. My immediate family (wife and daughters) will be together for the first time in 4 years so this is shaping up to being a special Christmas!
December 16, 2015 at 7:23 pm #1585338Roasted beast and some shrimp, double baked tatoes, bacon wrapped water chestnuts, stuffed shroons…. My immediate family (wife and daughters) will be together for the first time in 4 years so this is shaping up to being a special Christmas!
bigpike, that sounds really good but it will probably pale in comparison to having the family together.
December 16, 2015 at 7:58 pm #1585352charcoal grilled season rolled pork loin, hobo potatoes, wild rice!!!! and some form of veggie!
December 17, 2015 at 7:38 am #1585437Christmas eve tradition is piles of snow crab with immediate family.
Christmas day will be ham, twice-baked potatoes, etc. with my family.
The 26th will be shrimp and steak with my wife’s family.Elastic waistbands optional.
RobbinsdaleDecember 17, 2015 at 8:06 am #1585445<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>nhamm wrote:</div>
Ham gravy.OK – Whats Ham Gravy?
Family likes sticking brown sugar and pineapples on the ham, then all those juices flow with ham juices to the bottom of pan. Gather that up, mix in some thickener and you have this sweet, thick, stick to your ribs Amber colored gravy that is epic. I got a sweet tooth, and the king of mashed potatoes, so this gravy hits all my spots and then some.
December 17, 2015 at 8:15 am #1585447My wife claims that her grandma made awesome ham gravy. I’d never heard of it. I made some a few years ago. It was good, but apparently not like Grandma’s, and of course, Grandma never had a recipe…
December 17, 2015 at 8:53 am #1585458I got a kitchen torch as a gift this year and will try to make a sugar glaze on my smoked ham. I might look for granulated honey and try coping a honey baked ham.
SuperDave, I’ve been doing a glaze for years on my double smoked hams. Well a smoked ham from the butcher, scored, then smoked with apple wood on the Weber. Here’s the run down.
into a small sauce pan
1 small can smoked chipotle with adobo sauce, seed about 6 of them, scrape as much of the adobo sauce out as you can1 small jar sugar free apricot preserves
big glug or two of honey
splash cider vinegar
couple heaping spoonfuls of your favorite rub (try to stay away from the salt)
Couple palm-fulls of brown sugarslowly get to a simmer then smooth out with the motor boat stick blender, brush over the ham 2-3 times in the final 1 hour of your cook. Save some for a dipping sauce, or better yet put on the hammy sammy’s the next day. I’ts not an exact recipe, adjust the heat if you want it hotter, add the whole can of peppers.
December 17, 2015 at 8:54 am #1585461Norwegian meatballs & gravy (recipe from late 1800s! c/o my dad’s mom’s mom)
sea scallops/shrimp
lefse
mashed potatoes
some kind of smoked fish
some kind of pickled fish
pickled beets/carrots/peppers/etc
tom&jerrys/old fashioneds/nog*and a pair of sweatpants to change into after dinner
December 17, 2015 at 8:58 am #1585463Here’s the shot of the glazed smoked ham, not much left over after the guests got to it.
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December 17, 2015 at 9:07 am #1585468looks great, chomps!
December 17, 2015 at 9:22 am #1585472chomps, you made me laugh with the sugar free preserves. LOL! Your ham looks awesome.
December 18, 2015 at 2:41 pm #1585852Smoked brisket/burnt ends, homemade bbq sauce, twice baked potatoes, vegetable of some sort. Been doing a brisket for 7 years now.
December 18, 2015 at 3:29 pm #1585878Norwegian meatballs for me too. Love the nutmeg and ginger. Lots of brown gravey
December 18, 2015 at 4:02 pm #1585888No dinner plans but this post reminds me we better get something the day before or we’ll be eating gas station food on Christmas!
December 18, 2015 at 4:19 pm #1585890No dinner plans but this post reminds me we better get something the day before or we’ll be eating gas station food on Christmas!
Speaking of which…..I had the worst gas station food of my life yesterday. $1 cheeseburgers from Holiday gas station. Honest to God, I wouldn’t feed that stuff to my worst enemy’s dog.
Back on topic…..
December 18, 2015 at 4:32 pm #1585895No dinner plans but this post reminds me we better get something the day before or we’ll be eating gas station food on Christmas!
Ain’t nothing wrong with wieners off the wiener roller, xept that if you make em at home you can have wiener water soup also.
December 18, 2015 at 6:23 pm #1585909Christmas Day meal will be fresh, non cured, outdoor raised, smoked ham roast, smoked baked potatoes, and other fixens. For appetizers I will smoke a venison fattie, a ground pork fattie, and maybe an elk fattie. The fatties will all be stuffed with cheese and other suprises.
The day after Christmas I have another family celebration to go to and I will be smoking a turkey for that also. The fixens are up to someone else that day. Now the key is to not mess anything up.December 19, 2015 at 1:25 am #1585941Love the thread! Giving me some good ideas for the eve. Might just do a brisket.
Question for the smoked prime rib guys. What kind of crust forms on the outside of that roast in the smoker? Anything similar to oven cooking it? I’ve got a great recipe to crisp the outside which basically makes the roast.
December 19, 2015 at 10:10 am #1585996bg, this is my prime rib from last Christmas done in my smoker. And if you aren’t fully pleased with the result, a good reverse sear will do the trick.
December 19, 2015 at 6:53 pm #1586061Sirloin steaks on the grill, king crab legs and a salad.
( More room for more steak and crab that way)
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