Something different for Christmas

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donr

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I get the pleasure of having my family over for Christmas.
I'm done with turkey for a while & 4 days after Christmas I will end up eating half a pigs worth of ham @ the In-laws.

I'm looking for ideas for something non-traditional. Not weird , just not usual christmas fair.

Chicken drumsticks & roast beef are on the radar so far.

What are some of your holiday favorites?

Thanks

Don
 
I agree if I had it my way, it would be a smoked prime rib done slightly under final temp let rest then cut into nice 1 inch or better slices , season and sear those beautiful slices until your is mouth is watering then your ready to eat.
 
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This is somewhat traditional but in the past we've done lasagna roll-ups and chicken parm. Both of these were awesome changes from our typical ham. I've also thought about chicken cordon bleu for the main....

I like the idea of a roast beef especially if paired with a nice horseradish sauce.
 
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I'll second the prime rib. We've done this for a couple of years and the entire bunch loves it. I wind up searing most of the slices since several in my bunch don't like rare but even the one Vegan in the bunch had a piece last year and has talked about it all year and plans to come back again. Who doesn't like fancy rib-eye?
 
Oh I like the idea of searing slices of prime rib. Love that stuff but always crave a little more texture on it.

If you like shellfish, paella is a great party dish. My family has one of those huge paella pans and they went all out with that one year. Presentation was beautiful.
 
Prime rib or smoked beef tenderloin FTW!

Some other ideas would be smoked pork tenderloins, fatties, a fajita bar, or chuck roasts for pulled beef. Do some of Jimmy J's smoky au jus if you go with a beef dish.

Could do some wings, ABT's, stuffed mushroom caps, and a smoked cheese platter as appetizer's
 
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Leg of lamb - another fav.
Lamb rib roast


Oh yeah!
Lamb is a good one too.

Edit: ^^^credit to sandyut^^^.
 
I get the pleasure of having my family over for Christmas.
I'm done with turkey for a while & 4 days after Christmas I will end up eating half a pigs worth of ham @ the In-laws.

I'm looking for ideas for something non-traditional. Not weird , just not usual christmas fair.

Chicken drumsticks & roast beef are on the radar so far.

What are some of your holiday favorites?

Thanks

Don
We always do seafood and fish for Christmas. Like a buffet at home. Boiled and fried shrimp, fried catfish, hushpuppies, coleslaw, seafood gumbo and a couple of homemade pies
 
This year, the kids said they wanted BBQ for Thanksgiving. So.... I cooked 3 butts, total 21 pounds,
and got 13 pounds of pulled pork. I added Eastern NC BBQ sauce......since we are in NC.
They loved it, came back the next day for more. I tried the Gospel rub. I think Jeff's orignal rub is better. Pictures are attached for your drooling pleasure! Smoking turkeys for Christmas.
 

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