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www.clitheroetoday.co.uk Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, December 11th, 2003 13 Turkey without tears, says Gary
EVERYONE knows turkeys have good reason to dread Christmas, but
what about the people who have to cook them?
Although many glossy magazines
and TV chefs would have us believe that preparing Christmas dinner is a cinch, in reality it can be a huge palaver, even for experienced cooks. Celebrity chef Gary Rhodes is well
aware of what' can go wrong. He says: “We’ve all found ourselves in that situ ation on Christmas Day where we sud denly realise that our four-ringed stove and small oven just aren’t enough to cope with what we’re trying to provide. “It creates havoc and the kitchen
starts to look as if a bomb has hit it. “At that moment all you can think
about is getting the food on the table quick enough, but afterwards you go back and think, Oh my God!” But Christmas doesn’t have to be
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hell for the home cook. With a little thought and preparation, anyone can glide around the kitchen looking unflustered and serene. The key is to sta rt a few days in advance. Four days before December
25th, compose a shopping list of every thing you need and get out there and shop. The last thing you want to be doing is dashing around the shops on Christmas Eve. If you are using a frozen turkey, cal
culate exactly how long it will take to defrost: many a Christmas dinner has been ruined because the turkey is still frozen.
From hereon in, it’s all about clever .
cooking, so to help you ensure a relaxed, stress-free Christmas, Gary Rhodes has come up with a few tips.
CHRISTMAS EVE Gary advises dressing the turkey and
preparing all your vegetables the day before. He also recommends keeping it simple with just four vegetables, such as roast potatoes and parsnips, along with greens like cabbage, and one other, such as carrots. “Chop and peel every thing and get it ready to go. They don’t need to be immersed in water - only the potatoes need to be kept like that.” There is no need to stay up all night
cooking the turkey, he says: “For some reason. neoDle often make that big mis
JOIN THE CELEBRATIONS AS CLITHEROE’S LEE CARTER
HEALTH STUDIO COMES OF AGE i poor weather, the
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In April, 2004, Lee Carter’s comes o f age. We celebrate 2 1 years o f keeping Clitheroe fit, healthy and well
groomed and we want you to mark the milestone with us!
Over the last two decades, we have had lots of fun and seen some great changes in the gym and fitness world. We have always made it our business to be the best. We have led the way in maintaining our air conditioned gym with the latest equipment, which has enabled our members to benefit from the most advanced and up-to-date training techniques. Now we have another innovation to introduce you to.
From talking to our members, we know that there are those who prefer to concentrate their gym use to prepare for specific events in their
life.These events may be-a wedding, ski trip, beach holiday and of course, to get into shape after Christmas. At other times of the year, they are busy doing other things. Should they be expected to pay an annual gym membership when they are not using the gym week in, week out?
We think not, so as part of our birthday celebrations, we are launching a revolutionary pay-as-you-go option. With pay-as-you-go, you are introduced to our Hoist gym equipment - America’s number one - by our highly trained staff. During this induction session, they will tailor-make a programme to suit your
needs.You then buy a block of up to 10 gym sessions to use when you want, as you want with the option of buying further blocks in the future. Or, you join us on a month-by-month basis. It’s as simple as that.
Lee Carter is about helping you to get the most from any fitness training that you do. As always, membership to our gym is limited to ensure quality training at even our busiest times. So here’s to seeing you in 2004!
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take of being up at three in the morn ing and popping it in the oven. “But a four pound chicken takes a
maximum of one hour to roast, so if you multiply it by four for a 161b turkey, it only takes 3.5 to four hours to cook. “We always think it’s a minimum of
six hours, but that means you’re eating leather for lunch - very dry and very awful!”
CHRISTMAS DAY Starting early is the key. Gary says:
“Once you’ve opened your presents on Christmas morning, get started, and try to persuade the children to dress
the table. “Firstly, get the turkey all stuffed
and trussed up, and make the rum sauce for the pudding. “Then fully cook the non-roasting,
non-green vegetables such as carrots and cauliflower and either refresh them in cold water or allow them to cool nat
urally. “Season them to perfection, place
them in dishes with a knob of butter and cover in clingfilm.
“The green vegetables also need to
be cooked to tender but still slightly crisp and dunked in iced water. - “Calculate how long the turkey is
going to need, and start roasting so it. will be ready about 50 minutes before you are planning to eat. “S tart steaming the pudding at
around 10am, and take it off at around noon. Put it to one side, still sitting above the hot water.” While you have the time, use it con
structively to wash up your pots and pans and keep the kitchen tidy and manageable. Then, 50 minutes before you are due
to eat, the cooking starts again. Gary says: “Take the turkey out of
the oven, cover it with clingfilm, and put it to one side. Because it is such a big bird, it will retain a lot of its heat.” Then, with your oven freed up, you
can s ta r t roasting your potatoes, parsnips, sausages and bacon.. “With a bird that size, you probably
haven’t got a tray big enough to roast it all together. “But you can pour off some fat from the turkey and roast them in that for
capturing that flavour. I like to cook my sausages and bacon separately. You don’t have to spread the turkey flavour everywhere. It is nice to let things have their own identity and let them blend as you eat them together. You can also use this time to make the gravy.” The countdown has now begun.
Twenty minutes before you are due to eat, pop the bird back in the oven to give it a final burst of heat. Then a few minutes before you are due to eat, re heat the vegetables. “Finish the cabbage with a couple of
tablespoons of water and a knob of butter to create a steam, pop it in, put a lid on top, stir a couple of times and
it’s hot. “With the other vegetables,
microwave them with the clingfilm on, and pull it off at the last minute.” Then just as you serve up, put the
pudding back on the heat, so it will be piping hot when everybody is ready for dessert. And when it comes to clearing up,
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put your feet up - you deserve it! “Get the kids in to help. Whoever did the cooking really should get time out!”
GARY RHODES comes up with a few tips on preparing that Christmas meal
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