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chocobanana
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New Year's Eve Roast
I told my friends I would cook them a roast when I go to visit them in a different city. Going to stick with a peppered and garlic stuffed roast with herb spiced potatoes and buttered carrots.
Any other suggestions?
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#2 Tue 11 Dec 12 11:14am
mummza
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Re: New Year's Eve Roast
Welcome to the forum chocobanana 
I would say that what you have suggested sounds fantastic .
What type of meat are you using for the roast ?
I'm vegetarian but I cook meat for my family . So our meals always include loads of vegetables . I think green beans ( French beans) would go well with the carrots and the garlic in the meat.
They might be a nice addition to the meal.
Have you cooked in your friends oven before ?
Ovens vary greatly and at times like New Year when everyone is cooking the power levels can be a bit reduced.
Things do not always cook the same as they do in the oven you are used to.
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#3 Tue 11 Dec 12 12:09pm
Thistledo
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Re: New Year's Eve Roast
"What type of meat are you using for the roast ? "
I was gonna ask that, lol. Don't know why but feel it's going to be beef, in which case do not forget the Yorky puds! Roast onions, honey roast parsnips. Dare I suggest sprouts? Whatever, you should include a green veg.
Can I come?
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#4 Tue 11 Dec 12 9:38pm
hippytea
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Re: New Year's Eve Roast
I certainly would go for beef for anything related to New Year, but that's probably New Year's Day steak pie associations kicking in.
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#5 Tue 11 Dec 12 11:43pm
chocobanana
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Re: New Year's Eve Roast
mummza wrote:
Welcome to the forum chocobanana
What type of meat are you using for the roast ?
They might be a nice addition to the meal.
Have you cooked in your friends oven before ?
Ovens vary greatly and at times like New Year when everyone is cooking the power levels can be a bit reduced.
Things do not always cook the same as they do in the oven you are used to.
Thanks. It will be a beef roast.
Green beans are a possibility.
This will be my first time at their place actually so I have no idea what the oven will be like. I cook my roasts in a toaster oven that has a convection feature and it comes out perfect every time.
Thistledo wrote:
Dare I suggest sprouts? Whatever, you should include a green veg.
Can I come?
I want to be able to throw everything into the pan and not have to use extra cookware other than to make gravy.
You can come if you bring dessert.
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#6 Wed 12 Dec 12 4:04am
mummza
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Re: New Year's Eve Roast
I think you would be wise to cook some veg seperatly as well as it would vary the texture and bring a different element to the completed meal .
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#7 Wed 12 Dec 12 9:01am
hippytea
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Re: New Year's Eve Roast
If you're cooking in an unfamiliar oven, a meat thermometer will make your life much easier. I use one of the ones with a probe and a long wire, so I can monitor the temperature all the time during cooking and adjust the temp if it's cooking too fast or too slow.
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#8 Thu 13 Dec 12 12:34am
chocobanana
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Re: New Year's Eve Roast
mummza wrote:
I think you would be wise to cook some veg seperatly as well as it would vary the texture and bring a different element to the completed meal.
True, it would lessen the butter and garlic flavor and add one more distinct taste to the table.
hippytea wrote:
If you're cooking in an unfamiliar oven, a meat thermometer will make your life much easier. I use one of the ones with a probe and a long wire, so I can monitor the temperature all the time during cooking and adjust the temp if it's cooking too fast or too slow.
Good advice but I just like to eyeball it and go by feel. 
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#9 Thu 13 Dec 12 9:01am
hippytea
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Re: New Year's Eve Roast
I suppose that's easier with beef because you don't have to cook it thoroughly like you do a chicken - but I'd still be scared I would ruin it. In fact, chicken is the only thing I'm confident roasting without a thermometer. I'm too chicken to try it with anything else! 
Which cut are you using?
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#10 Thu 13 Dec 12 12:18pm
koukouvagia
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Re: New Year's Eve Roast
mummza wrote:
I think you would be wise to cook some veg seperatly as well as it would vary the texture and bring a different element to the completed meal .
Exactly. I wouldn't throw all my eggs in one basket either. When I make a dinner I always like to have only one, 2 max things in the oven, 2 stove top side items something made ahead of time and stored in the fridge over night and a cool crisp salad. For Christmas I'm debating my menu to be:
- pork shoulder roast with lemon mustard gravy
- potato puree
- spiced green beans
- roasted carrots with cumin and coriander
- salad with radiccio and arugula
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