Get ahead with key elements of Christmas lunch to enjoy a stress-free day, by making 3 key items ahead of time that can be stored in the freezer and forgotten about until Christmas day.

What you’ll take away:

• Prepare the perfect roast potatoes
• Make a chicken jus that will transform your roast dinner
• Make cranberry sauce flavoured with port and cardamom

Serves: We are preparing enough chicken jus & roast potatoes to serve 6 people, plus 500ml cranberry sauce.

Duration: This session lasts approx. 1 hour.

Ingredients:

• 1 onion
• 1 carrot
• 1 small leek
• 1.5kg Inca Bella roasting potatoes
• 2 sprigs thyme
• 4 sprigs rosemary
• 5 cloves garlic
• 300g cranberries (fresh or frozen)
• 1 orange
• 475g chicken wings
• 1L fresh chicken stock
• 1-2 tbsp sunflower oil
• 250ml dry white wine
• 180g caster sugar
• 40ml ruby port
• 3 cardamom pods
• 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
• 100g goose fat
• 1 tbsp sea salt flakes

Equipment:

• 2x large saucepans
• Medium saucepan
• Tongs
• Wooden spoons
• Knife
• Chopping board
• Sieve
• Colander
• Mixing bowl

About your instructor: You’ll be led through this class with one of our experienced chefs from the Waitrose Cookery School.

Joining a virtual experience: Our Virtual Experiences will take place via Zoom. We’d recommend using a laptop or desktop if possible to make it easier for you to take part. Two days before your Virtual Experience, we’ll send you full details on how to join.

Please note: T&C’s apply.