Roast dinner always a winner

Sunday Roast

This has to be the best meal ever. In my opinion. Such a little effort to prepare and yet such a satisfaction when eating.  So I try keep my Sunday's traditional. The kids love it too , so that's a big win in my house.

I try to buy a different piece of roasting joint , so that it's a little different. This week we had a nice good quality Gammon joint.

Normally people would say that a roast takes half their day in the kitchen. But I find it easy quick and I can do what ever I want without worrying for my joint. I put in a slow cooker early morning and leave it cook for up to eight hours on low. Even if you have a cheap cut of meat, surprisingly it always turns out delicious and tender.

About an hour and a half before the joint is ready I start the vegetables. You can easily do any vegetables you fancy. Most favorites and common are carrots parsnips, broccoli , cauliflower and potatoes.


Total time: 9hrs 30 mins
preperation time: 1hr and 30min
cooking time: 8 hours
Level: easy
serves: 4

Ingredients

Gammon joint
8 roasting potatoes
2 big carrots
4 parsnips
few broccoli florets
few cauliflower florets
rosemary
olive oil
1Tbsp goose fat
2Tbsp honey
500ml of bisto gravy
4 Yorkshire puddings





Very easy and well satisfying !
See what time you would like your dinner , and make sure that 8 hours before you put your joint in the slow cooker and a low setting.
Preheat the oven on 200 degrees
Peel all your vegetables and chop thinly your rosemary . Para boil the potatoes , carrots and parsnips.
Get a baking dish out and put a big spoon full of goose fat in it and put in the oven until it's all melted and hot. Take it out carefully and add the potatoes to it. ( be very careful as its hot and it might splash) sprinkle over some olive oil and the chopped rosemary season and put in the oven for about an hour. Or until your potatoes are nice and brown all over.
Get another baking tray and in it sort nicely the parsnips and carrots. Make sure they don't over lap , as they won't roast for you. But steam. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle the rosemary. Spread some honey over the parsnips and bake then in the oven for about 35 mins .
Boil the broccoli and the cauliflower .
Last 3 mins put your Yorkshire puddings in the oven so they go nice and crispy . Prepare the gravy and serve your roast !! Yum Yum .