Jamie's Easy Christmas Countdown | Full Episode

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Jamie’s Easy Christmas Countdown is a stress-free way to enjoy the build-up to your festive feast by giving you a foolproof masterplan to follow… This year you can knock up a really impressive Christmas dinner and still enjoy time with friends and family by following Jamie’s masterplan. He guides us through all the dishes that can be made in advance, giving you more time to spend with the ones you love on the big day. Jamie kicks off his easy Christmas countdown with a gorgeous smoked salmon pâté that’s elegant, luxurious and special… and can be rustled up in the time it takes to make some toast! A great little dish that works well as a Christmas Day starter, or a handy dip for any surprise guests. Jamie gets ahead with his pork stuffing crammed with silky leeks, sweet peaches and roasted chestnuts – so good it’ll have everyone fighting over it – and goose-fat roast potatoes that are fluffy on the inside and crispy on the outside. Jamie mixes it up with a beautiful cauliflower and broccoli cheese topped with ciabatta breadcrumbs and flaked almonds And not forgetting the most succulent, showstopping turkey complete with herby butter and the crispiest skin. Of course Christmas dinner wouldn’t be the same without gravy, and Jamie gets the story started in advance with crispy chicken wings, bacon, sage, rosemary and star anise, before uniting it with the turkey’s roasting juices on the big day for next-level flavour. Jamie shows us how we can make the most of what he calls ‘the golden hours’; when the turkey is resting and the oven is free to cook your get-ahead dishes, while you knock up some glorious glazed clementine carrots, and the best Brussels with gnarly sausage and sage. In this festive special, the countdown to Christmas is made easy with Jamie’s foolproof masterplan. If you follow what he does – dish by dish, plate by plate, step by step – he reckons this Christmas dinner will be your best one ever.