The only Christmas side dish recipes you’ll need, from Jamie Oliver to Tom Kerridge
The IndependentChristmas dinner is only as good as its sides. Ingredients: 200g Brussels sprouts, cleaned and halved with tough outer layer removed 100g smoked pancetta or streaky bacon, chopped into lardons 100ml chicken stock 50g chilli jam or XO sauce 20ml vegetable oil 10g picked Thai basil 1 tbsp fish sauce ½ tsp caster sugar 1 pinch ground black pepper 1 lime, for serving 10g crispy shallots, for garnish Method: 1. Serves: 4 Ingredients: 250g good-quality black pudding, any casing removed 1 egg 2 tbsp double cream 2 tbsp finely chopped sage leaves 16 rashers of smoked streak bacon, rind cut off 4 sausages, the best quality you can find Vegetable oil, for cooking For the Cumberland sauce glaze: 25g butter 2 banana shallots, finely diced 300ml ruby port 200g redcurrant jelly 2 tsp ground ginger 2 tsp English mustard powder Juice and finely grated zest of 1 orange Juice and finely grated zest of 1 lemon 2 tbsp green peppercorns in brine, drained and rinsed To serve: Fried or poached eggs and hot, buttered toast Method: 1. Recipe by: Karan Gokhani, Hoppers Serves: 4 as a trimming Ingredients: 200g boiling potatoes 30g unsalted butter 1 tbsp oil 250g brown onions, finely chopped Pinch of salt 225g chestnut mushrooms 450g plain sausagemeat 225 breadcrumbs 15g parsley, chopped 15g sage leaves, chopped 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard 1 tbsp Worcestershire 1½ tsp sea salt 1 tsp cumin seeds 1 tsp coriander seeds 1 tsp black peppercorns 3 green cardamom pods 2 cloves Pinch of nutmeg, freshly grated Pinch of ground cinnamon Method: 1. Prep time: 15 minutes | Cooking time: 40 minutes Serves: 4 as a side 2 as a main with salad and crusty bread Ingredients: 500ml full fat milk 1 small onion 1 clove Bay leaf 1 large or 2 small heads of cauliflower 2 tbsp Brindisa Arbequina extra virgin olive oil 60g butter 25g plain flour 100g Brindisa Mahón cheese, grated plus extra for topping 50g Brindisa Galmesan cheese, grated plus extra for topping Nutmeg, grated Salt and pepper 50g panko breadcrumbs 2 tsp Brindisa Mallorcan unsmoked mild paprika 2 tbsp Brindisa capers Method: 1.