Jamie Oliver’s Christmas recipes: Bold twists on festive classics

Sign up to IndyEat's free newsletter for weekly recipes, foodie features and cookbook releases Get our food and drink newsletter for free Get our food and drink newsletter for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Cauliflower cheese lasagne Serves: 10 Time: 2 hours 40 minutes, plus cooling Ingredients: open image in gallery The ultimate comfort dish to make you rethink your Christmas main course 4 large leeks 4 cloves of garlic ½ fresh red chilli Olive oil ½ bunch of fresh thyme 1 cauliflower 1 romanesco cauliflower 125ml dry white wine 1 small knob of unsalted butter For the white sauce: 2 litres whole milk 1 bunch of mixed herbs, such as rosemary, sage, bay, thyme 75g plain flour 75g butter 150g Cheddar cheese, plus extra for grating 150g Lancashire cheese, such as Mrs Kirkham’s 30g blue cheese, such as Stichelton For the pasta: 500g Tipo ‘00’ flour, plus extra for dusting 5 free range eggs For the anchovy crumb: 2 sprigs of fresh rosemary 100g stale bread 8 anchovies in oil, from sustainable sources Method: 1. Finely slice and add the stalks to the pan, along with the wine and butter, turn the heat up and cook for 10 to 15 minutes, or until softened and starting to caramelise, stirring occasionally. Festive porchetta and all the trimmings open image in gallery Proof that your festive centerpiece doesn’t have to be turkey to be showstopping Serves: 8, plus leftovers Time: 5 hours, plus resting Ingredients: 1 x 5kg higher-welfare boneless pork loin, with belly attached and fat trimmed to ½cm-thick, skin removed and reserved 50ml Vin Santo or sherry 4 carrots 1 red onion 2 sticks of celery 1 heaped tsp fennel seeds 2 tbsp plain flour 1 heaped tbsp cranberry sauce, plus extra to taste For the stuffing: 200g free-range chicken livers, cleaned, trimmed 250ml milk 4 red onions 4-5 slices of higher-welfare smoked pancetta Olive oil 50g unsalted butter 1 heaped tsp fennel seeds 3 bay leaves 1 bunch of rosemary 1 bunch of thyme 200g mixed dried apricots, cranberries, raisins, sultanas 50g pine nuts 1 whole nutmeg, for grating 250ml white wine 200g stale breadcrumbs For the potatoes: 2.5kg Maris Piper potatoes 1.5L organic chicken stock 1 bulb of garlic A few sprigs of fresh rosemary For the mixed veg: 6 parsnips 1 swede 4 small turnips 10 small carrots A few sprigs of woody herbs, such as rosemary, thyme, sage 4 cloves of garlic 4 fresh bay leaves 2 tbsp cider vinegar Method: 1. Sticky toffee coffee pudding open image in gallery An indulgent finale to your Christmas feast that’s worth the extra calories Serves: 16 Time: 1 hour 15 minutes Ingredients: For the pudding: 170g unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing 340g self-raising flour, plus extra for dusting 450g fresh Medjool dates 1 level tsp ground cinnamon 1 whole nutmeg, for grating 50g walnut halves 170g golden caster sugar 170g dark muscovado sugar 4 large free-range eggs For the caramel sauce: 250g unsalted butter 125g golden caster sugar 125g dark muscovado sugar 50ml espresso 50ml dark rum 250ml double cream 70g walnut halves Method: 1.