Surprise your guests with our delicious Christmas recipes

An unforgettable Christmas feast: Discover a complete dinner for a successful celebration

Christmas is the perfect time to gather family and friends around a table filled with delicious food. For this special occasion, why not impress your guests with a complete dinner that subtly combines tradition and innovation? Here is a mouth-watering menu featuring a succulent meat-based main course.

Starter: Pumpkin velouté and roasted hazelnuts

Start your Christmas meal gently with a pumpkin and roasted hazelnut velouté. This creamy soup, enhanced with the sweetness of pumpkin and the crunch of hazelnuts, will delicately awaken the taste buds of your guests.

Ingredients :

Fresh Pumpkin
Vegetable broth
sour cream
Hazelnuts
Olive oil
Salt and pepper

Main course: Filet mignon in mushroom crust and red wine sauce

The highlight: a filet mignon in a mushroom crust, enhanced by a red wine sauce. This elegant recipe will impress meat lovers and add a touch of sophistication to your Christmas meal.

Ingredients :

Filet mignon
Puff pastry
Paris mushrooms
Garlic
Fresh thyme
Red wine
Beef broth
Butter
Salt and pepper

Instructions :

Brown the filet mignon in a hot pan with butter.
Blend the mushrooms, garlic and thyme to form a paste.
Roll out the puff pastry and coat the filet mignon with the mushroom paste.
Bake until crust is golden brown.
In a saucepan, prepare the red wine sauce by reducing the wine with beef stock. Add butter for richness and season to taste.

Accompaniment: Gratin dauphinois

As an accompaniment, serve a creamy gratin dauphinois, which pairs perfectly with the filet mignon en croûte. The melting potatoes and the golden gratin will perfectly complement the main course.

Ingredients :

Potatoes
sour cream
Garlic
Nutmeg
Grated Gruyere cheese
Salt and pepper

Dessert: Three-chocolate Christmas log

To round off this festive meal in style, offer a three-chocolate Yule log. The combination of dark chocolate, milk chocolate and white chocolate will create an explosion of sweet flavors, putting the cherry on the cake of your evening.

Ingredients :

Chocolate sponge cake
Dark Chocolate Ganache
Milk Chocolate Mousse
White chocolate mousse
Sugar Christmas decorations

Instructions :

Alternate layers of sponge cake and dark chocolate ganache.
Cover with milk chocolate mousse, then add a new layer of sponge cake and ganache.
Finish with the white chocolate mousse.
Decorate the log with sugar Christmas designs.

With this complete menu, your Christmas dinner will not only be delicious but also memorable. Feel free to customize the recipes according to your preferences, and above all, enjoy this wonderful opportunity to celebrate love, joy and conviviality around the festive table. Merry Christmas!