Start of Term Feast
"Harry's mouth fell open.
The dishes in front of him were now piled with food. He had never seen so many things he liked to eat on one table: roast beef, roast chicken, pork chops and lamb chops, sausages, bacon and steak, boiled potatoes, roast potatoes, fries, Yorkshire pudding, peas, carrots, gravy, ketchup, and, for some strange reason, peppermint humbugs."
— Harry Potter and the Philospher's Stone
Are you like me? Always getting hungry when you read about food in the books. Even if you don't, you must admit it sounds delicious. Ever wondered if you can do it yourself? Well, you can!
I proudly present you some recipes for a great Harry Potter feast, first year style.
Roast potatoes
800 g potatoes
1tbsp dried rosemary
1tbsp dried thyme
1tbsp caraway
1tbsp garlic powder
3tbsp olive oil
Wash potatoes and cut them into quarters (don't peel them!). Add rosemary, thyme, caraway and garlic in a bowl and mix them with olive oil. Put the potatoes in it and stir well. Then put it into the oven at 200°C for 30 minutes.
Yorkshire Pudding
250 ml milk
100 g flour
1 egg
1/2 tbsp salt
Put the flour and salt into a bowl, make a hole in the middle, and add the egg and 125 ml of milk. Whisk it and add the remaining milk slowly at the end.
Oil the bun tin well, add the batter and bake it in the oven for 15-20 minutes at 200°C.
Roast beef
1,25 kg roast beef (best quality)
2tbsp dried rosemary
2tbsp dried thyme
3tbsp olive oil
Bring the beef to room temperature and preheat the oven (200°C)
Season well with rosemary and thyme. Put into a roasting pan and oil the sides of the beef. Roast for 20 minutes, baste with juices from the pan and reduce temperature to 180°C. Then cook the meat for 35-40 minutes (20, if you want it rare).
Roast chicken
1 chicken, whole
pepper
paprika powder
melted butter
dried rosemary
dried thyme
Wash the chicken inside and out. Put one teaspoon of salt in it. Rub pepper and paprika and melted butter on it. Put the chicken into a roasting dish and add rosemary and thyme. Cook for 75 minutes at 180°C. Baste with juices several times.
And don't forget to buy the peppermint humbugs!