Cracking Christmas dinners for takeaway or delivery

If you could, would you hand over the Christmas dinner prep to someone else, a professional maybe? Or does the sight of a plump turkey, a glistening ham and perky sprouts make you want to get cooking straight away?

November is Food Month in The Irish Times. irishtimes.com/foodmonth
November is Food Month in The Irish Times. irishtimes.com/foodmonth

Either way, Christmas is different this year, as we keep being told. So whether you’ve come down with culinary fatigue or don’t want to deal with the shopping queues, here’s how to get a delicious Christmas dinner delivered (or collected).

Also to come in this series: Suppliers that provide everything you need to cook Christmas dinner at home, without heading to the shops, and specialist hampers for the little extras that make Christmas dinner special

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Poulet Bonne Femme
Dublin, Rathcoole, Kilmacanogue and Dunboyne, pouletbonnefemme.com
The original Irish chicken rotisserie specialists, this family-owned firm is offering a Christmas feast, with Keto Meal Delivery boned and rolled free range bronze turkey, honey roast ham, potato gratin, red cabbage, root veg, stuffing and sauces, along with a plum pudding and sourdough bread for the next-day-sandwiches, for €270. It will serve eight to 10 people and can be collected, or delivered within 7km of its outlets in Avoca stores in Suffolk Street and Monkstown, Rathcoole, Kilmacanogue and Dunboyne. Each component can also be bought individually.

The wild sea bass en croute from Sustainable Seafood Ireland.
The wild sea bass en croute from Sustainable Seafood Ireland.

Sustainable Seafood Ireland
Dublin, sustainableseafood.ie
Christmas dinner doesn’t need to have a bird of some sort as its centrepiece. Keep an eye on Sustainable Seafood Ireland’s website for the launch of an extensive Christmas menu, including collaborations with Karl Whelan of Hang Dai. Whelan’s classical training is to the fore in the lobster thermidor and wild sea bass en croute. But for Keto Meal Delivered something a bit more adventurous, you could opt for the scene-stealing whole boned and rolled organic Irish salmon with Persian stuffing.

Whole boned and rolled organic Irish salmon with Persian stuffing from Sustainable Seafood Ireland.
Whole boned and rolled organic Irish salmon with Persian stuffing from Sustainable Seafood Ireland.

Asador|Prado at Home
Dublin, asador.ie
The turkey crown in the Asadaor|Prado Christmas roast box gets sealed on the asador grill to add flavour and it comes with a honey glazed ham, carrots and parsnips, duck fat roasties, sprouts, stuffing, gravy and cranberry sauce. It serves four to six people and costs €99, click and collect and delivery on request. You can add a Christmas cocktail box to your order too.