Then, he adds crème fraîche to the thickened sauce, bunging leftover turkey and ham to it along with some herbs and seasonings. After that, he covers the lot with a puff pastry lid and bakes it ...

Meanwhile, Mary Berry adds cheese to her similar “humble pie” sauce, which also includes peas and cauliflower. That’s definitely worth considering if you’re using a less rich dairy, like milk.

Ingredients:2 shallots3 tbsp butter1 orange, juice and zest3 tbsp of apple cider3 tbsp of flour2 cups of turkey or chicken broth2 tbsp stoneground mustard5 cups cooked turkey chopped into small ...

Season to taste, then remove from the heat and fold in the turkey and ham. Transfer to a 25cm (10in) pie dish (or use a large ovenproof dish if you don’t have one). Leave to cool.

Irish Turkey and Ham Cottage Pie (thekitchen.com) Parsley sauce: 1 large bunch fresh parsley 3¼ cups whole milk 2 bay leaves 1 small lemon ½ cup all-purpose flour 8 tablespoons unsalted butter ...

We didn’t do a turkey or ham this year, but our remaining chicken will do the job fantastically. And there’s nothing stopping you from adding leftover carrots, cauliflower, or sprouts (which could be ...

Such differences don’t allow for super-prescriptive, down-to-the-gram recipes, so the chuck-whatever-in-and-see faves like bubble and squeak and soup shine after Christmas.

And there’s nothing stopping you from adding leftover carrots, cauliflower, or sprouts (which could be fried off at that first leek stage) into the pie mix, either.