Celebrity chef Curtis Stone shares his foolproof advice for a perfect Christmas meal for the whole family, including a tip he picked up in America
Curtis Stone knows his way around a kitchen.
And Australia’s celebrity chef has shared his top tips for making Christmas hassle-free.
The 48-year-old’s advice includes delegating to friends and family so the host isn’t overwhelmed.
‘Give every guest a job. A job can be as simple as being in charge of the music or the drinks,” he said women’s Day this week.
Planning ahead is a big deal for Curtis – he even suggests setting the table a day in advance, prepping cocktails in advance and preparing seafood platters the night before.
Curtis Stone (photo) knows his way around a kitchen. And Australia’s celebrity chef has shared his top tips for making Christmas hassle-free
The LA-based Australian has picked up one tip from American chefs that he insists on: brining the turkey.
“It’s still a fairly new concept in Australia, but a brine is essentially a bath that you submerge the turkey in overnight before cooking it,” he said.
“It allows the spices to penetrate deeper into the protein, but it also retains the moisture in the turkey.”
Additionally, Curtis suggests preparing salads just before serving and making sure the leaves are bone dry.
Curtis suggests delegating to friends and family so the host isn’t overwhelmed. ‘Give every guest a job. A job can be as simple as being in charge of the music or the drinks,” he said
The LA-based Australian has picked up one tip from American chefs that he insists on: brining the turkey. “It’s still a fairly new concept in Australia, but a brine is essentially a bath that you submerge the turkey in overnight before cooking it,” he said.
He also offers guests a bowl for discarded shrimp shells, as well as a finger bowl of water and lemon, and a range of dips for the seafood, including cocktail sauce, a vinaigrette and something spicy.
Curtis and his American actress wife Lindsay Price have been married for ten years. They have two sons, Hudson and Emerson, and live in Los Angeles.
Curtis and Lindsay met on a blind date in 2009 after being set up by a mutual friend.
After that fateful night, the pair exchanged emails for months.
Curtis and his American actress wife Lindsay Price have been married for ten years. They have two sons, Hudson and Emerson, and live in Los Angeles. All depicted
The rest, as they say, is history, and the couple married in September 2013.
Earlier this year, the couple renewed their vows in the same chapel where they tied the knot in Mallorca, Spain, this time accompanied by their children.
Lindsay played Janet Sosna for two seasons on Beverley Hills, 90210 and has since had a long career in television.
Curtis has become a household name in both Australia and the United States, where he made money as a best-selling cookbook author and celebrity chef.