No. 27 A Boxing Day Monster

Name: A Boxing Day Monster
Ingredients: A two finger, one thumb pinch of salt and some pepper; 1 egg; Leftover roast potatoes, bread sauce, cooked veg, stuffing etc., the soft stuff; A massive piece of focaccia or a mini ciabatta from the supermarket, or something… It might be Boxing Day, so anything will do; 1 packet of pork scratchings or Ready Salted crisps or both; ½ a baby gem lettuce; 1—1½ carrots; A big handful of parsley; 1 tsp of your favourite condiment (mustard, cranberry, horseradish, etc.); 2 heaped tbsps mayo; 2 tbsp leftover gravy; 150 g leftover turkey or whatever you have; 2 tbsp of your best olive oil or posh rapeseed oil or something; 5—6 leftover raw Brussels sprouts; Goose fat or butter; 1 tbsp lemon juice or vinegar, plus extra for the patties

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Max’s Sandwich Book

By Max Halley and Ben Benton

Published 2018

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Ingredients

Fillings

A massive piece of focaccia or a mini ciabatta from the supermarket, or something… It might be Boxing Day, so anything will do
150 g leftover

Leftovers

Method

I originally wrote this for the Observer Food Magazine:

I feel relaxed and comfortable as the madness of Christmas winds down, and I take great and patient pleasure in the careful construction of one of my food events of the year: the