Some yum for your christmas leftovers...

Ok, so right now you're still up to your armpits in pork rind, but tomorrow night you'll be scratching your head wondering what in heavens name you're going to do with all the leftovers! That's where these gems are going to come into their own. Delicious Jamie Oliver recipes that'll make good use of your leftover christmas pork and turkey... Enjoy!

jamie oliver's turkey and sweet leek pie

serves 6 – 8 

ingredients

• 2 rashers smoked streaky bacon, roughly chopped

• ½ bunch of fresh thyme, leaves picked

• olive oil

• a large knob of butter

• 2kg leeks, washed, trimmed; white end chopped into chunks, green end finely sliced

• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

• 800g cooked white turkey meat, torn into big chunks (brown too if you want)

• 2 heaped tablespoons plain flour, plus extra for dusting

• 2 pints turkey, chicken or vegetable stock 

• 2 tablespoons of crème fraîche 

• 1 x 500g packet puff pastry

• 12 jarred or vac-packed chestnuts, roasted and peeled

• 2 sprigs fresh sage, leaves picked

• 1 egg, preferably free-range or organic, beaten

This is dead simple, completely versatile and absolutely gorgeous. It’s not a pretty-boy pie; it’s a proper, old-school pie that everyone will be over the moon to see on the table. I’m putting leftover white turkey meat to good use here, but you could also mix brown meat in there too. 

Preheat your oven to 190°C/375°F/gas 5. Put your bacon in a large pan on a medium heat and add your thyme leaves. Add a lug of olive oil and the butter and let it all fry off a few minutes. Add all of your prepped leeks and fry them off for about 3 minutes so they are well-coated in the butter. Add a pinch of salt and pepper then pop the lid on top, turn the heat down to medium and let them cook away gently for 30 minutes, stirring every 5 to 10 minutes to make sure they don’t catch. There’s going to be enough moisture in the leeks to keep them happy in the pan so they should be soft and melt in your mouth once they’re done.

When your leeks are ready, add the turkey meat to them and stir. If you’ve got a bit of stuffing mixed in there you can put that in too. Add the flour, mix it in well then pour in your stock and stir again. Add the crème fraîche then turn the heat up and bring everything back up to the boil. Have a taste and add a bit more salt and pepper if it needs it then turn the heat off. Pour the mixture through a sieve over another large empty pan and let the wonderful gravy from the mixture drip into the pan while you roll out your pastry. 

Get a deep baking dish roughly 22 x 30cm. Dust a clean surface and a rolling pin with a bit of flour and roll your pastry out so it’s about double the size of your dish. Crumble the chestnuts over one half of the pastry then tear a few of the sage leaves over the chestnuts. Fold the other half of pastry on top then roll it out carefully and evenly so you have a rectangle big enough to cover your baking tray. Don’t worry if a few bits stick out here and there.

Spoon that thick leek mixture from your sieve into the pie dish and spread it out evenly. Lay your pastry on top, tuck the ends under then gently score the pastry diagonally with your knife. Add a pinch of salt to your beaten egg then paint this egg wash over the top of your pastry. Pop your pie in the oven for about 35 to 40 minutes or until the pastry is puffed up and golden brown. When the pie is ready, re-heat the lovely gravy and serve with your pie, along with some peas tossed in butter, lemon, salt and pepper and everyone’s happy! 

jamie oliver's green chilli pork

serves 4 

ingredients

• olive oil

• 800g pork mince, the best quality you can afford - (or just finely chop your leftover roast pork)

• 1 teaspoon dried sage

• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

• 2 onions, peeled and roughly chopped

• 3 cloves of garlic, peeled and finely sliced

• 2 green peppers, deseeded and roughly chopped

• 6 small green chillies, roughly chopped

• 4 large ripe red tomatoes, chopped into small chunks

• 1 romaine lettuce, leaves washed and spun dry

• a small bunch of fresh mint

• 4 spring onions

• 1 packet of flour tortillas

• optional: 1 lime

soured cream or natural yoghurt, to serve

This green chilli is so delicious, simple to make and a total pleasure to eat. I think it’s cleaner, braver and fresher than your average chilli. You can make your own flatbreads or use tortillas, or you can even serve with chapattis or naans instead.

Put a large pan on a high heat and add a little olive oil. Add the pork mince, dried sage and a good pinch of salt and pepper. Use a wooden spoon to break the meat up a bit and stir it about, then cook for a few minutes, stirring occasionally (if you're using leftover meat that's already been cooked be careful not to overcook your pork or it will become quite tough - you just want to warm it through in this step). Add your onions, garlic, peppers and chillies, stir everything together, then fry for 15 minutes on a high heat until any liquid from the pork has evaporated and everything is starting to turn golden. When it looks good, stir in your chopped tomatoes and half a glass of water. Remember that it’s supposed to be quite dry (in a really wholesome and nice way), not stewy and wet, so don’t add too much water.

Turn the heat down to medium and let it tick away for 10 minutes or so while you wash and roughly chop up the lettuce. Pick the leaves from the bunch of mint and roughly chop them. Trim and finely slice your spring onions.

When you’re ready to serve your chilli, warm your tortillas in the oven at 180°C/350°F/gas 4 for a few minutes or in a dry pan for 30 seconds. Taste your dense chilli. More than likely it will need another good pinch of salt and pepper. If you want to give it a nice fresh edge, you can squeeze in the juice of a lime. Stir in half your chopped mint.

Push a warm tortilla or flatbread into each of your little bowls and spoon some delicious green chilli on top of each one. Top with your chopped lettuce and a dollop of yoghurt. Sprinkle over the rest of your mint and spring onions and serve right away with some cold beers.