Winter Traditional Menu Dinner Party

A  delicious winter warming British menu ideal for a family get together.

Starter

Leek and potato soup with crusty rolls

Main

Pork chops in a creamy cider sauce with rice, parsnip & potato cakes & spicy beet chutney.

Dessert

Baked butterscotch cheesecake.


Leek & Potato Soup

An ideal soup starter, this winter warming homemade leek and potato soup is made with leeks, potatoes and onions, blended together with vegetable stock and milk and finished with a touch of double cream, making it a fresh and light soup and suitable for vegetarians

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Pork Chops in Cider Sauce with Crispy Potato Cakes

Pan fried pork chops in a creamy cider sauce with a rice potato and parsnip cake lightly flavoured with rosemary and thyme. Served with a red onion and beetroot chutney, the chutney has a hint of heat from a pinch of cayenne pepper.

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Cheesecake with Butterscotch Sauce

A smooth baked cheesecake with butterscotch sauce, made of cream cheese, double cream, sugar and eggs flavoured with apple schnapps and vanilla. The cheesecake has a crispy hobnob base with a white chocolate coating. This delicious cooked cheesecake is topped with a thick apple schnapps butterscotch sauce. 

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More about our winter traditional menu 

A traditional British menu packed with classic British ingredients, delivered with a modern twist.The starter is a traditional creamy leek and potato soup, potatoes, blended with a touch of double cream served with crusty bread rolls. The main course is braised Pork chops and onions cooked in a creamy cider sauce served with crispy potato, rice and parsnips cakes and spicy beetroot chutney.The dessert is a creamy cooked cheesecake with a hobnob biscuit base coated in white chocolate, and topped with a classic butterscotch sauce.

Difficulty level

This menu is medium difficulty

Cooking Order

Day before    
  • make the leek and potato soup
  • make the beet chutney and store in the fridge
  • make the cheesecake
1 hour before
  • make the potato cakes
20 minutes before
  • place the potato cakes in the oven
10 minutes before 
  • make the pork chops don't add the cream and keep warm
5 minutes before
  • heat the soup
5 minutes before the main
  • add the cream to the chops

Top Tips

  • make sure the butterscotch sauce is not to hot before pouring it on to the cheesecake

Keep an eye on

  • the pork chops add a little extra cider if necessary