Fancy Meats & Fish to Impress Your Guests All Winter Long
With the winter months come time for family, friends, and shared meals. More than just a chance to enjoy a celebratory dish, like a fine steak, these gatherings are about sharing joy and connection with loved ones.
On special occasions, be it Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year’s Eve, or just a Sunday dinner surrounded by loved ones, good food is about more than taste; it’s the entire experience surrounding it.
Food bloggers and professional chefs alike will often describe the family traditions they learned growing up. They’ll talk about that one recipe their grandparents always made for them, about the Christmas or Hanukkah ritual that happened every year, or about how a roast in the oven meant it was time to open presents. These opportunities are the stuff those wistful food blogs are made of. It’s important to embrace these moments and put on a dinner worth remembering.
FreshDirect can help. Whether you are hunting for the perfect cut of steak or enough ribs to feed a family of 12, FreshDirect can help you find the perfect main. Whether you have a tradition already or you’re looking for inspiration to start a new one, you can find what you need here.
Create a Visual Feast With a Standing Rib Roast
If you want dinner to not just taste great but look great, a rib roast is the perfect way to do it. It’s so inherently juicy that it can be cooked with minimal fuss or seasoning and still taste incredible. Cooking a rib roast is an afternoon-long journey the family can bond over, and no steak looks as good sitting on your dinner table, especially when surrounded by a half dozen sides.
If you want to make a special memory of any meal, FreshDirect’s standing rib roast is one of the most naturally striking and memorable cuts of meat you can put on your table.
Go Ham on a Charcuterie Spread
Charcuterie is an art. An art FreshDirect can help you master. Pick up a customizable charcuterie bundle to get all the basics you need to start your very own board. You can choose between a variety of meats, cheeses, and crackers to make your own unique bundle.
It’s not just a way to show off, but a form of expression. The joy of charcuterie is choice. There are so many countless ingredients to pick from that you can tell a lot about a person’s tastes by what they decide to include on their board. Once you’ve built your base, expand the rest of your board outwards. Classic options include pickles, a quality dip or spread, or even fancier meats.
Your board is only limited by your imagination. Whatever you may want to fill it with, FreshDirect can help you get it!
For Smaller Gatherings, Consider Steak
At a smaller gathering, you might be tempted to make steaks for each guest, but out of the dozen famous cuts to choose from, it can be hard to tell which works best for your party. If you’re a master griller, you probably already have a few ideas. Consider these highlights from FreshDirect’s butcher.
Eat Like a King With Beef Chateaubriand
If you’re looking for the absolute best money can buy, you are looking for beef chateaubriand. Chateaubriand isn’t just beef tenderloin; it’s cut from the middle of the tenderloin, a step above even the most prized cut of meat on the entire cow.
When choosing cuts of meat, the juiciest, most tender parts are the most prized. Chateaubriand is the juiciest, most tender slice of beef on this planet. This is, quite literally, a two-pound brick of filet mignon. For the lucky guests to grace your table, this will most likely be the fanciest and most memorable meal they have in the entire year.
Skip the Fuss With Tip Steaks
For those on a budget, or looking for a good starter steak to practice with, consider a tip steak. If you fantasize over the idea of searing perfect steaks for the holidays, but don’t have much experience working with them, the tip steak won’t lead you astray. It needs minimal seasoning to taste amazing and is thin enough that cooking it won’t require a degree in meatology.
If you want a no-fuss, affordable, simple way to make your holiday dinner special, the tip steak will do the trick.
Go for the Classic NY Strip Steak
No steak’s more classic than the New York strip. Its strengths are dependability and versatility. Everybody knows and enjoys a New York strip no matter how it’s cooked — broiled, seared, grilled, baked, or otherwise.
FreshDirect’s strip steaks are among the best. Each is “Prime Reserve,” sourced exclusively from small, local farms. Less than 2% of all beef is certified as USDA Prime.
Bring the Restaurant Home With a Jumbo Branzino
If you frequent high-end restaurants in New York City, you’re probably intimately familiar with branzino, also known as European sea bass. But how many times have you seen it gracing a home kitchen counter? Special occasions like the holidays are the perfect excuse to bring home something you’d normally only ever see in a restaurant. If you get the holidays off, you’ll have all the time and energy you need to make a dish that rivals all those upscale restaurants.
Jumbo branzino is one of the freshest fish FreshDirect sells. Our food experts taste and rate hundreds of products daily, and only the absolute freshest, including the branzino, gets the coveted Peak Quality stamp. Grill one up for the holidays, and it’s guaranteed to make a splash.
Pick Up a Crowd-Pleasing Salmon
If an entire branzino is a little intimidating, or you don’t know the tastes of your crowd, salmon can be a wise choice. If someone likes seafood, it’s a safe bet they’ll like salmon. This three-pound whole salmon is big enough to satisfy large groups, even when they start asking for seconds!
You can also get a smoked salmon. The taste is like nothing else, especially once you start combining it with capers, cream cheese, and bread.
If you’re tight on time, you can also get it pre-made. FreshDirect offers this whole salmon in its most classic form: Slathered in butter, capers, lemon, and dill. It’s bound to please the picky eaters in your life.
Enjoy a Succulent Lamb Roast
Softer and milder than most other meat, lamb is another fancy meat to center your meal around. For fans of lamb, FreshDirect offers a variety of cuts from leg roasts to loin roasts.
Whichever you prefer, your meat is guaranteed pasture-raised and genetically modified organism (GMO) free. You’ll be hard-pressed to find a cut of meat softer or juicier.
Pick Up a Classic Oven-Ready Turkey
Turkey may be the king of Thanksgiving, but it’s also a classic at winter holidays and get-togethers. For those who want something traditional or straightforward to cook, the oven-ready turkey will never surprise or disappoint.
This turkey comes already pre-seasoned and prepped in its own bed of mirepoix. All you need to do is preheat your oven and stick it in. Or, if you already know you won’t have the whole afternoon to babysit a bird, you can even get one delivered to your door already fully cooked!
Get a Helping Hand With FreshDirect Delivery Pass
From the holidays through to Spring, the cozy winter months are a time to slow down and come together with friends and family. However, life sometimes has other plans. If you can’t find the time or energy to pick out the perfect roast in person, FreshDirect can deliver it straight to your door.
You can secure year-round service, or simply reserve a single month to help you having to brave those New York City streets. However you need it, FreshDirect is here to support you and make sure you get the groceries you need to host a spectacular event.