But one crowd-favourite option stood head and shoulders above the rest: a heartwarming stew. Perfect for the post-Christmas lull, a heartening stew might just hit the right spot. And Jamie Oliver ...

Prepare Christmas Eve hunter's stew by thoroughly washing and soaking the dried mushrooms. It's best to do this the day before so that the mushrooms can absorb the water well.

José Pizarro is putting his Spanish twist on the Christmas dinner with his festive seafood stew - and he’s got some merry sherry to help wash it down! Pour the olive oil into a large frying pan ...

For the coldest wintry evenings, tuck into a rich beef stew with fluffy dumplings to warm you right down to your toes. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. For the beef stew, heat the oil and ...

Jamie Oliver comes to the rescue with his impeccable recipe for a leftover turkey stew complete with homemade dumplings. The recipe was featured in Jamie's Christmas Cookbook, and takes just over ...

Despite it just being two days since Christmas Day itself ... has suggested instead that a stew is the way to go with leftovers - and utilises every aspect of the remaining dinner.

Now chop the carrot, swede and parsnip into hearty sized chunks, they are going to be the body of the stew, and add to the onions. To build the sauce, tip in a few glugs of whatever Christmas ...