Turkey!!!

[hoey222]

i was looking for ideas to cook the bird this year. seems the in thing is to soak the bird in a brine mixture. anyone try this? is it worth the effort.

i'll prolly just do a roast turkey with herb butter and some herbs and lemon inside the bird :drool:

if you're cooking, how you makin it this year :cheers:

:D

[oblongmelon]

Olive oil/salt/pepper and a bit of butter.
thats it.

[Punker_bob2004]

mmmmmmmm food!!:D

[soong]

I want to try a turducken...they debone a chicken, stuff it inside a deboned duck, and then stick that inside a deboned turkey... It sounds like overkill, but i heard its the juciest thing this side of hot girls thigh...

[oblongmelon]

I"ve actually had "birds" cooked that way..it was tasty-but the flavor of the duck really seemed a bit overpowering..

[avlena]

Originally posted by hoey222
i was looking for ideas to cook the bird this year. seems the in thing is to soak the bird in a brine mixture. anyone try this? is it worth the effort.


My mum does this every year... the night before, she GETS a huge container (sometimes she uses a plastic container, a few times we've used the sink, after a thorough cleaning of course!) that she fills up with the bird, and lots and lots of salt water. she lets it soak all night, and cooks it the next day, basting it throughout. She swears that it's what makes her turkeys so juicy and yummy... and i have no complaints! Nothing beats a mom's cooking!! (sayeth the poor college student that thinks mac and cheese is an elaborate meal!) :D

edit: oops! mum is definitely not a container...

[Nanotech9]

deep fried

[Blitz]

usually dad does the bird but i tell yah....mmmm mmm its good :P

[oblongmelon]

how long do you deep fry a turkey for?

[Blitz]

You like yours crispy or extra crispy :rolleyes:

[herselftheelf]

This year, its just me and the kids for Thanksgiving, so to avoid alot of leftovers, I got one of those little turkey breast roasts. I want to try the brining method eventually, but I will just probably roast it like I usually do with butter, salt & pepper and poultry seasoning.

[hang10wannabe]

Originally posted by soong
I want to try a turducken...they debone a chicken, stuff it inside a deboned duck, and then stick that inside a deboned turkey... It sounds like overkill, but i heard its the juciest thing this side of hot girls thigh...

hehe nice analogy there soong, now imo, all a roasted turkey needs is
[eddy murphy] stuffin... ALL STUFFIN!!! [eddy muryphy]

[ufcrusher]

Yeah, brining a turkey is definitely a good way to make it. We have done it that way a couple of times, used an injector to get the brine under the skin.

Other than that, you can always cajun it....taste good. Usually the fryer will have a description of the cooking equation. Just remember that there is a good chance of causing a fire, so be careful.

As for the Turducken, it takes 16 hours to cook. I just got the recipie for it the other day, but I couldnt find it.

[revil]

Originally posted by Nanotech9
deep fried
:|


um... i'll have to try that.

[DankNstickY]

Originally posted by avlena

My mum does this every year... the night before, she's a huge container...

i dont think she appreciates her daughter talking about her like that.

and if thats the night before, i could just imagine the day after. :ugh:


:hehehmm:




for us, this year, i hear the restaurants are open. we can't afford a turkey. we're poor. :neartears

jk. my moms gotta work, so no big thing goin on this t-day. just the annual baseball game. :D fun fun.

[Jeffbx]

Originally posted by oblongmelon
how long do you deep fry a turkey for?

4 minutes a pound (Thanks, FoodTV! (http://www.foodtv.com/foodtv/recipe/0,6255,22452,00.html))

Just stay away from the tofurkey! :dodgy:

[whitak24]

Originally posted by Jeffbx
Just stay away from the tofurkey! :dodgy:
you knocking the tofurkey? :shifty:

:hihi:

seriously, i don't get it. i don't need tofu-shaped drumsticks to adequately celebrate thanksgiving :heh:

[Hoser]

I don't know if I'm in the minority on this, but I like ham for Thanksgiving better than turkey.

[DankNstickY]

ham is always a no-no for me.

ham's so bla...:puke:

[sleepminded]

food is great, any left overs would be appreciated! :lick: :drool: :munch:

[CynJon]

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....

Cajun style, deep fried....

Once you've had a turkey cooked this way, you'll never bake another one. Inject it with cajun marinade, rub the outside with seasoned salt, deep fry for 3 1/2 minutes per pound @ 325 degrees. Voila, the best turkey you've ever had in under an hour.

On a related topic, I see that Popeye's chicken is selling pre-cooked, deep fried cajun turkeys... They're heat-and-eat though, so I don't know how they would compare to one cooked yourself... The turkey fryers are really cheap now, too. I saw one in the sportsman's guide (http://www.sportsmansguide.com) for under $30 for the burner, pot and accessories...