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Churchlady
11-23-2004, 12:05 PM
We roast... any great Turkey tips? Stuffing recipes?
MoTheMan
11-23-2004, 12:13 PM
We roast... any great Turkey tips? Stuffing recipes?
Lay several strips of bacon over the bird before you stick itin the oven. The fat juices from the bacon tenderizes the meat oh so well. You can even overcook it & it'll retain a lot of that moist flavor. Delish. :u
SilvrBck
11-23-2004, 12:26 PM
Brining a fresh bird is awesome! I sautee up some onions, mushrooms, and pine nuts and add that to some bread crumbs. Then I add in some ground sage, salt pepper, and chicken stock to moisten. Makes an awesome stuffing. Pretty easy and oh so good!
SB
Churchlady
11-23-2004, 12:35 PM
Brining???? What's that? Sounds like salt?
SilvrBck
11-23-2004, 12:48 PM
Brining???? What's that? Sounds like salt?
If you buy a frozen turkey, it will more than likely be already pumped full of a salt solution to help keep the meat moist and seasoned. If you purchase a fresh turkey it will be minimally processed. Brining a fresh turkey (soaking the turkey in a salt/sugar solution) helps with flavor and moistness. It's pretty easy. Here's a link to Emeril Lagasse's brining method for turkeys.
How to brine a turkey (http://www.emerils.com/holidays/prep.html)
SB
LeafHog
11-23-2004, 01:54 PM
Deep fried wild turkey. Followed by a great cigar and some more wild turkey!
We usually roast. Sometimes we'll try an unusual stuffing, but most often we stay pretty standard.
DonJefe
11-23-2004, 10:51 PM
Lay several strips of bacon over the bird before you stick itin the oven. The fat juices from the bacon tenderizes the meat oh so well. You can even overcook it & it'll retain a lot of that moist flavor. Delish. :u
I think I will give this a try. It's bacon so it has to be good, right?!
slowhand
11-23-2004, 11:29 PM
Cold smoke, begins tomorrow.
MocoBird
11-23-2004, 11:47 PM
I just take offense to this whole thread!!!!
:mad: :mad:
Deep fried wild turkey. Followed by a great cigar and some more wild turkey!
Bring it on Leaf Hog...my kinda meal :)
Churchlady
11-24-2004, 07:57 AM
I just take offense to this whole thread!!!!
:mad: :mad:
Now, moco, don't get your feathers in a ruffle - we're just talkin turkey here. :D
MocoBird
11-24-2004, 09:58 AM
Now, moco, don't get your feathers in a ruffle - we're just talkin turkey here. :D
Yea, I had turkey once. Tasted just like human! ;)
Redman
11-25-2004, 12:15 AM
Deep fry that sucker!! i did it for the first time a couple of years ago and oven turkey isn't just the same anymore.
MoTheMan
11-29-2004, 10:30 AM
Did a little herf at Cigarmark's house yesterday.
ATe some left over turkey that was cajun spiced then deepfried. Mmm!! Tasty bird it was. Gotta check out that recipe sometime.
LasciviousXXX
11-29-2004, 11:02 AM
I've been rockin' the Turkey sandwiches lately Mo. But my fiance loves to tear the meat in little strips and sautee it with Tony Chacerre's Cajun Spice and a little bit o butter. Comes out damn tasty.
dtrud0h
12-07-2004, 10:25 PM
It's too late for Thanksgiving (sorry) but I always roast my Tom up side down. The same way he would be standing in the woods. The white meat is always nice and moist and the dark doesn't get slimy from all the grease.
So for any one who has never seen a turkey standin up before that would be breast down in the pan, drums and wings hanging from the top.