It's that time of year again. Time to cook my favorite meat: turkey!!! Last year was our year to spend Thanksgiving with my in-laws: a group of people who don't like turkey. We ate a ham. IT tasted fine, but the lack of turkey left me with a terrible, empty feeling inside. This year, it's dinner with MY family, and I am determined to make a perfect Turkey. Now, growing up, my mom didn't do anything special to turkey. She'd just roast it in the oven (and used instant gravy from a packet). It came out okay, but I hope to make a really kick-ass turkey. Here are a bunch of highly rated recipes I've found: FoodNetwork Recipes: Emeril's Brined and Roasted Turkey Emeril's Big Bird with Giblet Gravy Perfect Turkey w/ pan gravy Perfect Roast Turkey #2 Turkey Gravy AllRecipes.com: A Simply Perfect Roast Turkey Classic Roast Turkey Served with Giblet Gravy Easy Herb Roasted Turkey Giblet Gravy II Homestyle Turkey, the Michigander Way Perfect Turkey Perfect Turkey Gravy Savory Turkey Gravy Special Roast Turkey The World's Best Turkey Turkey Brine Which of these recipes do you think I should use? Gravy is a huge issue for me. I've not had good success making delicious gravies in the past, and I really don't want to mess this up. This leads me to a very important question: where can I purchase turkey stock and turkey broth?
Anyone know a good recipe for a Turducken (sp?)? I want to get experimental this Thanksgiving. Also, how difficult is it to hand make graham cracker crust for pies?
dry brine turkey is the way to go, crispy skin, super juicy and flavorful, all the flavor benefits of a wet brine without the mushy texture http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/...d-root-vegetable-panzanella-recipe/index.html <object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,124,0" width="400" height="323"><param name="movie" value="http://common.scrippsnetworks.com/common/snap/snap-3.2.20.1-embed.swf?channelurl=http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/channel/xml/0,,87224-VIDEO,00.xml&channel=87224"/><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"/><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"/><embed src="http://common.scrippsnetworks.com/common/snap/snap-3.2.20.1-embed.swf?channelurl=http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/channel/xml/0,,87224-VIDEO,00.xml&channel=87224" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="400" height="323"/></object>
I would highly recommend going with Alton Brown's recipe/method. I had never made a turkey before and I did it twice last year for Thanksgiving/Christmas. Both came out perfect. http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/good-eats-roast-turkey-recipe/index.html
These videos are very helpful as well... Alton Brown is the man. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKr1rByVVCI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaKOLGIcMGE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NR5EK9UQGd4
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