The home kitchen has been running crazy for the last 24 hours. Items cooked- turkey, pan gravy, sweet potatoes two ways, mac 'n cheese, green beans, ice cream. Items opened- cranberry sauce (I just love the jelly better than the home cooked), stuffing.
TURKEY
16.5 lb Turkey
Brine Solution
2 Oranges
1 Large Onion
2 Stalks Celery
2 Carrots
1 Stick of Butter
Sage
Dry Spice Rub: Sage, Rosemary, Marjoram, Salt, Pepper
TURKEY
16.5 lb Turkey
Brine Solution
2 Oranges
1 Large Onion
2 Stalks Celery
2 Carrots
1 Stick of Butter
Sage
Dry Spice Rub: Sage, Rosemary, Marjoram, Salt, Pepper
Wash turkey, remove neck and giblets. Feed neck and giblets to your dog for everlasting love. Brine turkey for 24 hours. To make brine: 3 quarts hot water, two cups salt, two cups sugar, 1/2 cup dry spice rub. Mix in hot water until salt and sugar dissolve. Remove from heat and add 1/2 cup cider vinegar and 1/4 cup gin. Let cool 15 minutes, then add two quarts ice water. Cover turkey with brine and refrigerate.
After 24 hours, rinse and dry turkey. Melt one stick butter, then add about 1/4 cup spice rub. Coat breast meat under the skin and the entire outside of turkey. Roast turkey at 325 for about 12 minutes a pound, until thigh meat reaches 165. Let rest 45 minutes, then carve. For better color and gravy, pour can of coke over turkey two hours into cooking.
PAN GRAVY
After removing turkey from roasting pan, strain juices into another container. Deglaze pan with one cup white wine. Strain into container. Allow to rest 30 minutes, then skim fat from the top. Strain, again, into sauce pan, and thicken. Let rest five minutes before serving.
1 Stick Butter
1/2 Cup Heavy Cream
1 Cup Milk
1/2 Cup Pure Maple Syrup
1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
Pumpkin Pie Spices
Salt
Candied Buttered Pecans
Marshmallows
Roast sweet potatoes at 450 degrees for one hour. Let them cool to touch, then scoop contents into a mixing bowl. Add 3/4 stick of butter, cream, milk, syrup, sugar, and whisk until smooth. Season with spices & salt to taste. The mix should be savory, sweet, and taste like Thanksgiving.
Transfer mix to baking pan, and top half with marshmallows & half with pecans. Return to oven and bake until marshmallows brown.
To make pecans: toss raw pecans in medium-hot pan for 3 minutes. Add 1/4 stick of butter, toss for 2 more minutes. Add 1/4 cup honey or agave nectar and toss one more minute. Cool on a cooling rack.
After 24 hours, rinse and dry turkey. Melt one stick butter, then add about 1/4 cup spice rub. Coat breast meat under the skin and the entire outside of turkey. Roast turkey at 325 for about 12 minutes a pound, until thigh meat reaches 165. Let rest 45 minutes, then carve. For better color and gravy, pour can of coke over turkey two hours into cooking.PAN GRAVY
After removing turkey from roasting pan, strain juices into another container. Deglaze pan with one cup white wine. Strain into container. Allow to rest 30 minutes, then skim fat from the top. Strain, again, into sauce pan, and thicken. Let rest five minutes before serving.SWEET POTATOES TWO WAYS
5 Sweet Potatoes
1 Stick Butter
1/2 Cup Heavy Cream
1 Cup Milk
1/2 Cup Pure Maple Syrup
1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
Pumpkin Pie Spices
Salt
Candied Buttered Pecans
Marshmallows
Roast sweet potatoes at 450 degrees for one hour. Let them cool to touch, then scoop contents into a mixing bowl. Add 3/4 stick of butter, cream, milk, syrup, sugar, and whisk until smooth. Season with spices & salt to taste. The mix should be savory, sweet, and taste like Thanksgiving.
Transfer mix to baking pan, and top half with marshmallows & half with pecans. Return to oven and bake until marshmallows brown.
To make pecans: toss raw pecans in medium-hot pan for 3 minutes. Add 1/4 stick of butter, toss for 2 more minutes. Add 1/4 cup honey or agave nectar and toss one more minute. Cool on a cooling rack.
MAC 'N CHEESE
See earlier post.
THE RESULT
See earlier post.THE RESULT
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