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Chef Mick
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what are you all making for thanksgiving? any different from the norm? [Razz]
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lemon merange pie, turkey.stuffing,green beans,gravy,hot buttery sweet rolls.turnip greens
nasty sweet potatoes,and a few other things.. this yr i am making 2 15 pound turkies cas alot of people are commin.. alot of work for me.

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Brine-Cured Roast Turkey

Preparation Time: 1 hour 10 minutes Level: Moderate
Cook Time: 3 hours (plus 3 days brining time) Serves: 10
A big turkey is so spectacular you hardly need to do anything to embellish it. But brining can be that extra touch that makes it so juicy and flavorful that you’ll remember it for years to come. Brining the turkey takes 3 days so you’ll need to plan ahead, but the lengthy brining time really pays off with fabulous flavor. Make sure you start with an all-natural bird without any added water and sodium solution. (Recipe adapted from Alice Waters.)
Ingredients:

* 3 gallons water, divided
* 1 1/2 cups sugar
* 1 cup kosher salt
* 2 carrots, chopped
* 2 large onions, chopped
* 2 leeks, dark tops trimmed off, chopped
* 1 small stalk celery, chopped
* 4 bay leaves
* 2 tablespoons black peppercorns
* 2 tablespoons coriander seeds
* 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
* 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
* 4 star anise
* 5-6 sprigs fresh thyme
* 1 12- to 14-pound naturally fed, free-range turkey
* 1 large sprig rosemary, for basting
* 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, for basting

Preparation:

1. Bring 1 gallon water to a boil in a large nonreactive pot that will hold your turkey and fit in your refrigerator (see Tip). Stir in sugar and salt until completely dissolved. Turn off the heat. Stir in carrots, onions, leeks, celery, bay leaves, peppercorns, coriander, crushed red pepper, fennel seeds, star anise and thyme. Add the remaining 2 gallons water. Place the turkey in the brine and weight it with a plate, if necessary, so it stays below the surface. Refrigerate for 72 hours.
2. Preheat oven to 425°F.
3. Remove the turkey from the brine, brush off any briny bits and let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes (discard the brine). Tuck the wing tips under the turkey. Tie the legs together with kitchen string. Place the turkey on a roasting rack set in a large roasting pan.
4. Roast the turkey until the skin starts to brown, about 40 minutes. Use rosemary sprig to baste the turkey with oil. Reduce oven temperature to 350° and continue roasting the turkey, basting with more oil about every 30 minutes, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a thigh without touching bone registers 165°F, 1 to 1 1/2 hours more, depending on the size of the turkey. If the skin begins to darken too much, cover it loosely with foil.
5. Carefully transfer the turkey to a large, clean cutting board; let it rest, loosely covered with foil, for 20 minutes before removing the string and carving.

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just did my brine....i just used rosemary , fresh sage, salt, sugar , 1 gallon of water and lots of orange zest with 2 oranges, red pepper flakes and cardamon seeds.then 3 tablespoons of dark molasses so the skin will have that crispy brown look
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well my turkies are still frozen lol just took them out the freezer yesterday...makin me hungry..
i have a bad craving for turnip greens and sticky rice.

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you can brine them frozen...it takes 72 hours anyway
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quote:
Originally posted by Chef Mick:
what are you all making for thanksgiving? any different from the norm? [Razz]

No cooking this year, traveling day after thanksgiving and want to remain in total relax-mode. Have a lovely thanksgiving dinner with your family. [Smile]
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yea im being forced to cook my first tday dinner. i went to giant in plymouth meeting last night to pick up a turkey...almost broke my wrist lugging the huge frozen block of bird to the checkout. got no clue what to do with it.

i dont even like turkey but the fat tard im living with wants it.

i hate the holidays. plus, my mom is native american, and im gonna celebrate the whities coming over who later killed my ancestors off?!

seriously, id rather go to the chinese buffet and call it a day.

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well make home mead stuffing that stove top sucks..i based my turkies with olive oil then drowned it with chicken broth then lawrys seasoning salt and pepper.i stuffed that bird till the leggs wanna split..mom is here to make the lemon pies..im goin all out this yr. and i loves buttered dinner rolls.

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quote:
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Originally posted by Chef Mick:
what are you all making for thanksgiving? any different from the norm? [Razz]

No cooking this year, traveling day after thanksgiving and want to remain in total relax-mode. Have a lovely thanksgiving dinner with your family. [Smile]
and happy traveling to you...stay safe, buds [Wink]
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Happy Thanksgiving to all. May you all stay safe during the holidays and enjoy a lovely and special time with your families. [Smile]

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wellmine is starting off badly that womans thing again.. i hurt so much but i am sooo sleepy as well i have to wait 1 more hr to pop the birds in for 5 hrs.. ewwwww y didnt i sleep all day yesterday.damn me.. its 6am now.. so 7 till 11 am it should be time. i will try and make pics of my dinner,.sounds sooo good. happy thanksgiving to all of my american friends. cas i think its only an american holiday right?and u too tiger cas yr american by injection lolololol

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puppy chow mein, flat cats (served single or in stacks),slab of lab, spit bull,'possum parfait, instant jerky (squirrel), cold crow cuts and sparrow marrow

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Happy Thanks giving to all of Egypt Search. [Smile]

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We went to a restaurant yesterday evening to celebrate. Look what was on my plate - and yes.... it was veryyyyyyy yummy. And no - it wasn't turkey. [Wink]


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quote:
Originally posted by tina kamal:
and u too tiger cas yr american by injection lolololol

You bad bad girl you, we have to link up eventually. [Big Grin] [Wink]

Hope you are doing better today. There must be more what docs can do for you to get you out of this misery. This has been going on way too long.

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na it was worse today. but i am on kick ass meds so i am fine now. thanks

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