Thursday, December 31, 2009

What is a really simple and easy turkey recipe?

My grandmama is making Thanksgiving dinner this Sunday. She needs a really simple but tasty turkey dinner to make. Please give any easy to make turkey recipes that you know of.. or give a website that has many turkey recipes.What is a really simple and easy turkey recipe?
Steamed spring chicken is a very popular and significant dish among the Chinese. The chicken is steamed with a light and flavorful stock made from water, soy sauce, Chinese wine vinegar, and aromatic vegetables like garlic, ginger, leeks, and onions. The chicken is then served warm, and dipped in sauce. Often the stock is used as a dip because of the wonderful flavors infused in it.





You can make the same flavorful recipe with turkey, although you need to modify the cooking methods a bit to cook such a large bird. Here are some important tips to remember when cooking steamed Chinese-style turkey:





* Use a large steamer basket big and strong enough to accommodate and hold the weight of the turkey. Giant bamboo steamers are readily available from kitchen supply stores.


* Turkey takes a long time to cook. Steaming is a long process that tenderizes the meat and preserves its juices, and it may take hours for your turkey to cook thoroughly and absorb the flavors of the aromatics. One way to get around this problem is to pierce or cut the turkey before steaming it.


* Unlike chicken, turkey has a very strong flavor. To round out the flavor of the turkey, use more aromatic ingredients with strong flavors like ginger. You can also add an exotic dimension to the dish by using red ginseng root.


What is a really simple and easy turkey recipe?
I just tried this yesterday from ';Alex's Thanksgiving'; show on the food network (on-demand if you have it). It was delicious and SO easy! All I did was make 3 boxes of turkey stuffing, I added my own browned turkey sausage and sauteeded onion and celery. Let that cool a little. Cleaned out the turkey. I actually brined it for 4 hours (put in a cooler filled with water/ 2 cups salt and 1 cup of sugar and orange slices) but I'm sure you can skip that step. Then I seasoned the turkey with salt and pepper and stuffed the turkey. I then melted a stick of butter in a pan and drenched a piece of cheese cloth in it, then placed the cloth on the the turkey making sure to cover the white meat. An hour before it was done, I removed the cloth. And that was it!! It was the most flavorful, juiciestst turkey ever! Best of luck!
Roast Turkey Upside Down





1 18 lb. turkey


1 14 oz. can Chicken Broth


Butter


1 clove garlic, minced


1 tsp. salt


1/2 tsp. pepper


1 tsp. basil


1/4 tsp. rosemary


1/4 tsp. thyme


1/4 tsp. marjoram


1 stick of unsalted butter (1/2 cup)


1 cup dry white wine





Rinse turkey under cold running water and pat dry with paper towels.





Pre heat your oven to 325 degrees.





Pour the chicken stock into your roasting pan and place a roasting rack in the bottom of the pan. If you intend to stuff your bird, do it now. Rub the rack with plenty of butter to avoid the skin sticking.





Combine the garlic and spices in a bowl. Rub plenty of butter onto the surface of your bird and sprinkle the seasonings evenly over the entire surface. Place the bird on the rack, upside down.





Cook for about 40 minutes. Meanwhile melt the stick of butter and add the wine. Baste the bird with this mixture after the 40 minute period. Then baste the bird about every 30 minutes with the butter/wine mixture and the pan juices.





About 1 hour before estimated time of doneness, remove the roasting pan from the oven and carefully turn the bird Breast side up and return to the oven.





Check for doneness by inserting an instant read thermometer into the thickest part of the thigh. Look for an internal temperature of 170 degrees. Allow the bird to rest for 20 minutes before carving.








hope it helps....

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