1 week til Thanksgiving, how are you making (You)r turkey?
>>20985590I only ever roast turkey which I'm very comfortable doing and find it easy to get great results. How does frying a turkey compare?
>>20985590I'm going to Denny's by myself because they have a specialty plate. I'll probably go home afterward, jack off, and take a long nap from the carbs.
>>20985595honestly? it's fucking amazing
>>20985590>Leave turkey overnight in brine made of (mostly) pic related and with garlic / onion tossed in>Cook it next day in stove wrapped in aluminum foilGod tier turkey
>>20985595this was my first time making turkey in my family, fried cajun turkey, it was the best turkey i ever had. im making it again this year. it also doesnt dry out since its literally surrounded by moisture, also it cooks in about 45 minuets
>>20985599>brining your turkey on the tranny beer, orange flavored.
>>20985596Why not just drink beer in the woods?
>>20985606I'm not gonna change up my recipe because Conservative snowflakes on the interwebz might disapprove
>>20985590if you aren't already brïning your bird it's already too late
>>20985627how do you prepare your turkey?
>>20985605is cajun style good with cranberry sauce?
>>20985662yes
>>20985598>>20985605Makes me want to try it sometime but I don't have anything to fry it plus clean up seems unappealing. Roasting is just so easy imo and dryness isn't an issue with turkey for me; ends up juicy every time. One day I guess.
>>20985674the only bad part about clean up is the draining since its kinda heavy and awkward to tilt, but besides that its fine
>>20985674do it outside and put some old newspaper on the ground, its easy
>>20985590https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNyHqRjMx7oI use Jean Pierre's method for my turkey and it's fucking fantastic. None of this brining bullshit required, just a shitload of butter.
>>20985590i'm going to cook a whole turkey in my air fryer heh
>>20985684>sage butterI'm sold
>>20985685>i'm going to cook a whole turkey in my air fryer heh
>>20985627Enjoy your ham, dumbass.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVixbf-bubs
>>20985658To be fair, a full (say, 14lb) turkey, unfrozen, should brine about 24 hours before roasting. I was just joshing. Although, if your turkey is frozen you need to give it about 3 days if possible.>>20985810A turkey overbrined (overbrone) to the point where it's basically ham is fucking delicious. Still have to cook that shit thoroughly though.
>>20985810You don't know what ham is. >>20985590Roast turkey. I prefer various spices and dried herbs, mix them with mayonnaise and shove them all over the bird, inside and out and under the skin. The spices include• black peppercorn • red chili flake• rosemary • sage• black lemon• chicken saltSides for the meal this year will be:Cranberry orange sauce.Butter braised baby carrots OR orange cauliflower stamppotYellow pumpkin sauce OR butter braised baby corn.Greens with onion and chili. Gonna use either bacon or I'm gonna smoke the turkey wings and use those since I'm planning to roast only the titty.Bread dressing with lots of veg.Homemade onion gravy.Homemade giblet gravy.The turkey jus.Sweets will be:Triple layer blue butter Jell-O.Purple sweet potato parfait with pound cake later and homemade coconut whipped cream OR purple sweet potato pie.Same stuff as last year, moreorless.Relatively large menu considering it's just me, the missus and kiddo>>20985686I used to use butter but found mayonnaise gives a better crisp to the skin; also, it's cheaper and I like the additional tang.>>20985674Why not start small. Try frying turkey drumsticks sometime then giving whole chicken a go if you like those results. Work your way up. Don't expect much, tho. Fried turkey can be as dry as roasted. It's not the method that decides whether the bird will be dry, it's whether or not you overcook the fucker. People tend to be scared shitless of undercooked poultry so they tend to cook at higher temperatures for long than necessary to avoid food poisoning. If your today's are moist, stick to that.To give an example, have you ever had IndoMalay style fried chicken? It's basically the same thing. Season the skin and into hot oil it guess, unbreaded and unbattered. Sometimes it's good and moist. Sometimes it's dry and awful. Turkey is no different.
