I'm going to try frying a turkey for the first time. I'm hoping we don't see a new thread tomorrow labeled "Will my homeowners insurance cover damage done by frying a turkey".
You're doing it wrong, this isn't a 4th of July picnic!
I'm just going to say it, I rather have ham than turkey on Thanksgiving.
Oh, man, that's crap timing. Good luck!
Yeah, I'm not huge into any of those, either - I only liked mashed potatoes if they have the skins still on, or if there's something interesting in them (otherwise the texture is just not appealing to me). Even turkey is usually bland. I'm lucky my husband is a great cook and uses lots of herbs and spices and stuff to make things more interesting.
I DO use gravy to get down the turkey and potatoes!
Oooh, love food posts. Menu time!
Turkey
Latkes
These mashed sweet potatoes: Mashed Red-Curry Sweet Potatoes, Recipe from Martha Stewart Living, November 2007
Green bean casserole, but the good kind, courtesy of Cook's Illustrated (no canned mushroom soup involved)
Salad
Pineapple casserole (kind of like a bread pudding)
Stuffing
Homemade Bread
Apple Pie
and LOTS of wine with football on the TV. Best holiday.
I hear you with the texture thing. That is the reason why I don't liked mash potatoes the darn texture.
I'll preface this by saying - I don't cook. Not even a little. It's a miracle that I can make grilled cheese.
Anyway. I've read about frying turkeys - is there a special enormous, industrial-sized deep fat fryer for turkeys? Or do you cut the turkey into little pieces and put them into a giant Fry Daddy or something?
I realize this is probably a totally asinine question, I validly am curious how it works. Feel free to laugh at me.
I LOVE FRIED TURKEY. And angie no you put the whole turkey in the fryer. The creates a thin like layer of crisp outside, leaving the rest of the turkey extremely juicy and delicious. If yiu went to Gus's fried chicken last year in Memphis it's comparable to thatI'm going to try frying a turkey for the first time. I'm hoping we don't see a new thread tomorrow labeled "Will my homeowners insurance cover damage done by frying a turkey".
Good question. I have a lot of equipment for this type of thing already because I brew beer. You leave the turkey whole. I have a 30qt aluminum pot and a rack where the turkey sits. You just put the turkey on that rack and put it in the pot along with peanut oil.
I LOVE FRIED TURKEY. And angie no you put the whole turkey in the fryer. The creates a thin like layer of crisp outside, leaving the rest of the turkey extremely juicy and delicious. If yiu went to Gus's fried chicken last year in Memphis it's comparable to that
I'll preface this by saying - I don't cook. Not even a little. It's a miracle that I can make grilled cheese.
Anyway. I've read about frying turkeys - is there a special enormous, industrial-sized deep fat fryer for turkeys? Or do you cut the turkey into little pieces and put them into a giant Fry Daddy or something?
I realize this is probably a totally asinine question, I validly am curious how it works. Feel free to laugh at me.
I'll preface this by saying - I don't cook. Not even a little. It's a miracle that I can make grilled cheese.
Anyway. I've read about frying turkeys - is there a special enormous, industrial-sized deep fat fryer for turkeys? Or do you cut the turkey into little pieces and put them into a giant Fry Daddy or something?
I realize this is probably a totally asinine question, I validly am curious how it works. Feel free to laugh at me.