Posts Tagged ‘Thanksgiving’

Tis’ the season for (deep-fried) turkey!

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

The holiday season is upon us and for most that means LOTS of turkey. I personally love a good Thanksgiving spread with a delicious, preferably moist, turkey and some great sides (stuffing is my favorite!) In the past I have never had to cook a turkey, thankfully so because it looks hard and I am not what you would call a “good” cook. I’ve had to do some reading lately though on preparing one, specifically by deep-frying it with peanut oil.  To my surprise, this way does seem to be the most no-fail way of cooking a juicy bird.  Since most people grew up with the idea that you stick a turkey in an oven, I can see why the idea is a little foreign and/or intimidating.

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I’ve had deep-fried turkey several times, but only once for a Thanksgiving meal. I was a guest a this meal a long with about 18 other people, thus a lot of mouths to feed. The hosts did something really fun. They cooked three turkeys: one by roasting, one by grilling and one by deep-frying. The deep-fried turkey was the one with nothing left on the bone when we were done! But I think all the guest appreciated the options and it was interesting to try a bit of each and compare the flavors. I think this is something I’d try (once I finally take the jump into preparing my first holiday dinner) for my own party because people always like options!

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