Wishing all a good holiday

Hey,
For all who celebrate the holiday tommorow (Thanksgiving), have a great holiday and enjoy.....

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Hey, lets hear some good turkey recipies or dishes. This year we are having two turkeys, one a bit over 20 pounds - and the other 17 pounds.

The bigger of the two will be the classic baked while the other will be deep fried. The deep fried one has been injected with a Spicy Butter Marinade and rubbed down with a cajun seasoning and is marinating as we speak. The baked one will be stuffed with an Apple/Cranberry/Walnut stuffing.

Wow, talking about it is making me very hungry....

I will have to say that the best way to cook a turkey is the deep fry it. I didn't know what I was missing until I actually had it.

As far as recipies, I would just have to add some garlic to that.

Garlic, yes - I fried a turkey a few months ago and used a Garlic/Lemon/Butter marinade for it - it turned out great.....

But yes, you are right on, there is no turkey like a fried turkey...

One thing we also do is marinate and fry cornish game hens in the turkey fryer also. You want something good, you gotta try that.......

That definately sounds like a good idea.

I would also like to wish everyone a happy holiday! We were gonna fry our turkey - until we saw a report on the news about the fact that turkey friers are highly flammable. Be careful with that oil! lol

Isn't ANYTHING that heats flammable materials to extreme temperatures gonna run the risk of bursting into flame? Turkey flambê anyone (I think I accented that wrong..)

Joe -

Where did you get the idea for the cajun seasoning? I saw something (maybe on the Food network?) about a chef who ships out whole turkeys that are prepared really close to the way you described. Your inspiration, perhaps? I'd love to hear how it turns out.

At any rate, I'm really looking forward to those garlic mashed potatoes tomorrow... mmmm. mmm. You have to mash them yourself though (none of this whipping them with a mixer) and mix in a little bit of butter to taste. As for the turkey, just a nice seasoning rubbed into it: sage, parsley, garlic, onion, and salt and pepper. Mix it with broth to create a baste/marinade. I like to keep it simple!

Of course, then comes the week or two of parading leftovers to pick over during those late nights!

Happy Thanksgiving everybody (cept you West Coasters... you'll have to wait another hour and a half)!

/me wishes he hadn't left the states
Nah, they don't celebrate thanksgiving in au, so I chill out. Although, just for fun of it I might order dozen of pizzas tomorrow for lunch for everyone in the head office.... yeah... sounds like a plan...

Anyway, happy turkeyeating everyone. Ya'll have fun, and don't drink too much

Happy Thanksgiving you guys. Don't get too fat on turkey!

Lol CTB - here you go - check this out ->

http://cajuninjector.com/category.cfm?catref=5

The Cajun Hot and Spicy Butter is my favorite marinade and the Honey Bacon Bar-B-Que....

We have one of the Bass Pro Shops stores here now (not to far from you btw) and they carry the complete line of injectable marinades and then some. I have like 6 different marinade flavors. Another kit I always get is the Honey Ham Praline kit. If you buy that kit, you get the honey marinade, the praline mix and an injection needle - makes the best hams available.

Oh man! We use that at Christmas and it is gooooooooddddd! I don't think this [cajuninjector.com] is the same place we get it from, but man... yummy!