A "Friend"-ly Thanksgiving!
I am sooooo behind on bogging already, and I just started :-) These are recipes from thanksgiving...........
DH and I are from Boston, currently living in North Carolina. If anyone knows the triangle area of North Carolina, they know that it has been currently invaded by northerners!! Not some I am sure the natives are a fan of, but that is how it is!! We have 4 close friends here, 2 other couples, and 2 are from Boston, 2 from Tennessee. Like us, the chose to stay local for Thanksgiving, so we all decided to have thanksgiving together!! It was a blast! Our friends Dustin and Kristy hosted and made the main dishes. The rest of us made a bunch of side dishes and desserts.
DH is lactose intolerant............severely lactose intolerant! The hosts of thanksgiving made a turkey basted in butter, so I was sure to make one for DH, lactose free, for his plate.
I did brine my turkey this year, for the first time! It came out great!
Melissa's Traditional Roasted Turkey
1- 12lb turkey
1/4 cup olive oil
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp parsley
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp seasoning salt
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Remove all items from inside turkey and rinse well. Mix all ingredients above in a bowl. Carefully separate the turkey's skin from the breast and leg meat. Use hands to spread seasoned oil mixture between skin and meat. Be sure to season the outside of the turkey skin. Cover with aluminum foil and cook about 3-4 hours. Remove foil 1 hour before roasting complete, to brown the skin. Remove turkey from oven when meat thermometer reads 180 degrees when placed in the center of the breast meat, away from any bone.
Let turkey set 20-30 minutes before carving.
Enjoy!
DH and I are from Boston, currently living in North Carolina. If anyone knows the triangle area of North Carolina, they know that it has been currently invaded by northerners!! Not some I am sure the natives are a fan of, but that is how it is!! We have 4 close friends here, 2 other couples, and 2 are from Boston, 2 from Tennessee. Like us, the chose to stay local for Thanksgiving, so we all decided to have thanksgiving together!! It was a blast! Our friends Dustin and Kristy hosted and made the main dishes. The rest of us made a bunch of side dishes and desserts.
DH is lactose intolerant............severely lactose intolerant! The hosts of thanksgiving made a turkey basted in butter, so I was sure to make one for DH, lactose free, for his plate.
I did brine my turkey this year, for the first time! It came out great!
Out of this World Turkey Brine
(adapted from allrecipes.com)
2 gallons water
1 1/2 cups kosher salt
3 tbsp minced garlic
1/4 cup ground black pepper
1/4 worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/3 cup granulated sugar
In a 16 quart stock pot, mix all above ingredients. Carefully place turkey in pot and cover. Store in refrigerator and soak turkey for 24 hours.
24 hours later, remove turkey from stock pot and rinse thoroughly. Place in roasting dish and prepare accordingly.
(adapted from allrecipes.com)
2 gallons water
1 1/2 cups kosher salt
3 tbsp minced garlic
1/4 cup ground black pepper
1/4 worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/3 cup granulated sugar
In a 16 quart stock pot, mix all above ingredients. Carefully place turkey in pot and cover. Store in refrigerator and soak turkey for 24 hours.
24 hours later, remove turkey from stock pot and rinse thoroughly. Place in roasting dish and prepare accordingly.
1- 12lb turkey
1/4 cup olive oil
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp parsley
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp seasoning salt
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Remove all items from inside turkey and rinse well. Mix all ingredients above in a bowl. Carefully separate the turkey's skin from the breast and leg meat. Use hands to spread seasoned oil mixture between skin and meat. Be sure to season the outside of the turkey skin. Cover with aluminum foil and cook about 3-4 hours. Remove foil 1 hour before roasting complete, to brown the skin. Remove turkey from oven when meat thermometer reads 180 degrees when placed in the center of the breast meat, away from any bone.
Let turkey set 20-30 minutes before carving.
Enjoy!
posted by Melissa | 6:10 PM
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