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Last year I did the deep fried turkey thing and it was wonderful. I tried a deep fried prime rib around Christmas as well and it was amazing.
I think for dessert this year rather than doing the traditional pumpkin and apple pie I will try something different. I am thinking deep fried twinkies and oreos. I have tried the Oreos before and they were great and have heard great thing about the twinkies.
Anybody else have something unique they are planning for the big meal?
Never thought about deep fried Twinkies though. Jambalaya however, hmm, A Cajun Thanksgiving...
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I have always wanted to try this. Maybe next year.
"That must be some deep fat fryer!"
It is about a 12 gallon stock pot that sits on a big propane burner.
How does it turn out? Like a giant bit of KFC (KFT?)
Does it end up moist?
The oil really didn't seem to permeate the bird - the turkey stayed tender and moist.
It felt wrong at the time, but I loved it anyway.
"Hi, I'm Johnny Knoxville, and this is deep-fried Turkey fire!"
When one doesn't monitor the temp of the frying oil and puts too much oil in the pan, one gets boiling oil spill-over and oil on the propane burner. {Beavis}Fire! FIRE FIRE!{/Beavis}
Out of the box: My mom did something a couple years ago: She cut slits every three inches into the turkey in a grid pattern and shoved a whole clove of garlic and a couple sprigs of fresh parsley in them. Put turkey in oven bag, let it cook for eight hours at 300 degrees and enjoy!
Case in point: A friend of mine wanted to try the deep fried twinkie thing a few weeks ago. He had the oil in a pan on his stove and all of a sudden the pan of oil caught fire. It was shooting 3-6 foot flames straight up. Water is a no-no with grease fires and they only had a small box of baking soda do dump on it. The kitchen was so full of black smoke that he couldn't see his wife who was about 3-4 feet away. His only choice was to take the flaming pan of oil down three fligts of stairs to the parking lot outside his apartment and wait for the fire to go down. Moral: always use peanut oil when deep frying.
Another advantage of deep frying the bird is it only takes around 90 minutes to cook a 15 pound turkey. The skin is crisp and the inside is moist. Also if you inject some flavoring in the turkey before cooking it comes out all the better.
...and then serve them a bunch of strange food like pressed duck with orange sauce, and maybe a haggis and some exotic japanese side dishes. They'd never have come over to our house again. ;)
However, it is now required to attend the holidays at my boyfriend's mother's house. At least the food isn't bad. Her husband is a great cook.
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Need some Aussie input methinks.
Well I'm a Kiwi, not an Aussie. A traditional Xmas dinner served about 2pm in the middle of summer is an experience. There's the thrill of cooking dinner, then spending the hottest part of the day eating it. Leftovers make for a good picnic on Boxing Day.
We discovered that one of the game food places here has wild pork hams, and I'll be checking to see if I can get one this year. That cold with perhaps a crayfish if it can be had at a good price, or some steamed green-lipped mussels would be a better alternative to the full meal.
Rumour has it that most Aussies just put some prawns on the barbie at the beach.
I remember that DAY from when we lived in Fiji. Great idea!
I'd like to try the prime rib. *drool*
You have every right to drool. The oil makes a nice crust on the outside of the roast that is loaded with flavor. Meanwhile the inside is pink, tender, and juicy. I haven't found a prime rib that compares to it. I was able to cook it perfectly the first time I tried. If you have a fryer there is nothing to it. Just put it in the hot oil (360-375 degrees) and use a long meat thermometer to check the temp in the middle. When it reaches the desired temperature pull it out, let it sit for about 15 minutes, carve, and enjoy. It only takes around 3-4 minutes per pound.
Now I am starting to drool.
Thanksgiving dinner for me was a little sashimi, some leftover fried chicken and pizza...washed down with a beer.
