We managed a bit of confusion with the little ones this weekend. They could not understand why we were cooking a turkey if it wasn't Thanksgiving. It's kind of strange if you think about it, why only eat something once or twice a year if we love it so much? Regrettably I did not photograph anything but the turkey this weekend. Honestly the photos wouldn't have done justice to the macaroni and cheese and caramel cake anyway. I didn't make either of those, they were courtesy of Tracie Haskell and Melissa Vardaman's mother. Maybe they will be so kind as to share their recipes for a later blog.
Now, back to Tom the turkey. Tom was a healthy 13 lb turkey, remember cooking times will vary by weight, follow your usual cooking times. We stuffed Tom with a red onion, half an orange, about 3 or 4 garlic cloves and a few slices of applewood smoked bacon. Now it's time for Tom's favorite part, the massage. Take the dry rub of your choice and coat him good, you may even want a little EVOO on there, it's totally up to you. Then we made a small hole in the skin near the cavity and you will use this hole to slide your hand between the skin and the meat, being careful not to tear the skin. Now stuff some more strips of the applewood smoked bacon between the skin and the meat of the turkey. Next cover the turkey, in the strips of applewood smoke bacon. Cover the bacon with a few pats of butter, and put a few pats of butter in the pan. Then fill the bottom of the pan with a little wine or beer, we used 1 can of beer for this turkey.
Now, back to Tom the turkey. Tom was a healthy 13 lb turkey, remember cooking times will vary by weight, follow your usual cooking times. We stuffed Tom with a red onion, half an orange, about 3 or 4 garlic cloves and a few slices of applewood smoked bacon. Now it's time for Tom's favorite part, the massage. Take the dry rub of your choice and coat him good, you may even want a little EVOO on there, it's totally up to you. Then we made a small hole in the skin near the cavity and you will use this hole to slide your hand between the skin and the meat, being careful not to tear the skin. Now stuff some more strips of the applewood smoked bacon between the skin and the meat of the turkey. Next cover the turkey, in the strips of applewood smoke bacon. Cover the bacon with a few pats of butter, and put a few pats of butter in the pan. Then fill the bottom of the pan with a little wine or beer, we used 1 can of beer for this turkey.
After about 3 hours in a 350 degree oven this is what you'll have.
Remember, Thanksgiving is an attitude, not just a day of the year.
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