Are there any recipes for making a Thanksgiving turkey without roasting it in the oven?”
(CBS) There’s nothing more important on Thanksgiving than the turkey. And although it can seem that turkey is a one-note dish, there are actually a ton of things you can do with it. Sure, you can throw it in the oven, but what about deep-frying a turkey? Or injecting a turkey all over with a flavorful mixture? On “The Early Show” on the Monday before Thanksgiving, we were talking turkey — unusual, far-from-traditional turkey recipes! “Early Show” recipes galore! Aricka Westbroks, owner of Jive Turkey in Brooklyn, shared the recipe for deep-fried turkey. Jive Turkey is one of the biggest turkey-frying companies, and it delivers deep-fried turkeys all over the country. Norman King, test kitchen pro of Southern Living magazine, told how to inject a turkey. Either way — you’re guaranteed a delicious, if unusual, main course! RECIPES DEEP-FRIED TURKEY 1 pound unsalted butter at room temperature 1 bunch of fresh rosemary 1 bunch of fresh sage 1 bunch of fresh thyme 1 10 pound fresh turkey-
We understand very well having a shortage of ovens. Your huge roaster is theoretically capable of cooking a 22- to 24-pound bird. But because the interior is so much smaller than a standard oven and because of the tight-fitting lid, it will essentially steam your turkey rather than roast it. According to the manufacturer, the roaster oven cooks at approximately the same temperature and in the same time as would a conventional oven. Rival suggests you cook your turkey at 375°F (190°C) for 13 to 18 minutes per pound — a pretty broad range. For a 20-pound turkey, that’s 4 hours and 20 minutes to 6 hours. A lot of overcooking (read: dried-out meat) can happen in that discretionary hour and 40 minutes. What’s the solution? That’s right, while there’s still time, you purchase an instant-read thermometer, the only practical way for a novice (or not so novice) cook to know that his or her meat is thoroughly cooked. It is inexpensive and you’ll find many uses for it in the years to come. Cook t
A Turkey can be deep fried using a deep fryer made specically for that purpose. Usually peanut oil is the preferred oil so you want to make sure that no one who will be eating it has any peanut allergys.
A Turkey can also be done in the microwave, however you need either a large microcave or a small Turkey.
Another possible method would be on a rotisere or spit.
