What is Turducken?
Turducken, the Cajun specialty from the south central part of Louisiana, contains three boned birds and three stuffings: a 20-25 pound turkey stuffed with a 4-5 pound duckling, stuffed with a 3-4 pound chicken with three cups oyster dressing inside the chicken, 7 cups andouille dressing between the chicken and the duck and 4 cups cornbread dressing between the duck and the turkey. Other typical dressings include shrimp or sausage. It takes about 12 hours to prepare including preparation time for deboning the birds and preparing the stuffings. The Turducken is available from several commercial purveyors in Louisiana, Texas and Florida. Local cost are about $60, but shipping in dry ice to other parts of the United States increases and/or doubles the price. • Using peanut oil for deep frying, how many turkeys can be fryed before changing the oil out? The answer to your question about the number of turkeys that can be fried depends partly on the rub or marinade that is used. Peanut oil is
