Food and Recipe Discussion 1.0: Foodies unite!

[BJ@LW&WW]

I've never done it but I imagine it will make the turkey more moist since you can cook the dark and white meat to different temps. I do know that a turkey carcass makes a very tasty stock.

Turkeys break down the same as chickens and they make for good stock.

I don't separate the Turkey, but I do cut out the backbone and flatten the bird. The backbone can then be used along with the neck for stock for the gravy.

cool. i think im gonna try breaking down a fresh turkey for the first time and using the stock to make a nice gravy.

 

[deathchi]

When you get expensive, soft meat, it's freakin delicious.

And the secret is to sear it in extremely high temperature. Like, hotter than most domestic kitchens' capacity.

Actually a nice flank steak seared correctly is the preferred method, it is in fact a very tasty and soft meat if marinated and cooked properly.

 

[deathchi]

You're doing seafood for turkey day?

No. Was just bringing up what we were doing a couple nights ago. This thread said to post our favorite things to eat.

 

[HuntersCreed]

Staying up tonight doing as much cooking as I can so I don't have to do as much tomorrow.

 

[HuntersCreed]

My cranberry sauce is baller as fuck.

 

[Satur9]

My cranberry sauce is baller as fuck.

Anything unusual about it? What is the dilli-o?

I make a pretty good one myself, though technically it is a conserve, but whatever. It is the same thing

 

[HuntersCreed]

Anything unusual about it? What is the dilli-o?

I make a pretty good one myself, though technically it is a conserve, but whatever.

I changed it up this year. Usually I just do cranberries, water, lemon zest, orange juice, and sugar. This year I did cranberries, water, maple syrup, cranberry juice, orange juice, and orange zest. Not as tart as usual. That maple syrup and citrus are really coming through w/ a less pronounced tart flavor. I think I'm going to stick w/ this recipe.

 

[Gorack]

I might try a rip on that tomorrow HuntersCreed. I have oranges in the drawer and might substitute pom/blueberry juice for the cranberry juice.

You only used maple syrup to sweeten with no sugar?

 

[Satur9]

That does sound baller! I used to do one very reminiscent of yours, just a bit of honey instead of maple, and add some pecans and a pear. I now add a crap ton of other things. Just because I can lol

 

[HuntersCreed]

I might try a rip on that tomorrow HuntersCreed. I have oranges in the drawer and might substitute pom/blueberry juice for the cranberry juice.

You only used maple syrup to sweeten with no sugar?

No sugar. I stole the recipe from Ree Drummond. and just modified it. I doubled the recipe. I generally make more than the recipe calls for. I added more citrus and reduced it more down to a jam of sorts.

Ingredients

One 12-ounce bag fresh cranberries
1 cup cranberry juice
1 cup pure maple syrup
3 tablespoons orange juice
1 tablespoon grated orange rind

Directions

Wash the bag of cranberries under cool water, and then throw them into a medium saucepan. Pour in the cranberry juice and maple syrup. Add the orange juice and orange rind (you could also do lemon rind and lemon juice - anything citrusy). Stir together and turn the heat on high until it reaches a boil and the berries begin to pop.

Turn down the heat to medium-low and continue cooking over the lower heat until the juice is thick, about 10 minutes. Turn off the heat. Allow to cool, and then chill in the fridge until Thanksgiving dinner is ready. It should have a nice jelly-like consistency.

Read more at: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ree-drummond/cranberry-sauce-recipe.html?oc=linkback

 

[The Batman]

I really hate the term 'foodie'.

 

[Gorack]

Thanks. A full cup of maple syrup seems like a ton. I'll have to see if I even have enough on hand but I can always modify a bit. I like the idea of the orange in there.

 

[Satur9]

Lee drummond makes good stuff. With just a tweak here and there, I could eat any of her recipes.

 

[HuntersCreed]

Her food isn't pretentious. *cough*Giada*cough*

 

[KOQ24]

I hope we can get this Thread back going regularly.

Within the last year i really got into cooking.

I popped my Risotto cherry recently.It came up just as supposed creamy with a lil bite to it.I also made some Mushroom Sauce on the side

 

[Deleted member 220895]

Didn't the last popular recipe thread cause an ecoli outbreak?

Shout out to Hunterscreed

 

[KOQ24]

Made some Sweet Potato/Red Lentil Curry and some Naan Bread