I found a small 8.4 "lil turkey" that I was going to inject, but when I read MariaD's brine with molasses to my guest, she wanted that instead. (I'm going to try the injection test on a chicken).
Then I used monj's Make Ahead gravy--using TWO wings that weighted 3.2 lbs! It was great.
Then, thanks to Paul, I stuffed the inside with lemon & orange and roasted it upside down for the first 45 minutes. I used my ThermoWorks ChefAlarm to warm me when I was getting close to 160 degrees. When the turkey came out, I let it rest for 20 minutes, tested the breast and it was 165 degrees. Score!!
I piled all the prepared side-dishes into the oven while it was resting: Richard's Russian mashed potatoes, pureed garnet yams with my caramel, my applesauce, orange cranberry sauce, peas with onions and mushrooms, stuffing, gravy)
Desserts were apple pie (All Butter crust & local apples) and Melissa Clark's butternut squash "pumpkin" pie and heavy whipped cream. Both very good.
So THANK YOU my online friends for giving my childhood friends a great Thanksgiving dinner while they're visiting here.
Then I used monj's Make Ahead gravy--using TWO wings that weighted 3.2 lbs! It was great.
Then, thanks to Paul, I stuffed the inside with lemon & orange and roasted it upside down for the first 45 minutes. I used my ThermoWorks ChefAlarm to warm me when I was getting close to 160 degrees. When the turkey came out, I let it rest for 20 minutes, tested the breast and it was 165 degrees. Score!!
I piled all the prepared side-dishes into the oven while it was resting: Richard's Russian mashed potatoes, pureed garnet yams with my caramel, my applesauce, orange cranberry sauce, peas with onions and mushrooms, stuffing, gravy)
Desserts were apple pie (All Butter crust & local apples) and Melissa Clark's butternut squash "pumpkin" pie and heavy whipped cream. Both very good.
So THANK YOU my online friends for giving my childhood friends a great Thanksgiving dinner while they're visiting here.