Leah's Thanksgiving Turkey. Leah Chase, the longtime chef at Dooky Chase, prepares a roasted turkey with astonishingly tender and juicy breast meat. The secret, we learned, is to seal the bird in an oversize packet of. By Leah Brickley for Food Network Kitchen..
You can have Leah's Thanksgiving Turkey using 7 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Leah's Thanksgiving Turkey
- It’s of Turkey (large).
- Prepare of flour.
- You need of Manischewitz Blackberry wine.
- Prepare of Herbed non-dairy buttery spread.
- Prepare of Butter flavored Crisco or non dairy margarine.
- Prepare of minced, fresh herbs which may include thyme, rosemary, parsley and any fresh herbs you may have on hand.
- Prepare of crushed garlic.
My childhood Thanksgivings did not simply mean the traditional turkey and pumpkin pie in my family. My mother always gave the all-American holiday a Jewish twist by making matzo stuffing to go with the bird. Matzo is an unleavened bread (like a cracker) traditionally eaten during the Jewish holiday of Passover. However, most grocery stores […] By Leah Brickley for Food Network Kitchen..
Leah's Thanksgiving Turkey step by step
Pre-heat oven to 350°F.
Place the Crisco or margerine in a plastic (sandwich size) bag. Add the herbs and garlic and squeeze the bag until well mixed..
Remove the neck and inner parts from the turkey..
Rinse the turkey inside and out. Pat dry..
Cut several (at least 6 on each side and at least 6 on the bottom) 1 inch wide and 2 inches long pockets directly under the skin running along but not into the meat..
Fill the skin pockets with the Crisco mixture..
Rub remaining Crisco mixture all over the Turkey..
Place flour in Turkey-sized roasting bag. Hold bag closed and shake well..
Place the roasting bag in a deep roasting pan..
Place the Turkey in the roasting bag..
While the turkey is in the bag which is in the pan, pour the wine over the Turkey..
Close the bag with the tie that is included in the roasting bag package. Tuck the ends of the bag under the turkey and make sure that none of the bag overlaps over the sides of the pan..
Cut six 1/2 inch holes in the bag so that steam may vent..
Roast for approximately 2 1/2 hours, basting with more wine (use a turkey baster through one of the slits) every 30 minutes until meat thermometer registers at least 185°F and the turkey is golden all over..
If you are cooking and storing the turkey before serving, let the turkey cool at least 1/2 hour, carve the turkey then make and additional batch of Crisco mixture and place in container on top of the turkey, seal and store in refrigerator no more than 2 days. Reheat in low temp oven (no more than 250f).
A Turkey for Your Thanksgiving Table (and Everywhere Else, Too!) Get in the Thanksgiving spirit with these fun turkey-themed goodies. Our white rolls are soft and perfect with a smear of butter. Our herb rolls are a flavorful blend of parsley, oregano, thyme, onion, and garlic. Our rolls are also the perfect size for next day turkey sliders! Every year, the president "pardons" two turkeys from being served on a Thanksgiving table.
