Pre-Thanksgiving Prep

gabriegger

After yesterday's clean burns Thanksgiving prep starts today with 20 mild Italian sausages cooked to 145 internal.  To be stripped of casings and combined with baked chestnuts & diced fried potatoes for the stuffing.  Sunday's morning's cook will be a 6lb Bourbon Brown Sugar Smoked Pork Loin.  

Here's the chestnuts and first 13 sizzlers.

Gulfcoastguy

Gotta stretch those muscles before the marathon!

gabriegger

Potatoes diced and ready for frying in Dutch Oven

gabriegger

Late night update - ice cold beers provided distraction.  Here we are deep frying in Dutch Oven and first of 4 batches near done.  Stuffing update tomorrow.  Bourbon Brown sugar pork loin Sunday.  Goodnight Irene...



 

Canugghead

Turkey covered stuffing, sounds yummy 

gabriegger

@Canugghead 18 crazy Italians and myself.  I'm good to the sixth round then I'm taking a fall.  

gmac

Man this is gonna be quite the dinner. Whereabouts is Noodleville?  I haven't heard that before. My wife is from Scarborough and I'm down by Woodstock but that one is new to me. 

gabriegger

As forewarned - stuffing update.  All ingredients above through the food processor with 4 cups chicken stock.  The bird is stuffed and trussed.  Opening with Spicy Roasted Pumpkin soup.  @gmac Noodleville is really Woodbridge.  Being a Mohawk/Irish cross I'm in the minority here surrounded by Italians.

chuckytheegghead

Looking really good. Thanks for posting and keeping us updated. 

Canugghead

Pastakistan sounds better