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Canuck Thanksgiving 2024

Canugghead
Canugghead Posts: 12,243
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Did our Thanksgiving a week late. Tried Pepin's chicken deboning technique on turkey, trust me they are very different animals time wise  :)
SWMBO made a simple nut-free wild rice stuffing with bacon, cranberries and fresh garden herbs, precooked...

Air dried in fridge overnight...

About three hours at 325, then basted with homemade ghee and broiled in kitchen box...

If I may say so, it was one of our best turkey cooks...juicy meat, crispy skin, the stuffing and the rich sauce from deglazed pan drippings, all came together nicely...

Also made braised leg of lamb...

Lamb was good too but it was overshadowed by the turkey...

Someone brought homemade from scratch Caramel Pecan Ice Cream to wrap up...

canuckland
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  • johnmitchell
    johnmitchell Posts: 6,780
    Absolutely spectacular!!!! 
    Greensboro North Carolina
    When in doubt Accelerate....
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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 16,287
    Wow, what a feast!  
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    "When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set."

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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 34,077
    Stunning cook across the spectrum.  Always a great banquet.
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,067
    WOWSER!!!
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  • Paolo
    Paolo Posts: 47
    Spectacular cooks and presentation!
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  • shtgunal3
    shtgunal3 Posts: 5,874
    Amazing as usual!!!

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     LBGE,SBGE, and a Mini makes three......Sweet home Alabama........ Stay thirsty my friends .

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  • paqman
    paqman Posts: 4,832
    I did chicken ballottine for our thanksgiving 😳

    I did a turkey a couple years ago and I promised myself never to do it again.  Taste was great but the tendons in the legs made it a nightmare to debone.

    Yours looks fantastic!

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  • Canugghead
    Canugghead Posts: 12,243
    Thank you all for the kind words.

    @paqman I was thinking of your many beatiful ballotine chickens of course. Guess I didn't learn my lesson from the Turducken I did couple of years ago, this is 'easy' compared to that, lol. I used heavy kitchen shears to crush and break the drumstick bones from the knuckle, didn't bother trying with the back of a knife like Pepin on his chicken, haha; needle nosed pliers is your best friend for removing tendons, just grab and scrap/pull. If you look again, you'll see the ripped skin on one of the drums. Thinking of doing this again for Christmas!
    canuckland
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  • dbCooper
    dbCooper Posts: 2,452
    All of it looks great.  And that pecan ice cream, what a finish.
    LBGE, LBGE-PTR, 22" Weber, Coleman 413G
    Great Plains, USA
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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 18,943
    Canugghead said:
    ...


    If I may say so, it was one of our best turkey cooks...juicy meat, crispy skin, the stuffing and the rich sauce from deglazed pan drippings, all came together nicely...

    Also made braised leg of lamb...

    Lamb was good too but it was overshadowed by the turkey...

    Someone brought homemade from scratch Caramel Pecan Ice Cream to wrap up...

    Don't know where to start (or stop with this)
    1. Outfrikkin'standin!!
    2. Stealing the stuffing
    3. Can't decide which of these pics I like more. The presentation is just beautiful.
    4. "Also made braised leg of lamb... showoff :smiley: 
    5. And, dat ice cream... drool!

    Wonderfully executed. No doubt you and your family had a great time. 

    #1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February  2013 • #3 Mini May 2013
    A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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  • StillH2OEgger
    StillH2OEgger Posts: 3,839
    Wow, that looks amazing. Those photos belong in a magazine!
    Stillwater, MN
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  • GrateEggspectations
    GrateEggspectations Posts: 10,131
    Whirlwind of a meal, right there. Amazing. Who was the mysterious ice cream contributor? Guessing it was family and if so, I say there is simply too much talent in your gene pool. 
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  • Canugghead
    Canugghead Posts: 12,243
    edited October 22
    Thanks @caliking
    * Stuffing - My better half made it up on the go sans measurements using what we had in the pantry and garden, from what I can remember it's cooked wild rice, chopped fried bacon, dried cranberries, fried onion and garlic, sage, thyme, chicken stock, S&P. Wanted to add some cashew but got vetoed.
    * Lamb - It was Plan B in case the turkey got screwed up or ran out. Remember canugghead clan is growing   ;)
    * Ice Cream - from our D-I-L's aunt, I'm still enjoying some leftover, yum! 
    Edit: wow, just hit the 12k mark  :)
    canuckland
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  • Canugghead
    Canugghead Posts: 12,243
    GrateEggspectations said:
    Whirlwind of a meal, right there. Amazing. Who was the mysterious ice cream contributor? Guessing it was family and if so, I say there is simply too much talent in your gene pool. 
    sorry, wrong guess!
    canuckland
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  • Mr1egg
    Mr1egg Posts: 409
    Everything looks perfect.
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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 18,142
    Fantastic! 
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 33,537
    Canugghead said:
    Thanks @caliking
    * Stuffing - My better half made it up on the go sans measurements using what we had in the pantry and garden, from what I can remember it's cooked wild rice, chopped fried bacon, dried cranberries, fried onion and garlic, sage, thyme, chicken stock, S&P. Wanted to add some cashew but got vetoed.
    * Lamb - It was Plan B in case the turkey got screwed up or ran out. Remember canugghead clan is growing   ;)
    * Ice Cream - from our D-I-L's aunt, I'm still enjoying some leftover, yum! 
    Edit: wow, just hit the 12k mark  :)
    Canugghead said:
    Thanks @caliking
    * Stuffing - My better half made it up on the go sans measurements using what we had in the pantry and garden, from what I can remember it's cooked wild rice, chopped fried bacon, dried cranberries, fried onion and garlic, sage, thyme, chicken stock, S&P. Wanted to add some cashew but got vetoed.
    * Lamb - It was Plan B in case the turkey got screwed up or ran out. Remember canugghead clan is growing   ;)
    * Ice Cream - from our D-I-L's aunt, I'm still enjoying Canugghead said:
    Thanks @caliking
    * Stuffing - My better half made it up on the go sans measurements using what we had in the pantry and garden, from what I can remember it's cooked wild rice, chopped fried bacon, dried cranberries, fried onion and garlic, sage, thyme, chicken stock, S&P. Wanted to add some cashew but got vetoed.
    * Lamb - It was Plan B in case the turkey got screwed up or ran out. Remember canugghead clan is growing   ;)
    * Ice Cream - from our D-I-L's aunt, I'm still enjoying some leftover, yum! 
    Edit: wow, just hit the 12k mark  :)
    Toasted pine nuts over cashews. 😁.  I wouldn't change a thing
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • Buckwoody Egger
    Buckwoody Egger Posts: 843
    really appreciate you sharing this. it’s more than a couple leagues above pedestrian. something to aspire to try one day!!
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  • Canugghead
    Canugghead Posts: 12,243
    Turkey bone and buttercup squash soup/broth.

    canuckland
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  • Canugghead
    Canugghead Posts: 12,243
    @Buckwoody Egger That's super kind of you. To be honest, it wasn't fun fighting the turkey, I felt like giving up a couple of times  :)
    The end result is worth it though.
    canuckland
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  • kl8ton
    kl8ton Posts: 5,795
    Just re-read this in preparation for my turkey tomorrow. I hope it turns out half as good as yours. Your trussing job is fantastic! Yes those leg tendons are difficult. I left a couple in there. 
    Large, Medium, MiniMax, 36" Blackstone
    Grand Rapids MI
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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 18,943
    This is glorious to see, even the second time around. Forum pr0n!

    #1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February  2013 • #3 Mini May 2013
    A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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