Рецепт Grandma Jeans Thanksgiving Turkey
My Grandma Jean is the inspiration behind a lot of my recipes and especially at the Holidays. Her picture above is her graduation pictures and one I treasure that she gave to me. I can not be in the kitchen cooking with out thinking of her and the many weekends I spent in her kitchen out on the farm.
Thanksgiving was always a favorite family gathering. Grandma Jean always made the most succulent turkey that was unlike any others. The breast meat was never dried out due to what she called her upside down roasting. It never required cups full of gravy to moisten and taste good. I watched her make our family turkey for years, and now that she’s no longer with us, it is my turn to carry on her tradition.
She also cooked the turkey or turkeys (we had a big family) with the stuffing separately, not in the cavity. This makes it easier to cook the turkey more evenly, and lessens the chances of under cooked dressing with raw turkey juices hidden within. (That can really make you sick) Of course she always had regular dressing and oyster dressing. It took me many years to try the oyster dressing, but once I did I must say it was quite tasty. I do still prefer my moms cornbread dressing over all others though. This is the recipe thought that I found in her recipe box after she passed away and she cooked the stuffing in the bird on this recipe. Obviously, you can cook it separately as I would suggest.
So let’s get on to how she did her turkey. I actually had to change some things and estimate here and there because like most home cooks, she didn’t have a written recipe, only her knowledge of years of doing it over and over again. So here goes.
- 15 to 20 pound turkey (grandma had big family)
- Salt and Pepper
- 3/4 cup butter
- 1/2 pound sausage
- 3 cups chopped celery
- 1 cup chopped onion
- about 1 loaf of bread crumbs, dried and crumbled
- 1 cup yellow corn meal
- 1 cup turkey or chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
Season turkey cavityy with salt and pepper.
Melt 1/2 cup butter in large skillet and then add the sausage, celery, and onion and cook thoroughly until sausage browns and vegetables are tender.
Combine the bread, corn meal, broth, and garlic powder and pour into sausage mixture. Cook 1-2 minutes to heat and combine well.
Stuff turkey with the stuffing and tie legs together with kitchen twine.
Place turkey, breast-side up on rack in large roasting pan. Melt remaining 1/4 cup butter to brush over turkey.
Cover loosely with foil. Roast at 325° for 4 1/2 hours. Uncover; roast 1 hour longer or until meat thermometer reads 165°.
Remove from oven and let rest on counter for 20-30 minutes to redistribute the juices.
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