Non-traditional Thanks Giving dinner

Mmmm, yum..The PR turned out perfect, red, juicy and tender. I seared it off in some bacon grease and did a slow roast up to °125 let it rest for twenty(should've went for 30)minutes and we stuffed ourselves silly, good stuff
Thankfully I've already eaten breakfast, or this message would kill me.


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Originally posted by: jatki99
Mmmm, yum..The PR turned out perfect, red, juicy and tender. I seared it off in some bacon grease and did a slow roast up to °125 let it rest for twenty(should've went for 30)minutes and we stuffed ourselves silly, good stuff


Boiler and Jatki congratulations on the prime rib. It is hard to beat the deep, rich flavor of prime rob properly cooked, for me that is crusty on the outside warm and red on the inside.

My wife only prepared six items for Thanksgiving this year and every one of them came out absolutely fantastic. The highlight being a deep fried turkey breast injected with creole seasoning.

Speaking of non traditional holiday meals one Christmas we had my mother in law and her gang come to town for Christmas. She loves King Crab legs. I was stationed at a fire house across the street from an Albertsons. I got to know the manager and he gave me a break on the crab legs.

I explained that I would love to buy crab for all 10 people who will be eating but at $15.00 a pound I just can't do it. He said how about this, I can sell all of the odd pieces and knuckles for $5.99 a pound. Needless to say we ate like pigs and it was a most memorable Christmas meal.
Luckily once again, I just ate a late lunch..........or this food talk would kill me. Nice job guys.


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Originally posted by: Tutontow
Boiler and Jatki congratulations on the prime rib. It is hard to beat the deep, rich flavor of prime rob properly cooked, for me that is crusty on the outside warm and red on the inside.

My wife only prepared six items for Thanksgiving this year and every one of them came out absolutely fantastic. The highlight being a deep fried turkey breast injected with creole seasoning.

Speaking of non traditional holiday meals one Christmas we had my mother in law and her gang come to town for Christmas. She loves King Crab legs. I was stationed at a fire house across the street from an Albertsons. I got to know the manager and he gave me a break on the crab legs.

I explained that I would love to buy crab for all 10 people who will be eating but at $15.00 a pound I just can't do it. He said how about this, I can sell all of the odd pieces and knuckles for $5.99 a pound. Needless to say we ate like pigs and it was a most memorable Christmas meal.



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Originally posted by: Boilerman
Luckily once again, I just ate a late lunch..........or this food talk would kill me. Nice job guys.


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Originally posted by: Tutontow
Boiler and Jatki congratulations on the prime rib. It is hard to beat the deep, rich flavor of prime rob properly cooked, for me that is crusty on the outside warm and red on the inside.

My wife only prepared six items for Thanksgiving this year and every one of them came out absolutely fantastic. The highlight being a deep fried turkey breast injected with creole seasoning.

Speaking of non traditional holiday meals one Christmas we had my mother in law and her gang come to town for Christmas. She loves King Crab legs. I was stationed at a fire house across the street from an Albertsons. I got to know the manager and he gave me a break on the crab legs.

I explained that I would love to buy crab for all 10 people who will be eating but at $15.00 a pound I just can't do it. He said how about this, I can sell all of the odd pieces and knuckles for $5.99 a pound. Needless to say we ate like pigs and it was a most memorable Christmas meal.



I was blessed at my firehouse with absolutely wonderful cooks. Living in the Tampa bay area we had a strong Latin background for cooking. We had Cuban, Spanish, Italian, Cracker, Cajun, pretty much you name it. Plus fresh fish and stone crab claws fairly regularly.

We used to joke after a hearty meal by saying "I just ate like an asshole".

Even now, after being retired for three years, every once in a while I will receive a text out of the blue stating, yep you guessed it "I just ate like an asshole"

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Originally posted by: Tutontow
Boiler and Jatki congratulations on the prime rib. It is hard to beat the deep, rich flavor of prime rob properly cooked, for me that is crusty on the outside warm and red on the inside.

My wife only prepared six items for Thanksgiving this year and every one of them came out absolutely fantastic. The highlight being a deep fried turkey breast injected with creole seasoning.

Speaking of non traditional holiday meals one Christmas we had my mother in law and her gang come to town for Christmas. She loves King Crab legs. I was stationed at a fire house across the street from an Albertsons. I got to know the manager and he gave me a break on the crab legs.

I explained that I would love to buy crab for all 10 people who will be eating but at $15.00 a pound I just can't do it. He said how about this, I can sell all of the odd pieces and knuckles for $5.99 a pound. Needless to say we ate like pigs and it was a most memorable Christmas meal.


I've yet to taste a deep fried turkey and itching to do so. The creole injection sounds downright yummy. Also I'm a nut over crab legs, king, blue, dungeness, if it pinches I love 'em. What a cool guy to hook you up with all the kings and ,OK, I'm officially hungry now. Great story tut.

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Originally posted by: jatki99
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Originally posted by: Tutontow
Boiler and Jatki congratulations on the prime rib. It is hard to beat the deep, rich flavor of prime rob properly cooked, for me that is crusty on the outside warm and red on the inside.

My wife only prepared six items for Thanksgiving this year and every one of them came out absolutely fantastic. The highlight being a deep fried turkey breast injected with creole seasoning.

Speaking of non traditional holiday meals one Christmas we had my mother in law and her gang come to town for Christmas. She loves King Crab legs. I was stationed at a fire house across the street from an Albertsons. I got to know the manager and he gave me a break on the crab legs.

I explained that I would love to buy crab for all 10 people who will be eating but at $15.00 a pound I just can't do it. He said how about this, I can sell all of the odd pieces and knuckles for $5.99 a pound. Needless to say we ate like pigs and it was a most memorable Christmas meal.


I've yet to taste a deep fried turkey and itching to do so. The creole injection sounds downright yummy. Also I'm a nut over crab legs, king, blue, dungeness, if it pinches I love 'em. What a cool guy to hook you up with all the kings and ,OK, I'm officially hungry now. Great story tut.


If you want to keep it simple like us we use a Butterball (Masterbuilt) indoor fryer and then use the Butterball injection kits. Usually for Thanksgiving it is a small crowd and we just do a Turkey breast. 7 minutes per pound in peanut oil and it is foolproof and Oh My God good.

How much oil do you need for that thing, and what is the largest bird that you can cook?


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Originally posted by: Tutontow
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Originally posted by: jatki99
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Originally posted by: Tutontow
Boiler and Jatki congratulations on the prime rib. It is hard to beat the deep, rich flavor of prime rob properly cooked, for me that is crusty on the outside warm and red on the inside.

My wife only prepared six items for Thanksgiving this year and every one of them came out absolutely fantastic. The highlight being a deep fried turkey breast injected with creole seasoning.

Speaking of non traditional holiday meals one Christmas we had my mother in law and her gang come to town for Christmas. She loves King Crab legs. I was stationed at a fire house across the street from an Albertsons. I got to know the manager and he gave me a break on the crab legs.

I explained that I would love to buy crab for all 10 people who will be eating but at $15.00 a pound I just can't do it. He said how about this, I can sell all of the odd pieces and knuckles for $5.99 a pound. Needless to say we ate like pigs and it was a most memorable Christmas meal.


I've yet to taste a deep fried turkey and itching to do so. The creole injection sounds downright yummy. Also I'm a nut over crab legs, king, blue, dungeness, if it pinches I love 'em. What a cool guy to hook you up with all the kings and ,OK, I'm officially hungry now. Great story tut.


If you want to keep it simple like us we use a Butterball (Masterbuilt) indoor fryer and then use the Butterball injection kits. Usually for Thanksgiving it is a small crowd and we just do a Turkey breast. 7 minutes per pound in peanut oil and it is foolproof and Oh My God good.


Between six and eight quarts of oil and 14 lb bird. Here is a link $119.00 at Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/Masterbuilt-23011014-Butterball-Electric-Capacity/dp/B00BWKN0H2/ref=sr_1_1?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1417895209&sr=1-1&keywords=butterball+turkey+fryer

They also have a 22 lb version for $182.00

https://www.amazon.com/Butterball-Digital-Indoor-Electric-Masterbuilt/dp/B00OU6JZ9M/ref=sr_1_7?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1417895279&sr=1-7&keywords=butterball+turkey+fryer

We have an older model and it works like a charm. The best part is cleanup is relatively easy compared to other deep fryers I have used. We usually reuse the oil 3 or 4 times. I know it sounds gross but the oil we used at Thanksgiving was actually used last Christmas and the Turkey tasted great and nobody got sick. The fryer has a handy dandy drain system and we just drain it back into the original jugs and store it in a cool dark place.
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