November December 2017 Newsletter

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1 t h awe d who l e t u r k e y 1 g a l l on wa t e r ¾ c up k o s h e r s a l t Ba y l e a v e s D r i e d pou l t r y s e a s on i ng Pe pp e r c o r n s 1 / 2 c up a pp l e c i d e r v i n e g a r D r i e d c h i l i s

B r i ng i ng r e d i e n t s t o a bo i l . Ch i l l . Pou r ov e r t u r - k e y a nd b r i n e r e f r i g e r a t e d ov e r n i gh t . Remov e a nd t owe l d r y.

TURKEY ROAST I NG

FRESH CRANBERRY SAUCE

Ro a s t who l e t u r k e y i n ho t ov e n ( 375 d e g r e e s F ) un t i l b r own , t h e n p l a c e f o i l ov e r t op a nd r e du c e h e a t t o 300 d e g r e e s F a nd c oo k un t i l t h e i n t e r n a l t emp e r a t u r e o f you r b i r d i s 165 d e g r e e s F.

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TURKEY GRAVY

Remov e a nd r o a s t t u r k e y n e c k , w i ng s a nd g i b - l e t s f r om t h e b i r d un t i l b r own . P l a c e i n a s a u c e p a n a nd c ov e r w i t h c o l d wa t e r. B r i ng t o a s imme r a nd c oo k on l ow wh i l e who l e t u r k e y r o a s t s . Re s e r v e p a n d r i pp i ng s . Se p a r a t e f a t a nd c l e a r d r i pp i ng s . Comb i n e c l e a r d r i pp i ng s w i t h n e c k bon e , g i b l e t a nd w i ng s t o c k . S t r a i n . I n a s a u c e p a n , c omb i n e 1 / 2 c up r e s e r v e d t u r k e y f a t a nd 1 / 2 c up a p f l ou r. S t i r t o ma k e a p a s t e . Add 4 c up s o f t u r k e y s t o c k . B r i ng t o a s imme r t o t h i c k e n . Se r v e .

I n a s t a i n l e s s s t e e l s a u c e p a n , b r i ng t o a s imme r s ug a r & v i n e g a r. S t i r un t i l s ug a r d i s s o l v e s . Add s h a l l o t s , s p i c e s , o r a ng e p e e l & c r a nb e r r i e s . S imme r f o r 5 - 7 mi nu t e s un t i l s ome h a v e bu r s t a nd s ome r ema i n who l e . L e t c oo l a nd s e a s on w i t h S&P.

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