Monday, November 16, 2009

Deep Frying The Turkey

Thanksgiving is next week. I can not believe how fast this year has gone by. Before we know it, it is going to be a new year. To be honest, I am really looking forward to the new year.

But before we get there, we have to get through Thanksgiving and Christmas. I am really looking forward to Thanksgiving supper, too. My mom makes the best macaroni and cheese, and she only makes it for holidays, so I have been looking forward to this for a while. This will be the last year we do Thanksgiving somewhere other than my moms house. Colleen is hosting, and the only problem is that her oven isn't big enough for the turkey.

Junior has been after me for years to let him deep fry the turkey, and he just might get his wish this year. I would make him use an Oilless turkey fryer, which uses infrared technology instead of oil to cook the turkey. It gives the turkey the same flavor and texture, but without all the grease. I think turkey frying is a southern thing, because until I married my husband, I had never heard of such a thing. Last night on Food Network, the Challenge was Thanksgiving dinner, and two of the contestants deep fried their turkeys, and one of the teams that did won, so I guess it is a common method of cooking. I've just never heard of it.

Maybe we can start a new tradition of having fried turkey for Thanksgiving...

2 comments:

StaceyC4 said...

Mmmm...fried turkey! We only did that one year and that was because a friend was cooking. I haven't had one in about 10 years. Hope it's wonderful! Just think, I'll be eating at a nutritionists house for Thanksgiving and you'll get fried turkey! I'm so jealous!

Tammy said...

My boss deep fries their turkey and say it's wonderful. I haven't tasted a turkey fixed like that.