so, the "flash" cooked turkey, that was supposed to take 2 hours took 3.5 hours. It came out at 8pm and we ate at 9! At least it came out well. Here is what we had:
Brined Good Eats Roast Turkey (11 lbs): Brined in Veg stock I stay up the night before making, along with salt and spices and sugar. Flash roasted at 500 degrees for 30 min to brown, then covered in foil and roasted at 350 until breast meat was 161 degrees (measured with my probe thermometer). Came out well browned, with intense turkey flavor, moist. I roasted on a v-rack covered in foil, that was supposed to keep the nasty wire lines from getting on the underside of the turkey. Instead, kept bottom skin from browning. Won't be doing that again. Did not affect meat.
I think I should have spiced the skin better, other than just salt and pepper. Maybe removed the breast shield in the last 30 minutes or so.
Used large disposable tin roaster. This thing sucked and was hard to brown gravy. Wednesday night we tried to put the brined turkey (sealed in a ultra-thick trash compactor bag) to rest in this and the wire handles tore the bag and spilled my hard-made brine all over the floor! We quickly plugged the hole and put the turkey and brine in a new bag. Totally need a real roasting pan.
Good Eats Gravy: made with roast drippings and wine, reduced then thickened w/ roux I made 2 hours before. Came out pretty good, not salty at all. If anything, a little brown. My first gravy!
Mashed Potatoes: Boiled Yukons mashed and dried out a little over the stove before adding butter and (a little) whipping cream. Came out really well, and I don't even like mashed potatoes! My first mashed potatoes.
Stuffing from a box of seasoned breadcrumbs: mixed with sauteed celery and onion and mushrooms and browned butter and chicken broth from a can. Baked after turkey was out and resting. Good and flavorful. I always make this.
Canned biscuits and canned jelly cranberry with is my favorite kind anyway.
roasted 1 yam in the oven and it exploded and glued onto the oven door. My mom insisted there be a roast yam, but it never got eaten, what with the fresh mashed potatoes and the stuffing around!
Braised Brussels Sprouts: Seamed them for 10 minutes, refrigerated them. Then browned them in butter and garlic in the cast iron. Came out caramelized and good.
Sweet potato pie: Pealed and cut up 3 large yams, cut them into chunks and steamed them for 20 minutes. Mashed them and added them to the stand mixer with 5 egg yolks, yogurt, sugar and spices. baked along with stuffing while turkey rested. Came out pretty well, but the cheap frozen crust fell apart. Now its sweet potato pudding! Its not too sweet, and has a strange yogurt tang. which is good, I guess.
OK, I think that's it! I wrote that mostly so I know what I did and what I can do different next time.
Brined Good Eats Roast Turkey (11 lbs): Brined in Veg stock I stay up the night before making, along with salt and spices and sugar. Flash roasted at 500 degrees for 30 min to brown, then covered in foil and roasted at 350 until breast meat was 161 degrees (measured with my probe thermometer). Came out well browned, with intense turkey flavor, moist. I roasted on a v-rack covered in foil, that was supposed to keep the nasty wire lines from getting on the underside of the turkey. Instead, kept bottom skin from browning. Won't be doing that again. Did not affect meat.
I think I should have spiced the skin better, other than just salt and pepper. Maybe removed the breast shield in the last 30 minutes or so.
Used large disposable tin roaster. This thing sucked and was hard to brown gravy. Wednesday night we tried to put the brined turkey (sealed in a ultra-thick trash compactor bag) to rest in this and the wire handles tore the bag and spilled my hard-made brine all over the floor! We quickly plugged the hole and put the turkey and brine in a new bag. Totally need a real roasting pan.
Good Eats Gravy: made with roast drippings and wine, reduced then thickened w/ roux I made 2 hours before. Came out pretty good, not salty at all. If anything, a little brown. My first gravy!
Mashed Potatoes: Boiled Yukons mashed and dried out a little over the stove before adding butter and (a little) whipping cream. Came out really well, and I don't even like mashed potatoes! My first mashed potatoes.
Stuffing from a box of seasoned breadcrumbs: mixed with sauteed celery and onion and mushrooms and browned butter and chicken broth from a can. Baked after turkey was out and resting. Good and flavorful. I always make this.
Canned biscuits and canned jelly cranberry with is my favorite kind anyway.
roasted 1 yam in the oven and it exploded and glued onto the oven door. My mom insisted there be a roast yam, but it never got eaten, what with the fresh mashed potatoes and the stuffing around!
Braised Brussels Sprouts: Seamed them for 10 minutes, refrigerated them. Then browned them in butter and garlic in the cast iron. Came out caramelized and good.
Sweet potato pie: Pealed and cut up 3 large yams, cut them into chunks and steamed them for 20 minutes. Mashed them and added them to the stand mixer with 5 egg yolks, yogurt, sugar and spices. baked along with stuffing while turkey rested. Came out pretty well, but the cheap frozen crust fell apart. Now its sweet potato pudding! Its not too sweet, and has a strange yogurt tang. which is good, I guess.
OK, I think that's it! I wrote that mostly so I know what I did and what I can do different next time.
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