Archive forThanksGiving Recipes
November 21, 2006 @ 8:38 am
· Filed under ThanksGiving Recipes, Turkey Recipes
Ingredients:
- 4 cups cooked turkey, medium dice
- 1/4 cup onion small dice
- 3 stalks celery, chopped
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup water
- 1 package croutons
- 2 cans, 10 3/4 ounces per can, cream of chicken soup
- 1 can, 10 3/4 ounces, cream of celery soup
Directions:
- In bottom of 9-X 13-inch pan, spread turkey.
- In medium saucepan, saute onions and celery in butter.
- Add water. Pour over croutons and mix. Spread on top of turkey.
- In a medium bowl, combine soups with enough milk to pour.
- Spread on top of crouton mixture. Bake 1 hour at 350F.
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November 21, 2006 @ 8:34 am
· Filed under ThanksGiving Recipes, Turkey Recipes
Ingredients:
- 2 cups turkey, diced, may use chicken, ham or fish
- 1 cup croquette sauce
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 3/4 cup bread crumbs
- 1 egg, beaten
- Croquette sauce:
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 5 tablespoons flour, sifted
- 1 cup milk
- 1/4 teaspoon celery salt
- 1/4 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon steak sauce
- 1 teaspoon grated onion
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
Directions:
- Combine diced turkey with sauce, salt and pepper. Shape into balls.
- Dip in crumbs, then in egg, then again in crumbs. Fry in deep fat.
- Pour remaining croquette sauce over balls. Serve hot.
- Chopped pimientos, green pepper or mushrooms may be added.
- Croquette sauce:
- Melt butter. Add flour.
- Blend thoroughly. Add remaining ingredients.
- Cook until thickened, stirring constantly.
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November 21, 2006 @ 8:33 am
· Filed under ThanksGiving Recipes, Turkey Recipes
Ingredients:
- 1 cup chopped green bell pepper
- 1 1/4 cups chopped onion
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 tablespoons oil
- 2 cans, 15 1/2 oz each, kidney beans, drained
- 1 can, 28 ounces, stewed tomatoes, crushed
- 1 cup red wine
- 3 cups cooked turkey, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon cilantro or 1 teaspoon dried
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Directions:
- In 3-quart saucepan over medium high heat, saute bell pepper, onion and garlic in oil for 5 minutes until vegetables are tender-crisp.
- Add beans, tomatoes, wine, turkey, chili powder, cilantro, red pepper and salt.
- Increase heat to high and bring mixture to a boil.
- Reduce heart to low and simmer mixture, uncovered, for 25 minutes.
- To serve, garnish with additional chopped onion or cilantro, if desired
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November 21, 2006 @ 8:30 am
· Filed under ThanksGiving Recipes, Turkey Recipes
Ingredients:
- 1 package, 6 ounce, dry bread stuffing mix
- 1 container, 16 ounce, sour cream
- 1 can, 10.75 ounce, condensed cream of mushroom soup
- 1 can, 10.75 ounce, condensed cream of celery soup
- 1 package, 1 ounce, dry onion soup mix
- 2 cans, 14.5 ounce, French-style green beans, drained
- 2 cups cooked, chopped turkey meat
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350F. Prepare stuffing according to package directions.
- In a medium bowl, mix the sour cream, cream of mushroom soup, cream of celery soup and dry onion soup mix.
- Spread the green beans in a 9×13 inch dish. Top with a layer of turkey.
- Pour the soup mixture over the turkey. Top with stuffing.
- Bake in the preheated oven 30 minutes or until browned and bubbly.
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November 21, 2006 @ 8:29 am
· Filed under ThanksGiving Recipes, Turkey Recipes
Ingredients:
- 1 cup long-grain rice
- 1 can, 14-1/2 ounces, chicken broth
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 2 teaspoons dried parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon each dried rosemary, thyme and sage
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 bone-in turkey breast, 5-6 pounds
- Paprika
- 3 cloves garlic
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- In 5-quart Dutch oven combine rice, broth, wine, parsley, rosemary, thyme, sage and bay leaf.
- Place turkey over rice mixture and sprinkle turkey generously with paprika.
- Cut off root ends of garlic cloves.
- Place whole garlic bulbs, cut-end-up, in rice around turkey breast.
- Cover top of Dutch oven with foil and lid.
- Bake at 350 degrees F 2-1/2 to 3 hours or until meat thermometer inserted in thickest part of breast registers 170-175 degrees F.
- Allow to stand 10 to 15 minutes before serving.
- To serve, carve turkey into slices and place on platter.
- Spoon rice mixture into serving bowl.
- Squeeze garlic from skins onto turkey and rice.
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November 21, 2006 @ 8:28 am
· Filed under ThanksGiving Recipes, Turkey Recipes
Ingredients:
- 10 pounds whole turkey, neck and giblets reserved
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup canola oil
- 1 1/2 cups tangerine juice
- 2 1/4 cups turkey stock
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 cups sausage, apple and dried cranberry stuffing
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 425F.
- Rinse the turkey, pat it dry and season inside with salt and pepper.
- Pack the neck cavity loosely with the stuffing.
- Fold the neck skin under the body, and fasten it with a skewer.
- Pack the body cavity loosely with the remaining stuffing.
- Tie the drumsticks together with butcher twine.
- Spread the turkey with 1/2 of the butter and season it with salt and pepper.
- Place turkey in a shallow roasting pan. Roast for 25 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a saucepan, melt the remaining butter with the oil and tangerine juice. Allow mixture to cool.
- Reduce the oven temperature to 325F.
- Baste the turkey with the pan juices and drape it with a piece of cheesecloth soaked in the tangerine-oil mixture.
- Roast the turkey for one hour before basting the turkey with the tangerine-oil mixture and pan juices every 20 minutes for 2 1/2 hours more.
- Fleshy part of a thigh is pricked with a skewer and a meat thermometer inserted in the fleshy part of a thigh registers 180-185F.
- Discard the cheesecloth and the trussing string from turkey.
- Transfer the turkey to a heated platter, reserving the pan juices in the roasting pan.
- Let stand for 25 minutes before carving and spooning out stuffing into a serving dish.
- Skim the fat from the remaining pan juices and reserve 1/4 cup.
- Add 1 cup of the stock to the pan juices and deglaze the pan over high heat, scraping up the brown bits.
- In a saucepan, whisk the 1/4 cup of reserved fat and flour.
- Cook the roux over low heat, whisking, for 3 minutes.
- Add the remaining 2 cups stock and the deglazing liquid. Continue to whisk.
- Simmer the gravy for 10 minutes, stirring constantly, then strain through a sieve.
- Add chopped giblets. Transfer to gravy boat and serve.
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November 20, 2006 @ 11:39 am
· Filed under ThanksGiving Recipes, Turkey Recipes
Ingredients:
- 4 slices turkey breast, cooked
- 3 tablespoons sesame oil
- 1 cup sesame seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 3 tablespoons peanut oil
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 1/2 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
Directions:
- Brush turkey to taste with sesame oil and dredge in mixture of sesame seeds, salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper.
- In skillet, saute slices in heated peanut oil until brown on both sides. Remove to platter.
- Deglaze skillet with garlic, sesame oil and soy sauce.
- Pour sauce over turkey.
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November 20, 2006 @ 11:35 am
· Filed under Pie Recipes, ThanksGiving Recipes
Ingredients:
- 3 cups flour
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 cup butter
- 1 cup molasses
- 1 cup hot water
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- Few drops vinegar
- 2 unbaked pie crusts
Directions:
- Blend flour, sugar and butter until lumpy and save for topping.
- Blend molasses, hot water, soda and vinegar.
- Pour mixture into unbaked pie crusts.
- Top with crumb mixture and bake in a 350F oven for 35 minutes.
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November 20, 2006 @ 11:34 am
· Filed under Salads Recipes, ThanksGiving Recipes
Ingredients:
- 4 cups bibb, or butter, lettuce
- 4 cups sugar snap peas, string removed
- 3 tablespoons minced shallots
- 4 teaspoons sherry vinegar
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
- 7 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/2 cup roughly chopped fresh basil
- 3 tablespoons chopped italian flat leaf parsley
Directions:
- Wash and dry the lettuce and tear into bite-sized pieces.
- Make the vinaigrette by combining the shallots, vinegar, salt, pepper and olive oil and set aside.
- Make an ice bath by filling a large bowl with ice and cold water and set that aside.
- In a large pot, blanch peas in boiling water for about 3 minutes, until peas are bright green and cooked but still crunchy.
- Immediately, drain the peas and plunge into the ice bath.
- Once the peas have cooled and stopped cooking remove them from the ice bath.
- Remove excess water from peas by blotting with a paper towel.
- Up to this point, the salad can be made a day in advance, refrigerated as separate components.
- Use the lettuce to line the bottom of a serving dish and add peas, basil, and parsley to another bowl.
- Add vinaigrette and toss. Put this mixture on top of the lettuce and serve immediately.
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November 19, 2006 @ 11:37 am
· Filed under Bread Recipes, ThanksGiving Recipes
Ingredients:
- 3 cups sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
- 1 16-ounce can solid pack pumpkin
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts, optional
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350F. Butter and flour two 9×5x3-inch loaf pans.
- Beat sugar and oil in large bowl to blend. Mix in eggs and pumpkin.
- Sift flour, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, salt and baking powder into another large bowl.
- Stir into pumpkin mixture in 2 additions. Mix in walnuts, if desired.
- Divide batter equally between prepared pans.
- Bake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour 10 minutes.
- Transfer to racks and cool 10 minutes.
- Using sharp knife, cut around edge of loaves.
- Turn loaves out onto racks and cool completely.
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