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How do you cook your bird???

deadeye

deadeye

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Just wondering what most people do with their birds? We have baked them in an oven with a cooking bad over them and wrapped them in bacon. We have deep fried them and smoked them. Injecting the bird always adds moisture and flavor also.
 
Deadeye,

I fry them now that I have my cooker. I also, like to make poppers out of them. I strip the breasts into 1" wide strips and cover them with garlic & herb seasoning over night. Then I slice pepperjack cheese and place a jalepeno in the middle of each strip, fold them over and hold them in place with toothpicks. Fire up the grill and cook on a sheet of aluminum foil for about 7-10 minutes depending on heat. These are great for finger food at parties or whenever you want something a little spicy. They go great with a few cold ones.
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Last year I tried boning it out, grinding the dark meat into burger and then cutting up the breast into meal size portions and freezing them. The plan was to be able to have a lot of turkey for stir-fry, pot pie, noodles. Stuff like that. The burger was great, but the white meat wasn't as tender as it is when left whole and baked. I think next time I will just bake and then freeze leftovers for that purpose.
 
Gundog:

That sounds really good. I have boned out the breast before and chuncked it up and deep fried it in ritz cracker crumbs and flour. Never thought of going that route. Might have to try it sometime. Like the spice very much
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I inject mine let set I use italian and load the turkey up all over with it. Then deep fry in peanut oil doesn't make the bird as dark other oils seem to.
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Got creative last year and made Kielbasa and Brats out of my birds. Added pork loin trimmings and ground it up, added spices and stuffed. All done at home. I swear it was some of the best eating I've ever had. Can't wait to do it again this spring. Cooked the brats at a cookout on the lake and had numerous people ask me where I got the brats, should have seen the look on their faces when I told them.
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Last year I took every scrap I could off my birds and canned them...just like you would deer meat.HOLY CRAP it was good!!!
 
...turkey kabobs!...cut meat into cubes...marinate in Italian dressing (overnight)...skewer with 'shrooms, tomatoes, onions, green peppers...grill...eat!...
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Good call hershy...the only thing I do different is to wrap the turkey meat with bacon to keep it moist.
 
Most of the time I just breast out the bird and eat it that day, along with a twelve or so. Thats the best way...Along with a after kill DIP...
 
So far my favorite has been smoked with a garlic and pepper rub. This is great with crackers and cheese, as sandwish meat or as a meal with sides.
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hershy said it- marinate it in Italian dressing overnight, you'll love it!!!!!
 
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