On the menu tonight – Roasted Turkey for Two!
Every now and then you don’t have the entire family over or can’t make it to a big Thanksgiving gathering, but you still want the turkey without cooking an entire bird. This recipe is for you!
Your grocery store likely has turkey parts in addition to the entire bird. The great thing about this is if you like dark meat, just get the dark meat. Want white and dark meat… you get the idea.
One of the tricks to a great turkey dinner is the brine. Brine your turkey at least a day prior to cooking. What’s a brine you ask? A brine is liquid and spices you soak the meat in. There are as many brine recipes as there are opinions, but I keep mine simple. I’m not 100% I can taste all the ingredients I’ve put in brines before, so I just use water, salt, peppercorns, and sugar. Amounts? It depends on how much meat you are brining. As long as you can cover the meat with liquid that is enough.
Since you aren’t cooking at giant bird, it isn’t going to take as long to fully cook. Also, you’ll have more room in the oven for the side dishes. Score!
If you want to cook a smaller Thanksgiving feast, I hope you will try my version of roast turkey!
Roasted Turkey for Two A day before cooking, put the meat in a container that will allow you to cover with liquid Add the meat, water, about a quarter cup of salt, a quarter cup of sugar, and about 20 peppercorns to the container The day you are going to cook take the turkey out and pat it dry Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees In a bowl, add the spices and mix thoroughly In another bowl mix the softened butter with 1tsp thyme Put a pat of butter under the skin of each piece of turkey and mash it around so it isn't one big clump. Continue putting the butter mixture under the skin of each piece until it's gone Season the turkey on all sides with the dry spice mix Put the onion, celery, and lemon in the bottom of the baking dish Put the turkey, skin side down on top of the onion, celery, and lemon Put in the oven and bake for about 30 minutes, covered After 30 minutes, flip the turkey so the skin side is up and bake another 30 minutes or until temp has reached 160-165 degrees. We want nice brown skin Once the turkey is finished, it's time to make the gravy. In a sauce pan, heat the butter over medium heat Add the flour slowly to make the roux Slowly add the juices from the dish you cooked the turkey and whisk to avoid any lumps Continue adding the liquid until you have the consistency you want while whisking Once you have the consistency you like, put in a gravy boat and serveRoasted Turkey for Two
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