2006-11-27 05:04:10 · 25 answers · asked by Hem 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Buy one of those straight from freezer- to the oven ones from Iceland!
2006-11-27 05:05:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
Its not as hard as you think. Follow these simple rules and you should have a pretty good turn out:
1. Bake at 325 degrees and for every 4 lbs it takes an hour to cook so for a 10 lb bird it will take 2.5 hours.
2. Shove a stick of butter under the skin, by the breast. S&P the entire bird.
3. In the cavity of the bird place celery and onions, this will help season the bird. Unless you want to stuff with stuffing/dressing.
4. Cover losesly with foil and the last 1/2 hour remove, this will turn the bird a light brown. Base the bird at least every 1/2 hour.
5. Choose a turkey that has a pop-up self timer, this way you know for sure your turkey is down. Or if you have a meat therometer use that.
6. Once you remove it from the over, wait 10-15 minutes to carve.
Enjoy!
2006-11-27 05:16:25 · answer #2 · answered by Tabitha 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You will find that all food will have cooking instructions on the packet. If you are going to cook a turkey you will need a large enough tin to bake it in so don't get one which is too large. Make sure you defrost the turkey for a couple of days before cooking. Why don't you buy a chicken and practice with that first? Buy a simple cookery book, or you could always ask your Mum for advice.
2006-11-27 05:57:54 · answer #3 · answered by Sandee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So easy! get your roasting tray red hot on top of the stove, add a little veg oil (because it veg oil will reach a high temp) colour off your well seasoned turkey (this will give it a great roasted taste) now roast it really slowly in the oven (the lower your oven and slower you cook it the more moist and tender it will be) so allow a good couple of hours anything from 2 to 6 depending on the size! You can always turn the oven up slighly if you running out of time! But try to keep it low for as long as you can!! You'll know it's cooked when all the juices that run out of the carcus run clear!! Good luck
2006-11-27 05:29:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are interested in having some turkey to eat, don't want to work too hard, and definitely don't want a failure, have I got a fine trick for you!
If you need the mahogany-brown bird on a platter, it's more complicated (save this for later), but to cook turkey for slicin' and eatin', sammiches, soup, turkey salad, freezin' for later, it couldn't be simpler.
Thaw your turkey (in the fridge is safest, in cold water if you're in more of a hurry.)
When thawed, lop off the legs (& thighs) and the wings. Reserve.
Place the carcass breast side down in your large pot and barely cover with water.
Lid up and place over high heat. When it comes up to the boil, reduce the heat slightly (no boilovers) set your timer for 45 minutes. Go away. No messing.
At the end of 45 minutes add the wings and legs. Add more water if you need to. Go away for another 45 minutes.
At the end, remove the bird, drain, and allow it to cool. You will be able to remove all of the fat and skin, the entire breast will lift off in two lovely halves and you can freeze as much as you want, and it will thaw out great. A real money saver, when you consider that deli turkey can go for $7/lb.!
Note that I did not suggest adding anything to the boiling water, not even salt. It doesn't help anything, and, if you will cool that water, and remove the fat that rises and solidifies, you will have the finest turkey stock ever!
Add carrots, onion, celery, and turkey bits (for sure) and maybe parsley, rutabaga, turnip, potato, noodles, etc. for the best, healthiest turkey soup on the planet!
Your investment in turkey, time and labor will yield many good healthy meals, and you can be rightfully proud of yourself!
Best wishes!
2006-11-27 05:49:36 · answer #5 · answered by HeldmyW 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you live alone and you want to make a turkey meal for the holidays just for yourself or for a small group of friends......let me give you a treat of a recipie that I conjured up a few weeks ago.
BTW....I have two kids and a hectic schedule so everything i cook has to be quick and easy.
WHAT YOU'LL NEED:
1 bonless skinless turkey breast (both sides) OR a young turkey breast and plan on deboning it.
1 package of bacon
cotton twine (no plastic stuff, k?)
oil for frying
Simply take the deboned and skinless turkey breast and wrap it with the bacon in a single layer. Tie the bacon on with the twine. **Any stragling peices of the turkey that came off in not so pretty pieces can be individually wrapped with small strips of bacon and secured with a toothpick (I call these turkey bacon poppers).** Anywho....then you just heat up some oil and fry the wrapped breasts in a skillet on both sides and then throw it in the oven on 350 for about 45 minutes or until the juices run clear when you stab it.
This is so delicious that my whole family insisted I make it for Christmas....which was ok with me b/c it took far less than half the time of cooking a big turkey!
God Bless you and Good Luck on your cooking endeavor!
2006-11-27 05:38:15 · answer #6 · answered by brookebjpl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it very hard to make a turkey you need two turkeys and a lot of patients ;-) however to cook a Turkey can be difficult and its a lot for one person assuming its just for you or a small amount of people get a turkey crown which is the breast meat and/or a couple of legs if you like them if its for a lot of people make sure its defrosted first this is very very important if you don't want to be in A and E then took it for 20 minutes per pound and an extra 20 minutes most have to cooking time on it every magazine and cookery TV program will have Christmas recipes in them and there are plenty of web sites available PS don't stuff a turkey put an onion in one hole and a lemon in the other and cook the stuffing separately and don't forget to take the giblets out OK
2006-11-27 05:10:49 · answer #7 · answered by julie t 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Not hard just get some of those basting bags from the store and read the directions. I just cooked one this year and it came out great. the only thing i did that was not on the box of bags was, i soaked it overnight in COLD salt water. Now if you want something other than just a plain baked turkey then i am sure there are plenty o0f ways to complicate this. But this one turned out fine.
2006-11-27 05:08:32 · answer #8 · answered by jgpurvis1 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you live on your own do you really need to cooka whole turkey. Why don't you buy a turkey breast. It is still lots of meat and should come with some instructions on how to cook it
2006-11-30 22:18:26 · answer #9 · answered by traceylill 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Turkeys are made buy a male and female turkey mating. You can buy one and follow the instructions on the label to cook it
2006-11-27 06:35:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make a turkey? Please tell me you mean cook a turkey! Pretty much like cooking a chicken. Have a look on sainsburys' web site I'm sure they will have some exciting suggestions. Have a go at some other things too, help build your confidence.( Most products have guidelines on.)
2006-11-27 05:10:29 · answer #11 · answered by itgirl23 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋