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04-01-2009, 09:20 PM
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Here's an interesting-sounding recipe I discovered while searching for something else.
Pavo al Tequila (Tequila Turkey)Ingredients:- 1 Turkey (11 Lbs)
- 2 Cups Tequila
- 2 Cups Milk
- 1/4 of an Onion
- 3 Cloves Garlic
- 8 Bay leaves
- 6 Sprigs Fresh thyme (or one tablespoon ground)
- Salt
- Pepper
- Oil
Day-Before Instructions:
- Rinse and dry the turkey.
- Place the turkey into a deep container and inject the Tequila into the turkey using a flavour injector.
- Puree together the milk, onion, and garlic (literally, the instructions say to beat these together with a beater, but pureeing with a blender seems to make more sense).
- Bathe the turkey with the milk mixture.
- Season the turkey with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Add the bay leaves and the thyme to the sauce.
- Allow the turkey to marinate for 12 hours, turn it over, and let it marinate another 12 hours (this way, the whole thing gets marinated).
Cooking-Day Instructions:
- After a total marinating time of 24 hours, preheat the over to 425F.
- Remove the turkey from the container and tie together the legs and wings (with non-shredding string).
- Rub oil onto the turkey and place it into a roasting pan.
- If you wish, you may stuff this turkey however you like.
- Roast the turkey for about 3 hours, 45 minutes (about 20 minutes per pound).
- When the turkey is done, remove it from the oven, cut and remove the string from the legs and wings, and serve.
(Source: Translated from
Recetas Comidas.)
If blueberry muffins have blueberries in them, what do vegan muffins have?
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I love TEQUILA --I avoid turkey----
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Hmmm...wonder how the rest of the recipe would be without the turkey. LOL!
Seriously: I'm sure this could be scaled down for chicken. It DOES sound tasty, though.
If blueberry muffins have blueberries in them, what do vegan muffins have?
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I'm thinking--CAPON!!! Once a year--great idea and recipe!!!
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I think it sounds worth trying, but on a chicken!
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The milk throws me, but other than that, it sounds like it's worth a try. HMMM?
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My mom used to "brine" her chicken in buttermilk. That's not exactly the same, though. I think the tequila injected poultry would be really tasty....
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Hmmmm, sounds interesting.
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The milk throws me, but other than that, it sounds like it's worth a try. HMMM?
That sounded odd to me, at first, as well, but then I thought of how wonderful Chicken with Leeks and Cream is, and how this combines milk with garlic and onions, and it didn't seem so strange.
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I do one very similar to this with chicken, only the herb I use is cilantro instead of thyme.
It's very juicy and flavorful. The milk by the way cuts the tequila so it doesn't cook it and removes impurities in the meat.
I just happen to have a 12 lb turkey in my freezer too
and since I'm gonna have to cook it since we're getting a new freezer and the old one has to go bye bye a couple of days before the new one comes this is a perfect opportunity.
