Ever since trying some at a cousin’s a few years ago, I’ve always wanted to try deep-frying a turkey on my own. At a party last week a friend of Mom’s said she’d gladly loan us her fryer, so I leaped at the chance. A little studying and a little help from Alton Brown, and we’re off to the races. Slight mistake in early going: we got a 22 pound bird because we wanted lots of leftovers. But I hacked off the wings and legs to cook by themselves, lowering the torso weight to 14, so all was well:
Here are the limbs cooking nicely, thanks to my ingenious coathanger technology:
These parts got to temp pretty quickly despite inserting them when the oil was 200 degrees as Mr. Brown suggested. I didn’t let the oil cool much before inserting the torso, and it sure bubbled up a storm upon first going in. It calmed down soon enough:
Forty minutes later it was up to the right temp and, twenty minutes after that, ready for the knife:
This turkey is one part of a delicious balanced meal, of course.
Previous dinner posts from waraw
- Magic Poke Chops - February 7th, 2011
- Lamb-b-b with chimachimachimachimichurri! - December 10th, 2010
- Grilled Lambabamb - November 19th, 2010
- Grilled po'k 'n' applasass - October 14th, 2010
- Pork Loin in Beer Sauce - August 23rd, 2010
The process looks terrifying but the end result is worth the danger I guess!
wow, brave soul, looks awesome!