Cooking Turkey

[xbhntr]

Since I started turkey hunting ( 4 years ) , I ' ve been fortunate to harvest 2 Toms. The 1st ; I peeled the feathers away from the meat and deep fried the whole bird. By doing this there is no fat or pin feathers. The bird was cooked 1 hour and had a charred black appearance . Tasted Great. This years bird , I plucked and deep fried the Tom , feathers are a pain to remove . Also a charred black appearance. Tasted Great . Of the 2 methods of feather removal , the next bird I kill will be peeled. Some hunters are just removing the breast meat . What is your preferred method of cooking turkey ? Ray

[rayman]

I skin enough to get the two breast pieces out and the legs.

I put the legs in the crock pot until the meat comes off the bone. Then make soup or something out of it.

I cut the breast into strips about 1/4" wide going against the grain. Try to get out all the shot to avoid busting a tooth. Found out about that the hard way. Soak it in mojo a day or two in the frig. Get it in the ethnic food section. Shake it in corn meal mix with no additional seasoning and fry it up. Can't go wrong.

[Raymond]

Soak it in mojo a day or two in the frig. Get it in the ethnic food section. Shake it in corn meal mix with no additional seasoning and fry it up. Can't go wrong.

What the heck is "Mojo"?
Thanks,
Raymond

[rayman]

What the heck is "Mojo"?

Its a type of marinade. Good stuff, especially on turkey breast.

[flightattendant100]

Kath T.'s recipe for turkey scallopini(sp) is awsome!!! Its under the "wild game recipes" heading.

[Doe Master]

If you pluck it while still warm makes it easier . What we used to do to chickens when we plucked was to dunk them in hot water with parafin wax floating on top . When the wax cools it holds the feathers together making it easier .
I have lately been chunking up my birds . Makes for many meals rather than one large one .
With the legs we have found it easier to cook them then let them cool . When cool the meat peels off the guard bones far easier . Then use in chili or spagetti or whatever your heart desires .

[strum]

What the heck is "Mojo"?
Thanks,
Raymond[/quote]

MoJo-- its a word used to decribe a beat up guitar or amp when trying to sell it.
It means its beat to heck but its cool to look that way..go figgure
but i know thats not what we are talking about here..