/ck/ - Food & Cooking

Took a few pics earlier this afternoon before I took a nap for a few hours after stuffing my face like a complete glutton.

First is the turkey. De-boned the whole bird, made a compound butter with lots of garlic, sage, rosemary, thyme, parsley, orange and lemon zest, smoked paprika, salt and pepper. Rubbed the butter on the meat under the skin on the top side, then all over the meat inside, rolled it up and tied it and then more butter on the outside of the skin before I roasted it in the smoker.

It was my first time making a turkey this way but I think it came out pretty damn well. Cooked relatively quickly and evenly, very moist and delicious. I was also able to use the carcass to make stock yesterday to use for the dressing and gravy.