Deep Fried Turkey

[aj]

Been doing it for about 7 years now - I'll never go back to oven roasted. Anybody else fry their bird?

[easy_as_pie]

sounds kind of good. been here for 7 years and never had turkey for thanksgiving.

am i missing out?

[scotty1139]

Been doing it for about 7 years now - I'll never go back to oven roasted. Anybody else fry their bird?

What do you do about the stuffing? I suppose that means you either serve it on the side, or not at all.

I guess I'd have to try it deep fried, but I'm content with the flavor from oven roasting. Did you buy a fryer, or do you simply take it over to a place that has one (like KFC)? It seems like it would save time, but be a helluva lot more messy.

[aj]

sounds kind of good. been here for 7 years and never had turkey for thanksgiving.

am i missing out?

Deep frying the turkey has been popular in the American South for quite some time. As I said earlier, I've been doing it for 7 years. The whole turkey, unstuffed, is lowered into about 4 gallons of 375 degree (F) oil. This must be done outside since it is patently unsafe.

At that temperature, the cooking process is just about 3 minutes per pound of turkey. I typically do a 16 pound bird in 48 minutes versus the typical "1 hour per 4 lbs of turkey rule" that my Mom taught me. The same 16 pound turkey takes 4 hours in the oven.

For me, the beauty is that the meat stays wonderfully moist and the outside skin browns to a dark, crisp, tasty treat. In case you worry about the bird being oily, it's not. At the end of the cooking process I can recover all but 2-3 ounces of the original oil - and that's from spillage when you initially lower the bird into the hot oil.

If you've never had turkey prepared this way, find a way to try it.

[mewsiclovr]

I just asked my wife about this. She says that she's tried it before but that it wasn't really worth the trouble. I don't think I've ever tried it.

[johnny]

This must be done outside since it is patently unsafe.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbLqFQQdvoY

[mirage]

I don't care for turkey too much unless it's deep-fried. Then again, most things taste good deep-fried, hell in many European countries they deep fry candy bars and stuff, crazy.

[mervhage]

sounds kind of good. been here for 7 years and never had turkey for thanksgiving.

am i missing out?

Hell Yes!! Come visit, I guarantee you'll gain 20 pounds!

[mewsiclovr]

Johnny,

Awesome.

[fifo]

I don't care for turkey too much unless it's deep-fried. Then again, most things taste good deep-fried, hell in many European countries they deep fry candy bars and stuff, crazy.

MANY????????????? Nope, not at all. There's exactly one place in Europe where they're sick enough for this: Ireland! Tried it once - half a mars bar was enough for the next 60 years or so.

[easy_as_pie]

lol...maybe ill order

[randy72560]

Oh yeah, deep fried turkey is great! Seems like everyone in Arkansas fries everything! It's must try!

[LadyWrestler]

This must be done outside since it is patently unsafe.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbLqFQQdvoY

LOL!

(No danger of anyone trying this, at Thanksgiving, outside anyway! Brrr! Inside? Mmmm...there may be some around here crazy enough to try that!)

(They do not call us Maineiacs heyah fo' nothin'! )

[bigdil511]

What the fuck is deep fried turkey? Are you guys pulling my leg or what?

[mervhage]

What the fuck is deep fried turkey? Are you guys pulling my leg or what?

No, this is some serious southern shit. I'll take my turkey the old fashioned way thank you very much.