Unless you have been under a rock for the past 20 years, you know
this restaurant. You know the family
that you see through the window. You
know the reason that family is eating their Christmas dinner at a Chinese restaurant
rather than enjoying a feast in the comforts of their home.
Remember? This scene?
[the Bumpus hounds break in the house and raid the kitchen]
Mr. Parker:
Holy smokes, the turkey!
[the old man arrives too late to see that the dogs already
devoured the turkey]
Mr. Parker:
Oh, my... God! You sons of - !
[the dogs leave out the back door]
Mr. Parker:
[shouts, high-pitched] SONS OF BITCHES! BUMPUSES!
Remember how that turkey looked on the tile of that 1960’s tile
kitchen floor. Those hounds picked that
bird down to the bone. Nothing
left. Nada.
Even the dark meat was consumed!!!!!
So, the point of this post?
That’s how our turkey looked after our Thanksgiving feast. That’s right - nothing left but the carcass!!! We stripped that bird down to the marrow,
folks.!
Sweet, baby James had to work and came late for dinner - his plate
looked like chips and salsa at a Mexican restaurant. He put his gravy in a bowl in the center of
his plate and surrounded it with turkey strips - dunking away in front of the
Blue Bloods marathon!!!!!! Dee -
licious.
But I can take absolutely zero credit for this wonder of a bird -
it’s all from my cooking heroine - The Pioneer Woman. Click here for the most fabulous brine recipe
EVER!!!!! And, yes, there is whiskey
involved. Some of the reasons I love to
cook - whiskey, bacon, butter…. It’s called FLAVOR!
There’s a slightly different
version on the Food network website. The
one I used is the 3rd one - Enjoy!!!
Print it.
Plan for it for Christmas.
Prepare it the day before serving.
I promise - you won’t be disappointed!!!!!!
