Thanksgiving Menu - Page 2

**thataintchicken** · 11-20-2011, 11:47 PM

1st Annual Outcast Thanksgiving in Montana

Jerk Chicken ( sous vide followed by grilling )
Rice and Beans
Pineapple, Mango and Habanero Chutney

Red Stripe for the meal
Cuba Libre's after meal.

Who's coming over?

lumpher · 11-20-2011, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by CHefJohnboyardee

I have no idea whose house I will be at for Thanksgiving... Supposed to drive to my parents but I just got laid off and I am debating on the 900 mile drive. Family would be good.

I can kick whomever out of the kitchen and make them feel like royalty as I inject a bird, rub it with cajun seasoning, make some spicy bread stuffing, bake a couple of pies, deep fry some potato dauphin, roast some broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini and carrots, then make a meat and cheese tray with sausages we smoked the day before, throw out some home-brined pickles, make a tossed salad with a honey-lemon vinaigrette, then drown it down with a nice buttery chardonnay. Grind up some Montana Coffee Traders Cowboy blend and drop in some Frangelico, eat, drink, food coma!

so what are you going to do in all your spare time?

that's a busy schedule

i'm going to brine and smoke a turkey, if i can keep it lit...

**thataintchicken** · 11-24-2011, 11:39 PM

The first real meal cooked in the Red Kitchen. Cool that it was for Thanksgiving.

Jerk Chicken, Dirty Rice and citrus infused carrots and green beans.
Served with an IPA

**Melana** · 12-02-2011, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Yooper

Bob and I have been working on our Thanksgiving menu.

So far:

grilled turkey (brined for 48 hours first)
bread stuffing (traditional)
garlic mashed potatoes
my special gravy
baked buttercup squash with butter/brown sugar
sourdough cornbread
pan-roasted green beans almondine
cranberry/orange/walnut chutney
pumpkin pie
apple/pear/cranberry tarte tatin (google that one!)

Probably crabapple wine, as it's a semi-sec and a nice dinner wine with turkey.

Any suggestions? Or better yet, what are YOU having?

Yoop - Please do tell about the sourdough cornbread...

**Yooper** · 12-02-2011, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Melana

Yoop - Please do tell about the sourdough cornbread...

Hi Melana!

It was just a sourdough starter, used to mix up the cornbread. I have to run off to work now, so I'll dig up the the recipe when I get home later.

It was really good! I made it in my old cast iron skillet and it had a perfect texture.

**two_hearted** · 12-02-2011, 12:10 PM

I brined a turkey in a stout/malt extract brine for 24 hours and glazed it with a malt extract and cider vinegar glaze. Best turkey ever!

**Yooper** · 12-02-2011, 11:51 PM

ok, home now so here is the sourdough cornbread recipe!

1 TBS vegetable oil
1.5 cups cornmeal
1 TBS sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1.5 teaspoons baking soda
1 cup sourdough starter
1.5 cups buttermilk
2 eggs, beaten
1/4 cup butter, melted.

Preheat oil in oven in cask-iron skillet (400 degrees).

Combine cornmeal, sugar, salt, and baking soda. In large bowl, combine starter, buttermilk, eggs, and butter. Add dry ingredients and stir until combined- don't overmix! Pour into hot skillet and bake until golden- 25-30 minutes.

My sourdough start is pretty runny, so I needed to add some flour to get a batter. It wasn't much, but it was needed.