Turkey Creole Food

TURKEY CREOLE

Steps:

• In large pan, heat olive oil and saute until soft. Add garlic and cook one minute more.
• Add tomatoes and stir.
• Add water, paste, worcestershire sauce, chili powder, salt, sugar, and tabasco sauce.
• Simmer uncovered for 40 minutes.
• Dissolve gelatin in 2 tsp water.
• Add turkey and gelatin to sauce.
• Heat thoroughly/until desired thickness.
• Best served with rice.

CREOLE FISH CURRY

Steps:

• Combine the rice with 1 3/4 cups water and the sliced ginger in a medium saucepan; season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, cover and reduce the heat to low. Cook until the water is absorbed and the rice is tender, about 16 minutes. Remove from the heat and let sit, covered, 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the thyme, bell peppers, onion and 1/4 teaspoon salt; cook, stirring, until softened, 5 to 6 minutes. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, the garlic and grated ginger and cook, stirring, until the garlic is golden, about 1 minute. Stir in the curry powder and cook until toasted, about 30 seconds. Add the tomatoes, 1/2 cup water and 1/2 teaspoon salt and bring to a boil. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until saucy, 6 to 7 minutes.
• Season the fish with salt and pepper. Reduce the heat to low and nestle the fish in the sauce. Cover and cook, turning the fish halfway through, until just cooked through, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Discard the ginger from the rice and divide the rice among bowls. Top with the fish and discard the thyme. Top with cilantro and serve with lime wedges.

CREOLE ROAST TURKEY

Steps:

• Turkey.
• Position rack in lower third of oven and preheat to 325 degrees.
• Pat turkey dry.
• Gently slide fingers between turkey breast skin and meat to loosen skin.
• Rub Creole Butter under skin over breast meat.
• Spoon stuffing into cavity, packing firmly. (You may prefer to cook the stuffing separately, if desired, in a large casserole dish.).
• Truss turkey and arrange breast side up on a rack in shallow roasting pan.
• Roast turkey until juices run clear when thigh is pierced or meat thermometer registers 170 degrees, basting every 20 minutes with pan juices, 3 1/4 to 3 1/2 hours.
• Transfer turkey to heated platter, tent with foil and let stand for 30 minutes.
• Degrease pan juices.
• Set roasting pan with pan juices over medium-high heat; add stock and bring to a boil, scraping up any browned bits.
• Boil 5 minutes, thicken with cornstarch or flour slurry if desired and strain into a sauceboat.
• Serve turkey, passing pan juices separately.

CREOLE TURKEY BREAST

Steps:

• Inject turkey breast with marinade.
• Mix garlic powder and Creole seasoning together and set aside.
• Rub turkey breast with olive oil. Rub seasoning mixture on outside and inside of breast.
• Secure on rotisserie spit OR put breast on a rack in a roasting pan. Roast at 325 degrees appoximately 2 1/2 hours (180 degrees internal temp)OR until juices run clear.

HERB BRINED CREOLE TURKEY

Steps:

• In a large stockpot, combine first 5 ingredients with 6 cups of the apple cider; bring to a boil over medium high heat.
• Reduce heat and simmer about 10 minutes to completely dissolve the sugar and salt; stir in remaining apple cider and let the mixture cool.
• Rinse the turkey well with cold water and place in a doubled oven bag (2 bags, one inside the other); pour cider mixture into the bag with the turkey and close securely.
• Marinate the turkey, in the refrigerator, for 12 to 24 hours, turning occasionally.
• Once marinated, remove turkey from bag and rinse well with cold water (discard liquid); pat dry with paper towels.
• Use your fingers to loosen the skin of the turkey being careful not to fully remove or tear; spread 1 tablespoon of the creole seasoning under the skin and another tablespoon of the seasoning in the cavity.
• Sprinkle the outside of the turkey with the remaining creole seasoning; let stand for 30 minutes at room temperature.
• Meanwhile, preheat oven to 325 degrees F making sure to leave enough room in the oven for the turkey (I usually have to remove one oven rack).
• Place the turkey on a roasting rack with the breast side up; brush with melted butter.
• Roast turkey until the thickest part of the thigh registers 180 degrees F on an internal meat thermometer, about 3 hours; loosely cover turkey with aluminum foil if it browns too quickly.
• Baste turkey with pan juices occasionally during the last hour of cooking; let stand 15 minutes before slicing.