In honor of tomorrow, Cajun Fried Turkey:
This is something I thought I was wrong about, but I wasn’t. Does that make me right, or does that make me wrong twice?
When I heard the term “Cajun fried turkey”, I envisioned a whole turkey, deep-fried until it was all crusty and black. And I laughed at myself, for thinking that anyone could cook such a thing or would eat such an object. But they can and they do.
There are these big deep fryers that are supposed to be used outside. The turkey is put into the empty fryer and covered with water. Then the turkey is removed and the water is measured so it can be replaced (after the cooker has been dried) with an equal amount of oil. The turkey is dried and rubbed with seasonings. After the oil has been heated for about an hour, the turkey is lowered into the fryer and left there until it looks like a turkey charcoal briquette.
I’m told the result is delicious. The quick, hot cooking seals in the juices, producing meat that is succulent and completely non-greasy.
I’m entirely willing to give it a try, if somebody will cook it somewhere else and bring it here. As clumsy as I am, I’d be a fool to get within five miles of a pot of boiling oil, and I’d be a super-fool to try to cook anything for which one of the listed pieces of equipment is “all-purpose fire extinguisher”.
A WRITING PROMPT FOR YOU: A character must cook something they are not naturally equipped to cook.
MA
Dan Antion
November 26, 2014 at 7:22amI have story of what we recall as “the great turkey fire” – maybe I’ll share that next year for TDay. Suffice it to say, I will never be allowed to attempt the deep fry method.
Marian Allen
November 26, 2014 at 8:41amOh, dear! Sounds like a disaster worth chronicling. lol!
Jane
November 28, 2014 at 9:45amYesterday, I saw a newsfeed video of a drone lowering a turkey into a deep fryer. There’s a solution I’d NEVER have thought up. Now, it’s writ indelibly onto my brain.
Marian Allen
November 28, 2014 at 10:08amAh! A perfect solution! That’s what I need: a personal drone!
Jackie
April 23, 2016 at 2:55pmThat looks like some serious deliciousness! I’m going to try Cajun style next holiday for sure.
Marian Allen
April 23, 2016 at 4:32pmSounds good to me! I’ll be there! heh
JLB
August 25, 2016 at 2:07amThis is a must-try, surely! Can’t wait for the next Thanksgiving or Christmas to try this! Thanks for sharing!
Marian Allen
August 25, 2016 at 10:06amWhen I read about how delicious deep fried turkey is, it makes me wish my family weren’t vegan/vegetarian/almost!