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I had been pondering eating a Turducken for months. A Turducken is a
boneless chicken stuffed into a boneless duck, stuffed into a boneless
turkey.
I had read about it on the net and even seen John Madden talk about one
during football.
The Superbowl Party was a good occasion to try one, so I
ordered
one from Frank's Smokehouse in
Louisiana and had it delivered overnight.
I pulled the turducken out of the shipping container and was surprised
that
it was a square shape. I guess when you take the bones out, you lose
a familiar shape.
The turducken thawed for two days in the fridge.
Ready to be put in the oven.
Unlike the traditional turkey roast, there was no prep. All I had to
do except put it in the pan.
Preheat oven to 360 degrees.
Cook for 5 hours covered and 2 hours uncovered and you get...
A cooked turducken!
Showing the bird to the crowd.
There was a bit of debate on how to cut it.
We finally decided on a cut lengthwise so that we could make easy slices.
Sidenote: Behold the electric knife. I strongly recommend an
electric knife for
any large carving you need to do. It makes all the difference.
Note the layers of meat & cornbread stuffing.
A serving dish of turducken shortly before the crowd jumped on it.
Everyone loved the Turducken. It was a big hit.
Even my wife, who had previously
called the idea of a turducken 'an abomination', was excited about it and
enjoyed
the flavor. The stuffing kept the meat moist and added a good
counterbalance.
The duck was fairly easy to find, but the chicken was indistinguishable
from the turkey.
I do enjoy duck and ate a number of large chunks, as is the carver's
right.
I suggest everyone try a turducken if they get a chance. It is quite
a treat.
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