{"id":9811,"title":"How to Cook a Turkey, Lebanese Style","image":"https://mamaslebanesekitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Lebanese-Turkey-Rice-and-Nuts-1024x768.jpg","summary":"","prep_time":"1h","cook_time":"4h 30min","total_time":"5h 30min","custom_time":"","custom_time_label":"Additional","servings":"10","servings_unit":"servings","course":"Main","cuisine":"Middle Eastern","keywords":"","ingredients":[{"group":"Turkey Ingredients","items":[{"amount":"","unit":"","name":"Whole Turkey Cleaned","note":"10 lbs"},{"amount":"","unit":"","name":"Lebanese 7 spices","note":"2 table spoons"},{"amount":"","unit":"","name":"Cinnamon powder","note":"1 table spoon"},{"amount":"","unit":"","name":"Bouquet Garni","note":"herb leave mix such as thyme, rosemary, savory, bay leaf..etc , 5 table spoons"},{"amount":"","unit":"","name":"Salted Butter","note":"100-200 grams (1/4 to 1/2 lb)"},{"amount":"","unit":"","name":"A dash of salt","note":""}]},{"group":"Garnish of Nuts, Ingredients","items":[{"amount":"","unit":"","name":"Pine Nuts 1/2lbs","note":""},{"amount":"","unit":"","name":"Almond Halves 1/2lbs","note":""},{"amount":"","unit":"","name":"Green Pistachio 1/2lbs","note":""},{"amount":"","unit":"","name":"Raw Chestnuts","note":"peeled 1.5lbs"},{"amount":"","unit":"","name":"A dash of salt","note":""},{"amount":"","unit":"","name":"Vegetable oil for light frying","note":""}]},{"group":"Gravy Ingredients","items":[{"amount":"","unit":"","name":"Raw Chestnuts","note":"peeled 1.5lbs"},{"amount":"","unit":"","name":"Carrots cleaned and chopped 1lb","note":""},{"amount":"","unit":"","name":"Leek","note":"cleaned and cut, 1 cup"},{"amount":"","unit":"","name":"Celery cleaned and cut","note":"1 cup"},{"amount":"1","unit":"","name":"Large onion peeled and cut","note":""},{"amount":"1","unit":"","name":"medium size potatoe peeled and cut into cubes","note":""},{"amount":"","unit":"","name":"Butter","note":"1/2 lb"},{"amount":"","unit":"","name":"Lebanese 7 spices","note":"5 table spoons"},{"amount":"","unit":"","name":"Salt to taste","note":"1/2 to 2 teaspoon"}]},{"group":"Hashweh Rice Ingredients","items":[{"amount":"1","unit":"","name":"Medium onion","note":"chopped"},{"amount":"","unit":"","name":"Finely ground beef 100% lean","note":"1 lb"},{"amount":"","unit":"","name":"Salt","note":"1 teaspoon"},{"amount":"","unit":"","name":"Lebanese 7 spices","note":"1 table spoon"},{"amount":"","unit":"","name":"Gravy","note":"1.5 cups"},{"amount":"","unit":"","name":"Rinsed and strained rice","note":"4 cups"}]}],"instructions":[{"text":"Warm some vegetable oil in a frying pan, add all nuts and fry on medium heat until they turn golden. You may fry the nuts one category at a time.","image":"","section":"Preparing the Nuts"},{"text":"Place the nuts in a strainer for later use as a garnish.","image":"","section":"Preparing the Nuts"},{"text":"Rinse the turkey with cold water, rub with salt and some flour then rinse again.","image":"","section":"Turkey Method"},{"text":"Rub the insides and outsides of the turkey with about 1/4 lb of butter, then rub it with all of the allotted spices (cinnamon, 7-spices, bouquet garni herb leaves etc..).","image":"","section":"Turkey Method"},{"text":"Rub butter over a large aluminum foil and wrap the turkey tightly with it.","image":"","section":"Turkey Method"},{"text":"Place the wrapped turkey on a tray in the center of an oven pre-heated to 500F and cook for 10 minutes.","image":"","section":"Turkey Method"},{"text":"Lower heat to 350F (less than medium), and cook for 1.5 hours.","image":"","section":"Turkey Method"},{"text":"Pull the turkey out of the oven very carefully and empty the melted butter and juices from the tray into a separate pot.","image":"","section":"Turkey Method"},{"text":"Unrap the turkey, rub it with butter again inside and out (watch your hands), wrap it back with the aluminum foil and back in the oven for another 3 hours.","image":"","section":"Turkey Method"},{"text":"Plan your timings so that the turkey finishes cooking about 30mins prior to serving time.","image":"","section":"Turkey Method"},{"text":"On a large aluminum foil rubbed with butter, pour all of the gravy ingredients.","image":"","section":"Gravy Method"},{"text":"Mix well then wrap the foil tightly and place in the oven (on an optional tray) while the turkey is cooking for 30-45 minutes. We don't need to fully cook the ingredients here, but just tenderize them a bit.","image":"","section":"Gravy Method"},{"text":"Empty the ingredients in the pot where you previously saved the melted turkey","image":"","section":"Gravy Method"},{"text":"butter/juice, add 3-4 cups of water and boil gently until the veggies are fully cooked and","image":"","section":"Gravy Method"},{"text":"soft. Leave contents in pot until it cools down.","image":"","section":"Gravy Method"},{"text":"Grind finely in a food processor.","image":"","section":"Gravy Method"},{"text":"Place contents back into pot and cover until serving time when you would reheat a few mins prior to serving.","image":"","section":"Gravy Method"},{"text":"In a pot, sautee the finely chopped onions on medium heat with some butter or vegetable oil until they start turning golden.","image":"","section":"Hashweh Rice Method"},{"text":"Add the ground beef, salt and 7-spices, sttir well until the beef starts pinkish/brownish.","image":"","section":"Hashweh Rice Method"},{"text":"Add the rice and stir well.","image":"","section":"Hashweh Rice Method"},{"text":"Add 1.5 cups of gravy made in the above step and stir well.","image":"","section":"Hashweh Rice Method"},{"text":"Add 4.5 cups of water, stir well. As soon as the pot boils, lower heat to minimum, cover and let","image":"","section":"Hashweh Rice Method"},{"text":"simmer for 15 minutes or until fully cooked.","image":"","section":"Hashweh Rice Method"},{"text":"Place cooked rice in a large serving tray and garnish with the fried nuts following this optional order: almonds on the outer layers, then pistachio, then pine nuts in the middle. And garnish the sides of the tray with the fried chestnuts.","image":"","section":"Serving the Feast"},{"text":"If your tray is large enough you can place the turkey in the middle, or you can place it on a separate tray along with the warmed gravy.","image":"","section":"Serving the Feast"},{"text":"Serve with love.","image":"","section":"Serving the Feast"}],"notes":"","nutrition":[],"video_url":"","rating_value":"5","rating_count":"4","url":"https://mamaslebanesekitchen.com/poultry/christmas-turkey-how-to-cook-turkey-lebanese/","attribution":"Recipe by Mama's Lebanese Kitchen"}