How To Cook a Turkey With Lebanese Style
Christmas is around the corner and Mama’s turkey is the main feast that all our family is patiently waiting for. And so are her friends. You could certainly call it Lebanese as my wife jokingly says since it has the 7-spices, but this is a recipe that mom cooked and perfected for decades using a creative blend of techniques and ingredients from different cuisines.
Mama’s roasted turkey has a deeply satisfying earthy aroma that is a bit unconventional compared to the sweet flavors coming along with American Turkey recipes. The deep flavoring in this case mostly emanates from her special mix of herbs and spices in addition to starchy vegetables in the gravy.
Add to that an amazing side of stuffing rice made with beef, and spices, and garnished with an ocean of fried almonds, pistachios, chestnuts and pine nuts.
Turkey Cooking Time
In writing about the dish I forgot one important question that is probably hitting your head right now, which is how long do you cook a turkey? Though you will get the desired information in the “ Instruction” there are a few things to explain.
The time of cooking a turkey depends upon its size. The larger the size, the longer it will take to fully prepare it for serving. Here is the list of the sizes and cooking times of the dish. If the temperature remains the same.
Here are a few useful tips for you while cooking a turkey
People have different flavors to enjoy food. Some love to have crispy and crunchy food while other differs almost 180 degrees. So, here we are with a few tips to make the dish explicitly delicious.
Don’t Use Juice If You Love To Have Crispy Roasted Turkey
Some people love to eat crispy stuff. If you are one of them I recommend you not to use any sort of Juice. Before you put the bird into the oven, rub fat all over it. Once it’s done, remove it from the oven and let it rest for a few minutes.
Turkey’s Temperature
If you think you might be done with the turkey in 15 minutes, Start taking its temperature. You can use an instant-read thermometer. Make sure you don’t touch any bones while inserting the instant-read thermometer into the thickest part of the thigh and under the wing.
My mouth is watering as I write, so on to the recipe my friends…
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