Tonight's dinner - what a turkey
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wrote on 22 Feb 2022, 00:57 last edited by
I was shopping via Instacart, and I saw this item. Thought I'd give it a try. I mean, what could be easier?
Well, 4 oz per serving is small, for a turkey.
Instructions:
Preparation
DO NOT THAW.
Ready to Roast items should be cooked from frozen and take approximately 2 hours to cook.Cooking Instructions
Oven: Preheat oven to 375°F. Remove turkey breast from outer package. DO NOT PUNCTURE OR REMOVE INNER ROASTING BAG. Place frozen roast on rack in roasting pan with front label facing up. DO NOT COVER. Roast in center of oven. Browning occurs without basting. Roasting time is approximately 1¾ to 2¼ hours. During final ½ hour, check internal temperature by inserting thermometer into thickest part of roast or breast. Remove from oven when internal temperature reaches 165ºF to 170°F. Allow roast to cool in bag for 20 minutes. Peel open bag, lift out roast. Keep juices contained in bag for easy disposal. Carve and serve.
Well after 1 hour, the internal temperature was at 40 degrees. I gave up and stuck an indwelling thermometer to see when it got up to 170 degrees. Total cook time was about 2 ½ hours.
Let me talk about the "gravy" first of all. The instructions say to add water to the drippings and then add the "gravy" packet - liquid - and boil, then simmer.
It was still way too watery, and I made some cornstarch/water stuff to thicken it. It was remarkably without that rich "turkey" flavor we love.
Now, as to the bird itself...
You know something's wrong when you taste the salt and herbs more than the actual bird itself.
P'tui...
It's not that it was horrible, it's just that it wasn't even good. It didn't even taste like turkey at all. Almost as though the "turkey" was just a carrier for the herbs and salt (there was a LOT of salt).
We'll get three meals out of this - I froze the leftovers - but it'll certainly be a long time before I revisit this.
Sometimes, convenience just ain't worth it.
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wrote on 22 Feb 2022, 01:51 last edited by
I hate when those "easy prepare" meals turn out to be more complicated and timely than the "difficult to prepare" meals. -
I hate when those "easy prepare" meals turn out to be more complicated and timely than the "difficult to prepare" meals.wrote on 22 Feb 2022, 01:53 last edited by
@taiwan_girl said in Tonight's dinner - what a turkey:
I hate when those "easy prepare" meals turn out to be more complicated and timely than the "difficult to prepare" meals.It really wasn't more complicated.
It was just crap. I don't look forward to the 2 meals I just froze.
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wrote on 22 Feb 2022, 01:58 last edited by
Get Wild Fork’s beef stew. Tasty stuff.
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wrote on 22 Feb 2022, 02:04 last edited by
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wrote on 22 Feb 2022, 03:19 last edited by
But of course! They have several fast easy skillet dinners. This is the only one I have tried. Cook it up, add a hard roll and butter and voila!
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@taiwan_girl said in Tonight's dinner - what a turkey:
I hate when those "easy prepare" meals turn out to be more complicated and timely than the "difficult to prepare" meals.It really wasn't more complicated.
It was just crap. I don't look forward to the 2 meals I just froze.
wrote on 22 Feb 2022, 03:56 last edited by@George-K said in Tonight's dinner - what a turkey:
@taiwan_girl said in Tonight's dinner - what a turkey:
I hate when those "easy prepare" meals turn out to be more complicated and timely than the "difficult to prepare" meals.It really wasn't more complicated.
It was just crap. I don't look forward to the 2 meals I just froze.
Once upon a time, when dinosaurs roamed the earth and James Carter sat in the Oval Office, my hospital received some commodity turkeys from the federal gub'mint. 8000 pounds to be exact.
Turkey became like Bubba Gump shrimp...We had turkey tetrazinni, turkey gumbo, baked turkey, fried turkey, turkey a la king, turkey croquettes, turkey pot pie, turkey cordon bleu...The dieticians were down to cutting recipes out if women's magazines and scaling them up to 500 meals.
But we persevered, and made it through the turkey wall. Our reward was Mr. Carter sent us another 4000 pounds of turkey.
What does this have to do with George's leftovers? Not a lot, but too much turkey is the mother of culinary invention...
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wrote on 22 Feb 2022, 10:01 last edited by jon-nyc
Make the leftovers more palatable. I make this after I cook a Turkey and have had a couple meals.
https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/a29089192/turkey-noodle-soup-recipe/
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wrote on 22 Feb 2022, 12:23 last edited by
Soup would be a real good use for not so good leftover turkey.
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wrote on 22 Feb 2022, 15:36 last edited by
Ayup, turkey noodle soup is my first line of defense from too much turkeydom. Next is turkey pot pie. Both freeze well.