Finally...A tastey turkey recipe

[washingtonmuley]

Turkey nuggets! ! My kids ask for turkey nuggets that are made from the breast meat and deep fried. They are delicious.

[lokidog]

Looks good, but then I haven't met a wild turkey I didn't like, deepfried, smoked, slow cooked, etc.     I fileted mine this year for a change but have not cooked any yet.  I'm thinking of marinating the breast in soy with brown sugar and then grilling it, love chicken that way.

Well tried the grilled breast, fantastic.  Half day soak in 2 cups soy, one cup water, and about 2/3 cup of brown sugar.  Plus I put in a big squirt of garlic.  Before grilling on medium heat for about 20 minutes, I sprinkled them with onion powder thyme, basil, and black pepper.

 

[RadSav]

Turkey nuggets! ! My kids ask for turkey nuggets that are made from the breast meat and deep fried. They are delicious.

I've tried about 20 different types of nuggets.  Nasty...every one of them.

Grilled has been mildly edible.  Enough not to let the bird go to waste.  But, nothing I would ever want to eat if I had much of a choice.  Have not soaked in soy and brown sugar.  That might go a long way to covering up the taste of the turkey   I have soaked it is a Dark Rum and brown sugar brine and smoked it.  Works better on skanky chums than it does turkey, but again it is mildly edible enough to make sure the bird does not go to waste.

I tries the red onion turkey balls tonight.  No where near as good as the meat loaf.  But, I think I learned enough to make it better next time.  Firmness was excellent and meatball flavor was pretty good.  I tried to make a cranberry gravy from scratch.  Need a bit of work to make that come out better.    Cayenne pepper gave the cranberries a little kick, but it needed something a bit more.  I'll think about it a little more and try again soon.  Showing great promise though.

I've got about 20# of turkey burger and another 30# of potential burger in the freezer.  So there is plenty to keep working out the bugs.  Quite confident I can get this one to work before it's all gone.

[Jonathan_S]

I have a hard time enjoying wild turkey.

[carpsniperg2]

Turkey nuggets! ! My kids ask for turkey nuggets that are made from the breast meat and deep fried. They are delicious.

Every year I look forward to turkey nuggets

[Cascade]

Dang, I think I need to branch out a bit.  I always deep fry the bird in peanut oil.


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[RadSav]

Turkey nuggets! ! My kids ask for turkey nuggets that are made from the breast meat and deep fried. They are delicious.

Every year I look forward to turkey nuggets

You are shooting those grain fed birds, aren't you?  Maybe I should try shooting a few of those    As is I just can not get myself to swallow another turkey nugget.  Starting to create a gag just thinking about them.

[carpsniperg2]

  the only grain I think the turkeys I shoot have a ever ate is out of a cow pie 

[lokidog]

Anyone want to trade their turkey meat for a Foster Farms fryer, I'm in... I'll provide the fryer BTW.   

Dang, I think I need to branch out a bit.  I always deep fry the bird in peanut oil.


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I like deep fried but can never get the legs to not be overcooked.

[RadSav]

I like deep fried but can never get the legs to not be overcooked.

Me too.  Odd since the legs seem the last part to get dry on a store bought bird.

BTW - The dogs think home made wild turkey dog food is the greatest stuff EVER!!!  Vet gave me a recipe when one of the dogs was sick.  If it wasn't so much work most of my turkeys would end up dog food.  Sure wish I liked them as much as the dogs do.

Dog food is boiled bird then ground. Cabbage, broccoli, sweet potato, carrots, non-fat yogurt, non-fat cottage cheese, brown rice.  Because of the sick dog the only sodium in the whole thing is the cottage cheese.  I tried it and it was horrible.  But my goodness do the dogs love the stuff!  Made the little girl so darn happy she was better in no time at all.  Vet said it was miraculous!!  If only it would cure old age.

[Magnum_Willys]

Gotta shoot the Jakes?   Hens and Jakes taste great at least the ones we've gotten.  Now those 10" Toms you gotta get creative.  Maybe birds from different areas taste different?

[RadSav]

Gotta shoot the Jakes?   Hens and Jakes taste great at least the ones we've gotten.  Now those 10" Toms you gotta get creative.  Maybe birds from different areas taste different?

I had heard that too.  The past few years I've taken two hens and two jakes.  Actually one of the jakes and both hens were taken on the edge of wheat fields.  The deer there were incredible eating.  And though the hens were definitely more tender I didn't see much of a difference in taste.  Still tasted a lot like cow patties smell

So far the best tasting wild turkey have been the Easterns I've killed here on the westside.  They even taste better than the Easterns I've killed in PA.  Perhaps worms, ants and salal berries make for good eating   Maybe that's why I love those westside Ruffs so much.  Now those are good eating birds

[Jonathan_S]

Maybe that's why I love those westside Ruffs so much.  Now those are good eating birds

Oh my gosh.  Don't get me started.  September is too far away to start talking about grouse meat 

[Pinetar]

Ok RadSav,

I have always liked wild turkey and so has my family. However, with all the turkey meat we have this year, I decided we needed a change and tried your recipe tonight.

The only thing I did different was add garlic and Yoshidas Original Sweet Teriyaki. WOW! Good stuff!! Thanks for another way to cook wild turkey. This is now my favorite turkey recipe.

[jrebel]

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