Hello my fellow meatheads! I was wondering what dish during thanksgiving you make that everyone dies for. One of mine is cranberry cheese shrimp rangoons (wontons). Last year I also smoked a turkey and put the pan with the drippings to make gravy.
Hard to put one thing. I plan the entire menu for holiday feasts then get a bit of assistance from wife and codriver because I make everything from scratch like, roasted garlic mashed potatoes, the gravy, cornbread stuffing ( have the wife make the cornbread about 3 days early to dry out to be toasted before I come home. Deviled eggs and other apps for snacking till everything is ready. I'm already starting to plan for a 4th of July bash as my house next year since I'll now have a smoker that can feed an army.
Yeah I love feeding people. I'm also thinking of doing a cook to thank our local police department and fire department for all their hard work especially during the Laughlin river run which happens every April.
Hahahaha. I kid you not - my son went to school in New Orleans and did some research work on the Bayou. He had lots of stories about what he tasted off of homemade BBQ's out there. When I saw this my mind read "cranberry cheese shrimp raccoons" and thought it was a Cajun dish. Maybe Jerod will make it.
John "JR"
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This is gonna sound gross but......Oatmeal-Rasin dressing. Its the best thing ever at Thanksgiving. When I was little, my Mom and Dad would let us pick our dinner for out Birthday. I use to have Mac n' Cheese w/hotdogs, steak and Oat meal raisin dressing for my birthday dinners!!! Hahahahaha! Great Combo.
I love this stuff. We have an old family recipe that is incredible. This is one of the foods that really reminds me of my mother. She made it the best. Every time I smell it or taste it, it reminds me of her. Kinda strange but true. Ha! My father does a pretty good job of duplicating it but its just not the same. I will see if I can pry the recipe from him and I will post it here.
When the dressing is cooked in the Turkey, all that fat and butter mix into the perfect Thanksgiving hodgepodge.
Spinaker , it don't sound gross, at all! How could I loves me several handfuls o' oatmeal-raisin cookies, and think th' dressin' 'd be a bad thing? Hopin' y'll share th' receipt!!!??? (Oops, jus' saw ya done did, below.
In a sauté pan coated lightly with oil over high heat, sauté onions and lemongrass until soft, about 5 minutes. Season with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper and check for flavor. Add cranberries and sugar and deglaze with naturally brewed rice vinegar. Reduce by 75 percent or until liquid is absorbed. Check again for seasoning. (When cool, you can transfer to a container and store in fridge for up to two weeks.)
In a large bowl, mix crab, cream cheese, cooled cranberry mixture and chives. Season with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper and check for flavor.
Lay out 4 to 6 skins, lightly brush the edges with egg wash and place a small mound of the mix in the middle. Top with second skin and press firmly to seal. This is very important so the rangoons do not burst and leak. Repeat until filling is gone. Preheat a large sauté pan coated with 1/4-inch of oil over medium-high heat. Add as many rangoons as pan can hold in one layer. Shallow fry until golden brown, flip and fry other side until golden brown. Transfer rangoons to plate lined with paper towels. Arrange on platter and garnish with dollops of cranberry-mixture and reserved chives.
Cook's notes:
·Keep unused wonton skins covered with a damp paper towel so they don't dry out.
·To save time, these rangoons can be purchased frozen at SuperTarget and select Target stores. It's part of Ming Tsai's newly expanded Blue
Editor's note: The recipe below is from Ming Tsai's book, Ming's Master's Recipes. Use 1 cup of glaze as a dipping sauce for Ming Tsai's pork potstickers and cranberry-crab rangoons and the other cup to make his braised short ribs.
My notes: puree the hell out of it. Don't go chunky like it recommends. Ingredients
1/2 large red onion, sliced
1 1/2 teaspoons minced ginger
1/2 cup dried cranberries, such as Craisins
Zest and juice of 1/2 orange
1/2 cup naturally brewed soy sauce
1 cup cranberry juice
1/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons grapeseed or canola oil for cooking
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to tast
Preparation
In a saucepan coated lightly with oil over high heat, sauté the onions, ginger and dried cranberries until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the orange zest and juice, naturally brewed soy sauce, cranberry juice, and sugar and bring to a simmer. Reduce by 50 percent over low heat, about 10 to 15 minutes. Check for flavor. Immediately, transfer to a blender and blend until almost smooth (with small bits is preferable), drizzling in oil. Do not blend until super smooth. Check for flavor and adjust seasonings. Let come to room temperature, then transfer to a glass jar, seal and store in fridge for up to two weeks.
John "JR"
Minnesota/ United States of America
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Burch Barrel V-1 Karubeque C-60 Kamado Joe Jr. (Black) Lodge L410 Hibachi Pit Barrel Cooker Pit Barrel Cooker 2.0
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R&V Works FF2-R-ST 4-Gallon Fryer *******************************************. Thermometers
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Bayou Classic 35K BTU Burner Eggspander Kit X2 Finex Cat Iron Line FireBoard Drive Lots and Lots of Griswold Cast Iron Grill Grates Joule Water Circulator
KBQ Fire Grate Kick Ash Basket (KAB) X4 Lots of Lodge Cast Iron Husky 6 Drawer BBQ Equipment Cabinet Large Vortex Marlin 1894 .44 Magnum Marquette Castings No. 13 (First Run) Smithey No. 12 Smokeware Chimney Cap X 3 Stargazer No.10, 12 ******************************** Fuel FOGO Priemium Lump Charcoal Kingsford Blue and White B&B Charcoal Apple, Cherry & Oak Log splits for the C-60 ************************************************* Cutlery Buck 119 Special
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Well....I got it from my old man this morning. Its a simple recipe, but look at what he sent me. Im glad I have it in digital form now. This little strip of paper is all that remains of the recipe. Someone must have tried to steal it at some point.
Nice.
So many great meals and treats we enjoyed going up made by Grandmothers and such. Unfortunately nothing was written down. Lost forever. If yours are still around, sit them down and get them to give it up.
I know what you mean. My oldest brother (thank the food gods) sat down with our Grandma and got her to give us the New Years day saurbraten and kartoffel klosse that we ate every year since the beginning of time. Nothing written down, Measurements were a pinch of this and that. LoL!
frijolefrito, Son, You take that Cookbook Your Grandma made for You get it Duplicated and You Put that Treasure in the Safest Place You can Afford! It is truly Priceless!
From a Backyard Cremator in Fargo ND, Dan
I generally soften a stick of butter and rub it all over when the turkey first goes in. Since I start breast down lying on a couple of pieces of buttered bread, there's little likelihood of tearing the skin. But if it happens a some cheesecloth over the broken part (with butter) can help repair it.
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