Poultry Dishes

[jan]

[Maducks]

Slow Cooker Turkey with Mushroom Sauce

This gives you more oven room for those special side dishes on Turkey Day! Tastes Great Toooo!!!!!

INGREDIENTS
1 (3 pound) boneless turkey breast, halved
2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
2 tablespoons dried parsley flakes
1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon
1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 (4.5 ounce) jar sliced mushrooms, drained
1/2 cup white wine or chicken broth
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 cup cold water

..DIRECTIONS
1.Place the turkey, skin side up, in a slow cooker. Brush with butter. Sprinkle with parsley, tarragon, salt if desired and pepper. Top with mushrooms. Pour wine or broth over all.
2.Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours.
3.Remove turkey and keep warm. Skim fat from cooking juices.
4.In a saucepan, combine cornstarch and water until smooth. Gradually add cooking juices. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with the turkey.

[Becca Lynne]

Wow this looks good!!! Makes my mouth just water!!

[jan]

Beer Brined Chicken

Brine and Chicken
2 cups water
1/4 cup kosher (coarse) salt
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 cans or bottles (12 oz each) beer or nonalcoholic beer, chilled
1 whole chicken (3 to 3 1/2 lb)
Rub
3 teaspoons paprika
1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1. Line 2-quart bowl or saucepan with 2-gallon resealable food-storage plastic bag. Add water, kosher salt and brown sugar; stir until salt and sugar are dissolved. Stir in beer. Add chicken. Tightly seal bag; refrigerate at least 8 hours but no longer than 24 hours.
2. Line 13x9-inch pan with foil. Remove chicken from brine; rinse thoroughly under cool running water and pat dry with paper towels. Discard brine. Place chicken, breast side up, in pan. Refrigerate uncovered 1 hour to dry chicken skin. Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix all rub ingredients except oil; set aside.
3. Heat oven to 375°F. Brush oil over chicken. Sprinkle with seasoning mixture; rub into chicken skin. Bake 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes or until juice of chicken is clear when thickest piece is cut to bone (170°F for breasts; 180°F for thighs and drumsticks). Let stand 15 minutes for easiest carving.
Serves 6


Time-Saver
You can skip the step of refrigerating the brined chicken 1 hour to dry the skin. This step results in a crispier skin, a technique used in Chinese cooking.
(Betty Crocker's Psst site)

[jan]

I just saw this and it looked so good.