A turducken is the latest spin on a method of cooking that has been around for centuries, practiced since Medieval times. To make a turducken, the chef places a deboned chicken inside a deboned duck, which is then placed inside a deboned turkey. Each layer of meat has a layer of stuffing between. The entire package containing all three birds is then sewn up and baked until done. While premade turducken is currently available on the market, with some preparation, and the right ingredients, tools and time, you can make a turducken at home.
Instructions
1. Combine the kosher salt, molasses, sugar and water to form a brine. Soak the chicken, duck and turkey in the brine in the refrigerator for at least 12 hours.
2. Preheat the oven to 500 degrees Fahrenheit.
3. Combine the melted butter, onion, celery, bags of seasoned bread stuffing and chicken stock to form the stuffing mixture.
4. Place the deboned turkey with the skin side down. Combine the pepper, paprika and garlic salt. Season the exposed meat of the turkey with the seasoning mixture.
5. Place a 1-inch layer of the bread stuffing mixture on the turkey. Place the deboned duck on the stuffing with the skin side down. Season the duck meat with the seasoning mix.
6. Add another layer of stuffing mix on the duck meat. Season the chicken meat with the seasoning mix. Place the deboned chicken, skin side down, on the stuffing. Add more stuffing to the top of the chicken.
7. Truss the outer edges of the turkey skin together, starting at the neck. Insert the trussing needle about 1/2 inch from one edge, then up through the other edge at the same distance. Continue this process to bring the edges together down the length of the turkey, folding together the edges of the chicken and the duck inside as you go. Continue until the turkey is completely sewn up.
8. Tie the ends of the turkey legs together with the butcher's twine. Sprinkle the skin of the trussed turkey with the seasoning mixture.
9. Roast the turducken, uncovered, for 20 minutes. Turn the oven down to 225 degrees F and continue to cook for 3 hours or until a thermometer placed in the center of the turducken reaches a temperature of 160 degrees.
10. Remove the turducken from the oven and allow it to rest for around 15 minutes. Slice the turducken across the breast to serve slices that have chicken, duck and turkey with layers of stuffing in between.
Tags: turkey with, with seasoning, chicken duck, Place deboned, side down, skin side, skin side down
