First seasonal TURDUCKEN thread...we have begun!!

[flvegan]

Who wants some?

Here's one coated in bacond...a true tradition!



A turducken is a de-boned turkey stuffed with a de-boned duck, which itself is stuffed with a small de-boned chicken. The cavity of the chicken and the rest of the gaps are filled with, at the very least, a highly seasoned breadcrumb mixture or sausage meat, although some versions have a different stuffing for each bird. Some recipes call for the turkey to be stuffed with a chicken which is then stuffed with a duckling. It is also called a chuckey.

[huskerlaw]

1. GROSS!!!

And I'm a total carnivore.

But seriously, that looks like :puke:

[warrens]

3. Tastes like heaven, though

You slice it like a roast beef. Delicious.

[huskerlaw]

7. How long before the heart attack starts?

It looks like a big 'ole plate of fat.


And again, I say :puke:

[jakefrep]

47. Better that than Tofurkey....

...Even my vegetarian friends and acquaintances can't stand that Tofurkey crap.

[Goblinmonger]

67. You need more vegetarian friends

or your vegetarian friends need to learn how to cook. My son loves Tofurkey. I, personally, prefer the Unturkey, but the Tofurkey is OK so we go with what he really likes.

[BarenakedLady]

2. oh.my.god.

That is just a foul fowl

[Red State Rebel]

4. Why is it wearing a ruffled skirt?

What is that???

[LeftyMom]

10. I think that's congealing fat.

:puke:

Holy shit, I am so glad I don't eat meat.

[LeftyMom]

5. I'll take "What I'm not making for Dead Turkey Day for $1000, Alex"

Did you know you can get that stuff with your choice of stuffing?

It comes with cornbread stuffing with either Sausage, crawdad or Lipitor.

[flvegan]

9. I'm stuffing mine with a whole goose stuffed with foie gras!

AND...a kielbasa stuffed up the goose's butt. It's a turgoosensausagefucken.

[ThomCat]

11. Oh, you're evil.

:P

:rofl:

[RetroLounge]

45. It's a turgoosensausagefucken.

:rofl:

I love it!

RL

[underpants]

6. with BACON!!!

OH YUM!!!!

[ghostsofgiants]

8. That makes my cardiovascular system hurt just thinking about it.

[Drum]

12. I think it sounds yummy!

:)

[Phillycat]

15. Me too.

That looks awesome. :9

[Little Wing]

13. I'll take the top slice

Just like I do with Birthday cakes. Or, I did before I stopped getting invited :-(

[SoyCat]

14. Around here, some people even stuff the chicken with a

rock cornish hen and then that gets stuffed with a quail. :crazy:

[Bunny]

16. My sister wants to get one and stuff the chicken with a small ham.

She'll call it Turduckenswine! :rofl:

[cwydro]

30. that is funny!

:rofl:

[flvegan]

18. Then, they could stuff that into a pony, and stuff THAT into a rhino!

Mmmm...the rhino really brings out the quail flavor.

[pitohui]

27. yeah, that's what i was thinking -- what about the quail?

gotta have a little bitty ole quail in there

in the 1980s new orleans writer george alec effinger wrote a deal with the devil story where a man had to prepare a sort of turduckenish dish that started with condor and went all the way down to some little tiny hummingbird with a little tiny olive in it

anyone remember that one? it was actually kinda sad, but i won't pull the punch if you haven't read it

[Goblinmonger]

68. You could get one of those disgusting

egg embryo things that they made people eat on Fear Factor.

[jmowreader]

70. A balut?

Oh come ON now, Thanksgiving is supposed to be a joyous occasion.

Sticking a balut in the middle of the turducken would definitely spoil that idea.

[Goblinmonger]

72. Yeah, THAT would spoil the idea

of let's just keep jamming smaller birds up the ass of larger birds until we can't find a smaller bird. I'M the one who took that one stop too far :evilgrin:

[mcscajun]

17. The bacon is a cheat, IMHO.

If you want to go whole hog, do just that. Some stuff the turducken into a suckling pig.
http://www.tabasco.com/taste_tent/menu_planning/letstalkturkey_hist.cfm

I've never had one, but I sure would like to try it, sans swine, of course. I have nothing against bacon, it's just unnecessary with all that fowl and stuffing. :)

http://www.chefpaul.com/turducken.html
http://www.cajunstuff.com/store/turducken_faqs.php

[pitohui]

29. yeah, they are afraid of ending up w. a dry turkey

the bacon is that "fear of dry turkey breast" syndrome

which is a legitimate fear for some of us, i'm afraid, but the talented chef don't need the bacon

[seemunkee]

19. My dog likes it

[crim son]

20. I think it looks wonderful and I want some right now.

Somebody once served me something like it, but it was one bird inside another, two layers only, and the cavity of the inside bird was stuffed with a wild rice and nut dressing. It wasn't at all greasy; it was fantastic!

[Ekirh]

21. What the fuck is that?

WHAT IS THAT!!

I'm an honest to goodness meat lover.. but I ain't touching that . . . I so ain't touching that.

That looks like it'll kick my ass.

[RevolutionaryActs]

22. Ok, I do eat meat, but that looks so disgusting.

:puke:

[jmowreader]

23. Maybe flvegan shouldn't read this...

http://www.blacktable.com/turducken031217.htm

A satirically-written set of instructions to build a turducken...using such wonders as (ugh) Stove Top Stuffing.

[flvegan]

35. I read one where it said

that it would take 14 hours and require "assistants" each with serious cutlery.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

24. What?

No monkfish?

[dolo amber]

25. Ah! They're de-boned!

I always wondered how they did that. :shrug:

[pitohui]

26. i didn't know you could eat turduckens

maybe i didn't know anyone outside louisiana did, but if i had to pick someone not from the area who promoted turduckens, it probably wouldn't have been flvegan!

i wonder if it is too late to get my order in, i do not make these myself at home, others can do it so much better

[mcscajun]

31. There's probably still time.

Here's one place: http://www.cajunstuff.com/store/default.php/cPath/1

There are others. :)

[pitohui]

40. ok i'll jump on this tomorrow

thanks, it has been chaos around these parts

[flvegan]

33. I'm not promoting it so much. It's a humorous little bit of Americana.

Some folks like it, some are afraid of it. I admire someone with the stomach to keep it down.

Not for me, but to each his/her own.

[pitohui]

39. heh heh

sometimes i feel as if i myself am a humorous bit of americana

[QMPMom]

41. You can also order them from Neiman Marcus

www.neimanmarcus.com

There is still plenty of time to order one and get it by Christmas, possibly even Thanksgiving. Not sure what the lead time is right now as I have been off on sick leave.

[nosillies]

79. One of my favorite sites:

www.cajungrocer.com

They will do next day delivery. They have satisfied many of my cravings, good quality foods. Please don't read the nutrition facts on their products :D

[cwydro]

28. Now here I am trying to give up meat...

but yeah, I'd try it, especially around this time of year...:9

[Blue-Jay]

32. That looks fuckin' YUMMY!

Can we stuff all of that inside a pig? And add some gravy?

[flvegan]

34. Could you cook the pigturducken in a pit in the ground?

Or would you use a smoker? Those are the important questions!

[Blue-Jay]

42. I think I would cook it in the ground.

Hawaiian-style. With some pineapples.

Mmmmm.

[Lilith Velkor]

50. Pigturducken with shrimp and oyster stuffing

It's what's for Hannukah! :evilgrin:

[xchrom]

36. i'd eat it.

i wonder if they ever deep fry that?

[greatauntoftriplets]

37. How 'bout....

beer-can turducken? Wonder if anyone has attempted that...

[xchrom]

38. anything with beer cain't be bad!

:woohoo:

[greatauntoftriplets]

43. Dang right....

Now I am just trying to figure out how to put a turducken onto a beer can.

:beer:

[xchrom]

44. well -- i'm picturing the beer can in the chicken --

and then build the other two around that?

i think you could use a BIG ol'can a beer.

[mcscajun]

62. Nope. 'Cause every bird in this dish has its own stuffing.

Ain't no where to cram a beer can. :evilgrin:

[mcscajun]

63. I've never heard of anyone doing that.

Deep fried UNstuffed Turkey, yes. Any bird, stuffed, no.

[KamaAina]

46. 2006 marks The Return of Turducken!

As mentioned passim above, turducken is a Louisiana specialty; many New Orleans-area suppliers lost thousands upon thousands of pre-frozen turducken when power was out for many days following Katrina. Now that must have been a mess!

But, like so much else along the Gulf Coast, turducken is back this year and ready to... um, congeal? :eyes:

edit: punctuation

[Redstone]

48. I know you won't eat any, so I'll have your share.

Redstone

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

49. ...and then we wrap it in a softshell taco shell smothered with beans, followed

by wrapping it all in a sausage, pepperoni and meat pizza, beer battering the outside and deep frying! :9:9:9 :puke:

[radwriter0555]

51. You gotta love Uhmurrikan food. It makes Haggis look appealing.

*cough*

[jobycom]

52. A turkey, a chicken, and a duck... Why not just call it a George Bush?

Assuming the duck is lame.

[flvegan]

59. Whammy! Cram it all in an ostrich, put his head in the sand, and we've

gone one step closer.

Nice comparison!

[jobycom]

60. LOL! nt

[mcscajun]

64. Ha!

:rofl:

An original, and a Good one!

[deucemagnet]

53. More proof that there's a relevant Simpson's quote for every...

...situation in life.

Moe: Bring us your finest food, stuffed with your second-finest.
Waiter: Very well, the lobster stuffed with tacos.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096697/quotes

[bridgit]

54. i do see some bones there...

maybe no less than a bone-head

[TimeChaser]

55. Aside from the bacon, it looks tasty

[enigmatic]

56. I want to try to make this

Man, that looks good..

[mcscajun]

65. Here's the plan of attack

http://www.chefpaul.com/turducken.html

[Midlodemocrat]

57. That's what we're having for Thanksgiving.

Seriously.

[mcscajun]

66. Oh, man! What time is dinner?

:evilgrin:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

73. Man, and I thought my family was weird due to the "Turkey Off" and pornography at Thanksgiving.

[seemunkee]

74. Please explain the pornography for Thanksgiving tradition

It may be something that needs to be tried this year.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

75. My cousin has made a career out of critiquing porn.

Yes, this is a man that makes his living reviewing pornography. Anyway, he used to have a segment on the "Naked NY" tv show, so he'd always show clips of him discussing porn. No actual porn is viewed, but it is discussed a lot.

Well, we used to see some pornographic photos back when he worked as a photographer. Anyway, we have a very fun Thanksgiving, and unlike the Turkey Off, nothing has ever been set on fire due to pornography.

This is his website. It doesn't have anything explicit on it, but it does a better job explaining what he does than I do.
www.pornojim.com

[seemunkee]

76. I remember you mentioning him before

No actual changes the whole concepts still sounds like a good time at your house. Turkeys, fire and porn OH MY!

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

78. Yeah, a typical family holiday involves:

-Fire (indoors or outdoors)

-Porn

-Aunt falling (sober)

-Aunt judging people on how Irish they are (not sober)

-Grandma beating someone with cane

-My sister, first cousins & I discussing how fucked up it is that our HS gym teacher married into our family


And if there's snow...
-At least one sledding near-fatality (we have a steep hill with sharp rocks and a stream at the bottom)

-Ice ball making contact with exposed skin

-Snowball in ear thrown at pointblank range

[fizzgig]

58. i'm so very torn here

it looks so horrifying and appetizing at the same time...the eww factor is strong, but is it strong enough to convince me i will never eat such a monstrosity?

[Pithlet]

61. Wugh.

I'm not a vegetarian, but that is just nasty. Now I'm afraid that is what my MIL is going to serve. I couldn't eat turducken. :puke:

[zanne]

69. What!?

No pepperoni?

[Left Is Write]

71. Turduckenbacon? Turbaconducken?

[hedgehog]

77. The ultimate tuducken (from a few years back)

Watch the whole thing, it's worth the wait!

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7061641043577364909