I don't know how YOU do it...

NickPapageorgio · 12-24-2004

Ok I don't know if this is the wackiest Turkey recipe ever but here you go. This is how WE do it. I think this came from my great great grandmother but it may go back even further in my family.

When you go to cook your bird, clean it up the regular way. We always cook no less than a 30 pound bird but you can adjust the ingredients to the correct sizes.

Buy 2 pounds of pork sausage with SAGE seasoning. The Sage is the key. Cover the entire top of the turkey with one pound of the sausage in a layer about 1/4 to 1/2" thick. Try and imagine you are creating an "umbrella" over the turkey with the sausage. Now take about 1/2 of the other pound you have and make a big ball. Now stuff it inside the cavity. Take any remaining sausage and plug any holes in the "umbrella" so that you have a good seal over the bird.

The juices from the turkey don't have a chance to evaporate due to the placement of the "sausage shield". Cook covered on 200 degrees for 9 hours. Turn it up to 300 and cook still covered for 3 more hours. Take the sausage off the top and cook uncovered an additional 45 minutes - 1 hour for browning.

Well, that's how we do it around here. Try it sometime and I promise you will have one of the best turkeys you have ever cooked.

12-24-2004	#1
NickPapageorgio Members Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 843	Ok I don't know if this is the wackiest Turkey recipe ever but here you go. This is how WE do it. I think this came from my great great grandmother but it may go back even further in my family. When you go to cook your bird, clean it up the regular way. We always cook no less than a 30 pound bird but you can adjust the ingredients to the correct sizes. Buy 2 pounds of pork sausage with SAGE seasoning. The Sage is the key. Cover the entire top of the turkey with one pound of the sausage in a layer about 1/4 to 1/2" thick. Try and imagine you are creating an "umbrella" over the turkey with the sausage. Now take about 1/2 of the other pound you have and make a big ball. Now stuff it inside the cavity. Take any remaining sausage and plug any holes in the "umbrella" so that you have a good seal over the bird. The juices from the turkey don't have a chance to evaporate due to the placement of the "sausage shield". Cook covered on 200 degrees for 9 hours. Turn it up to 300 and cook still covered for 3 more hours. Take the sausage off the top and cook uncovered an additional 45 minutes - 1 hour for browning. Well, that's how we do it around here. Try it sometime and I promise you will have one of the best turkeys you have ever cooked. __________________ www.lotzadollars.com