Interesting recipes for cooking turkey in the oven

Not a single US-made family film is complete without a mention of Thanksgiving. And such a holiday cannot take place without the obligatory turkey on the table. In our country, such a bird is better known as a turkey. The only difference between them is their place of residence.

This bird is used for diet food. She can also be great. It is stewed, fried and, of course, there are many recipes for cooking a turkey in the oven.

The benefits of meat

The dietary meat of such a bird contains many useful substances, such as vitamins A and E, which are responsible for good vision. Beyond them there is in the turkey and phosphorus, iodine, sodium, calcium and iron. This mineral composition has and which we placed earlier. I would like to note that excess sodium in meat helps proper metabolism, as well as the production of plasma in the blood.

Turkey is also indicated for people with obesity, because it is easily digestible, and there is very little fat in it.

There is an opinion that turkey helps in the fight against cancer cells. It's also low in cholesterol.

Choosing and keeping a bird

We have prepared for you a number of rules, adhering to which you can buy good meat.

Appearance:

The bird should be plump, light pink in color, with smooth skin;
The beak of the turkey should be glossy;
The cornea of the eye and the membrane of the abdominal cavity in a healthy bird shine;
The eyes should not fall through, and the muscles keep their shape well;
Smooth paws and a light-colored comb indicate that you are holding a young individual in your hands.

Smell. The carcass should not even have a hint of an unpleasant aroma. The smell should be neutral.

Weight. The most delicious bird is one that is no more than 15-16 weeks old. And she weighs at this age from 9 to 10 kilograms.

Package. It must be sealed!

Keep turkey for no more than 3 days! It loses its useful properties very quickly!

If you need the meat to remain edible for up to a week, then wrap the carcass dried with a napkin in foil and leave it to lie at a temperature of no more than 2 C.

If we are talking about smoked meat, then its shelf life is no more than a month.

In the freezer, the bird is stored for no more than six months, but the thermometer should not exceed -18 degrees.

Delicious recipes

Bake whole

Let's take such products:

Poultry - 1 carcass (weight about 2 kg);
Prunes - 1 full glass;
Butter - 0.1-0.15 kg;
Salt and pepper - optional.

Cooking process:

To make the stages of creating such a culinary masterpiece more understandable, we have prepared for you photo recipe of turkey in the oven.

Wash the plum and pour boiling water for 20-30 minutes to swell.

Wash the plum and pour boiling water for 20-30 minutes to swell

The bird carcass must be cleaned, washed and dried with kitchen towels or napkins.

We make cuts on it. They need as much as there are prunes.

We make cuts on the turkey for prunes

Rub the inside and outside of the meat with salt and pepper.

We insert prunes into the turkey, cover with shavings of oil.

Insert prunes into the turkey

We place the carcass in a sleeve for baking.

We place the carcass in a sleeve for baking

We heat the oven to 180 degrees and send a baking sheet with a bird into it, bake one and a half to two hours, depending on the weight of the bird and the capabilities of household appliances.

20 minutes before the end of cooking, open the sleeve and pour the carcass with its own juice.

20 minutes before the end of cooking, open the sleeve and pour the carcass with its own juice

With cheese and fruits

This is a roasted turkey recipe. Thanks to the fruit filling, this dish is considered a real delicacy. There are similar ones.

cook these ingredients:

Young turkey (about 9 kg);
Green apple - 4 pieces;
Canned pineapple - 1 can;
Cheese - 0.15 kg;
Vegetable oil (preferably olive) - a quarter cup;
Garlic - 2.5 heads;
Lemon - 1 small;
Mayonnaise - 3 large spoons;
A set of spices (Provencal herbs, white pepper, oregano, basil, salt).

Stages of creating a dish:

Mix crushed garlic (half a head) with oil and spices, leave for half an hour;
With this mixture we rub the bird on all sides and inside. After we send it to a cold place for the night;
Peel the remaining garlic, divide into slices, chop the greens, if any, finely, put in a deep bowl;
Send pieces of pineapple, large cubes of cheese there and sprinkle everything with spices;
After 15 minutes, add a peeled apple to them, cut into 16 halves of slices;
Squeeze a lemon onto such a mass, mix everything and stuff the carcass with it;
After that, the turkey is wrapped in foil so that there are no open areas, and baked at 180 C in the oven until cooked;
In order for a delicious crust to form on the meat, it is necessary to unfold the foil half an hour before the dish is ready.

Such a duck is good to serve with which is available in this magazine.

Fillet Cooking

The recipe for turkey fillet in the oven is very simple, any hostess, even a beginner, can handle it.

We will need:

1 kg fillet;
0.3 l of low-fat kefir;
Juice of 1 lemon;
Your favorite spices and salt.

So that the dietary breast does not seem dry, marinate it before cooking in kefir with lemon juice and spices. To do this, several deep cuts must be made in the fillets.

Marinate the meat for at least 3 hours, then tightly pack the bird in foil. Be careful not to let the marinade run out! If you know your oven well enough, then bake the meat for up to half an hour at 200 C, otherwise it is better to wait longer by setting the temperature sensor to 180 degrees. Serve with mashed potatoes or rice.

Turkey thigh

To cook the turkey thigh recipe with mushrooms in the oven, you do not need a lot of effort. To start prepare products:

1 large bird thigh;
7 medium potatoes;
0.4 kg of mushrooms (preferably porcini);
1 large onion;
A glass and a half of dry white wine;
4 tbsp. tablespoons of olive oil;
1 teaspoon curry spice;
Other spices - according to your taste.

We prepare a marinade from wine, onion rings and herbs;
Pierce the thigh with a knife in several places and soak in the marinade for 4 hours;
Put the meat in a baking dish, around it are potatoes, divided into 4 parts each, mushrooms, onions. Pour everything with oil;
The dish is baked for about an hour and a half, not forgetting to pour juice over it every 15 minutes;
The finished dish should be covered with a crust.

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Don't forget about snacks. In addition, if you want to feed a child with it, we advise you to read about how to arrange a salad in the form of a lamb. Unusual decoration always provokes kids.