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[Mersha]

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@Anonymous032819 wrote:

I just put a 19 pound bird in to the oven.

First, I let it soak overnight in a brine, then after I rinsed it off, I injected it with Zatarain's Creole Butter marinade. 

Then I let it rest for a few hours.

I then shoved about two dozen cloves of garlic up its backside, before massaging butter on the skin, and sprinkling salt, pepper and paprika.

I am cooking it inside a roasting bag.

It should be nice and juicy and flavorful!

I can hardly wait!

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@Anonymous032819   You have a quite a way with the words!

Enjoy your bird!

[goldensrbest]

That sounds really good. What kind of injector do you have? I have never done that before,and what kind of spices do you do it with?

[rockygems123]

@Anonymous032819 Thank you for the tip!  I've just ordered the marinade and injector, it'll be here in time for tomorrow night's dinner .  I'm going to try it on pork and may use it to marinate some shrimp later in the week.  Will definitely try it on poultry too!

[rockygems123]

@goldensrbest Zatarain's Creole Butter Marinade was mentioned and can be purchased as a kit including the injector.  I just ordered one and will try it out tomorrow 

[lovesrecess]

What does soaking it overnight in brine do? I only roast whole turkey breasts since my picky family won’t eat dark meat...I put sage butter in the space between skin and meat, Rub a tiny bit of oil on skin, then sprinkle with fresh rosemary and pepper. Fill cavity with an onion, celery stalk with leaves.
I always use a roasting bag....the only way to do it! I know a 19 pounder sounds like you will get many meals from it! Have not used a brine as we cannot do salt.

[sunshine45]

highly recommend this cookbook.....it is for rotisserie chickens, but works equally well if you have tons of leftover turkey meat.

[goldensrbest]

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@rockygems123 wrote:

@goldensrbest Zatarain's Creole Butter Marinade was mentioned and can be purchased as a kit including the injector.  I just ordered one and will try it out tomorrow 

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Not sure i would like that , i wonder if any one has used other marinades ,i saw that you can make your own.

[happycat]

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@Anonymous032819 wrote:

The turkey was literally falling off of the bone, it was so tender and delicious!

I wish that I could send you all some!

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I wish you could too! I am going to buy one

[Snoopp]

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@rockygems123 wrote:

@goldensrbest Zatarain's Creole Butter Marinade was mentioned and can be purchased as a kit including the injector.  I just ordered one and will try it out tomorrow 

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Please report back on how it came out.  I have never injected a turkey and wonder if you can taste the added flavor.

[Anonymous032819]

To answer some questions, I like to brine my bird because to me, it makes it more tender and juicy.

I use this injector to inject the marinade into the meat.

I got it on Amazon.

On a side note, the Autocorrect on my device wanted to change the word "brine" to "bribe".😄

So, the sentence almost said, "I like to bribe my bird..." before I caught it and changed it.😄

 I almost left it that way for laughs.😄