Posted on 11/21/2022 6:20:48 AM PST by Red Badger
Red Badger's Kitchen | Every Thanksgiving | Red Badger Posted on 11/23/2020, 8:42:14 AM by Red Badger
Ingredients:
1 pkg giblets from your turkey
1 tub pkg chicken livers
1/2 lb chicken gizzards
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 cubes chicken bouillon
2-3 stalks celery minced
1 medium yellow onion minced
1 quart water
2 (14.5 ounce) cans chicken broth
6 hard-cooked boiled eggs
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 cup milk or Half and Half
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Directions:
In a 2 quart or larger pot, simmer the giblets, livers, and gizzards, salt, pepper, bouillon, celery and onion in 1 quart of water for 40 to 50 minutes or until the gizzards are tender. If you have a pressure cooker it's half that time.
Drain liquid, and reserve in pot. Put onions and celery back into pot, simmer while doing the rest.
Chop turkey and chicken livers, mince turkey and chicken gizzards and strip and chop neck neck meat and return to pot.
Add chicken broth to your reserved liquid or if you have a turkey, use drippings (about 1 1/2 cups and 1 can of chicken broth).
Chop eggs and add to broth. Mix cornstarch and milk together and slowly add to broth. Stir well until thickened. Reduce heat to low.
Some people like it thick and some thinner, so adjust to your family's preferences......
Nutrition Facts: Who cares!!!!!! It's THANKSGIVING!!!!..........
I make it every Thanksgiving! It great poured over stuffing and turkey! Even all by itself!................
The first time I made it, I figured I’d be the only one eating it. To my shock/surprise, the rest of the family “loaded up” - even my nephew, a college student. Then, they went back for seconds! One thing I really love is Thanksgiving leftovers and I think I had two bites left .... last year, zero leftovers. This will be the 4th or 5th year that I’m making it - it’s turned into an ‘expected’ dish at our family feast.
I just use cheese* & heavy whipping cream for the sauce & use pork rind crumbs, butter & parmesan for the topping, which makes the recipe ‘low carb’ ... no one notices the difference.
*I was disappointed in the parmesan in the sauce first time I made this so I have switched it out for a cheese that melts better. I’m using Gouda this year ... last year, I used a mild yellow cheddar (all I had on hand - forgot to buy something) & that worked, too. Can’t remember what I did before that - probably a mild, white cheddar.
Real Cranberry Sauce (DELICIOUS!)
1lb pack fresh cranberries
1 cup sugar
1/2 juice or liquor of choice
1.5Tblsp Cornstarch
Put all in saucepan on low/medium heat, stirring and mashing until at slight boil.
Remove from heat and put in dish to cool.
DELICIOUS.
It's giblet gravy. There's a difference!..................
Peanut butter toast around 11AM to hold me over till I get to the first invited dinner!! Then pretending to be conservative in my eating habits, but really just saving room for the next invite dining!!
:P
I can never get past that part!..................>HIC!
My husband cooks our turkey in his big green egg - he starts it the night before. It is SO amazing
Our Brussels Sprouts recipe is:
Remove the bad leaves on each sprout and cut the woody stem. Halve the sprouts. Scorch them in very hot bacon fat on the 150,000 BTU propane burner outside. Reduce temperature and saute a quantity of diced shallots equal to about one sixth of the sprouts in bacon fat. Add dark turkey broth and simmer until sprouts are soft all the way through. Add a quantity of bacon pieces equal to the shallots and serve.
I use a paella pan outside and the bacon is usually a pound or so.
This is a make ahead salad that my family loved.
https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/eight-layer-salad-7608263
I just printed the brussel sprouts recipe. Using them as the veggie this year as I am green beaded out. The recipe looks great.
Suggestion: Unless I can get very petite Brussels Sprouts, I suggest cutting them in half .... the sauce tends to cling to the cut side & trying to tackle a whole BS in your mouth can be a bit tricky!! I cook mine about 3/4 the way, let them cool, cut in half, & then they more or less get ‘done’ in the casserole without going mushy. Good luck - I think you’ll like the recipe.
Gorden Ramsey’s gravy.
https://youtu.be/ezT2Z3WX4N4?t=645
Turkey - oven
My Dad always roasted the giblets and turkey neck right in with the turkey. Then he’d make the gravy from the juices. My mother always got the liver. That was her favorite.
That is why I add extra liver and gizzards from chicken, separately purchased. Everybody is happy!................
Corn Bake:
1/4 cup flour
16 oz. can cream style corn
16 oz. can whole kernel corn, drained
1 - 3 oz. pkg. softened cream cheese, cubed
1/2 teaspoon onion salt
2 oz. swiss cheese
1/2 cup soft bread crumbs
3 tablespoons softened butter
Mix all ingredients well. Pour into 9 x 13" dish. Bake uncovered for 30 minutes at 400 degrees. You can make this the day before and refrigerate, until ready to use.
Steamed brussels sprouts with whole roasted chestnuts and lots of butter is easy and delicious.
OMG.....that White Chocolate-Cranberry Cheesecake deelish.
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