Italian Style Turducken

[Plowboy]

The turducken is on the pit. Here's the breakdown...

Turkey (brined overnight in salt, brown sugar, and Italian dressing)
Basil Pesto
Stuffing with smoked italian bread, garlic, and the holy trinity
Hot italian sausage
Duck par cooked with blackening seasoning
Chicken thighs with sundried tomato pesto.

All bound up like my high school prom date. :rolleyes:
cooking at 300 on the BGE with cherry wood.

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[MilitantSquatter]

Wow Todd .. that's impressive (and a lot of work !!!)

Looking forward to seeing the finished product.

[1_T_Scot]

Wow that looks really good.

[deguerre]

Impressive? That's TODAY's understatement of the day.

[Plowboy]

Oh, and stuffing was made with homemade turkey stock. I've got over 2 gallons of it I made last night.

[leanza]

Got dat tdkn bird trussed like a mutha! Would love to see some slicing pics. Really looks like it will be good.

[Phubar]

Uhm....WOW!!!

[NorthwestBBQ]

Amazing work, Todd! Can't wait to see the finished pics...

[Redheart]

an I-Tie Plowboy .... whoodha thunk it!
This pisan screams ... mangiano!

[Rich Parker]

Dang that looks good!

[Plowboy]

Thanksgiving was interrupted by a visit to the emergency room. Audrey missed the step going out to the garage at about 1pm. Her foot folded under her from front to back. Worst sprain I've ever seen. She was in major pain.

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Still managed to get home in time to get the turkey off, make some potatoes/gravy, and get dinner on the table. We didn't get time to make our stuffed acorn squash or green bean casserole. Maybe for Saturday dinner with leftovers.

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Everything was delicious despite the work. The best part was the stuffing with the hot Italian sausage. The spicy is a nice surprise that you don't expect with Thanksgiving. It all worked well together. The stuffing had a ton of flavor.

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[Redheart]

turkey duck chicken = Turducken ....
Turducken in stile italiano = Tacanatrollo .... tacchino, anatra, pollo ...

[GreasePig]

That looks GREAT Todd! Hope your wife recovers soon! She seems to be a lot like MY wife. Even pain can't keep her from checking out the Black Friday ads!

[Ron_L]

The turducken looks great, Todd! Sorry about Audrey's ankle! At least she is taking comfort in trail mix :-D

[Plowboy]

Note that the new black nitrile gloves are great for turkducken building and B&E, burglary jobs. Excellent for covering finger prints and maintaining a stealth like presence.

At the ER today, I grabbed one of their XL Curad brand powder free gloves. THEY ROCKED!!!! Lambskin soft and great feel, like you weren't wearing gloves at all. They are like the Trojan French Tickler of gloves. I almost lifted 4 boxes.

[jacob]

Very nice Todd. Hope Audrey isn't hurting to very bad.

[Bushwacker]

Now that looked like you really put a lot of time and effort into that Todd. But it sure looked like it was worth it in the finished product . Sorry to hear about Audreys accident,, hope ya thanked her for the free Gloves,, lmbo.

[Kosmo's Q]

Note that the new black nitrile gloves are great for turkducken building and B&E, burglary jobs. Excellent for covering finger prints and maintaining a stealth like presence.

At the ER today, I grabbed one of their XL Curad brand powder free gloves. THEY ROCKED!!!! Lambskin soft and great feel, like you weren't wearing gloves at all. They are like the Trojan French Tickler of gloves. I almost lifted 4 boxes.


Haha thats funny chit right there. You'll wished you did jack a couple of boxes after you get the bill. LOL Nice looking bird too!

[big brother smoke]

Damn nice!

[deguerre]

Great looking turducken! Hope Audry recovers quickly. I Know that pain.

[vr6Cop]

Nice turduckenator. :cool: Maybe that's an idea for next season's 'anything but' category.

Hope Audrey recovers quickly!

[txschutte]

Masterfully done, Todd. What kind of setup do you use on the Egg? It seems some of the finest turkeys I've seen on here come off of Eggs.

Gotta get me one.

[NorthwestBBQ]

Note that the new black nitrile gloves are great for turkducken building and B&E, burglary jobs. Excellent for covering finger prints and maintaining a stealth like presence.

At the ER today, I grabbed one of their XL Curad brand powder free gloves. THEY ROCKED!!!! Lambskin soft and great feel, like you weren't wearing gloves at all. They are like the Trojan French Tickler of gloves. I almost lifted 4 boxes.

That might have affected your health care! :-P

[Plowboy]

Masterfully done, Todd. What kind of setup do you use on the Egg? It seems some of the finest turkeys I've seen on here come off of Eggs.

Gotta get me one.

Nothing special: platesetter (foiled), pizza pan (foiled), one of those rib rack/roast rack

[BlkJeep]

Nice bird(s). Wonderful looking meal. I always tune in on your posts, they are all amazing.