PrintBacon-Wrapped Turkey: You Know You Want It
Bacon-wrapped turkeys by janelbot and Poppy Wright.
Why roast a turkey not wrapped in bacon when you can roast a turkey...wrapped in bacon? The prevalence of bacon-wrapped turkey photos shows that it is quite popular. Try out Chow's Bacon-Wrapped Turkey with Pear Cider Gravy recipe and watch the accompanying video to create porky turkey goodness in your own kitchen.
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8 Comments:
Want it? Not so much! All that bacon must make the skin flabby and the only part of a roasted turkey worth eating is the crispy skin! And the gravy, over lumpy mashed potatoes, but that's not really part of the turkey, is it?
The best turkey I ever had was a boneless, skinless turkey breast that was stuffed inside a duck, with some leeks and carrots and herbs. Sort of a reverse turducken ... My brother made it years and years before the turducken craze. It was great -- the duck kept the turkey from drying out and the dark duck meat was able to withstand the time it took to cook the turkey through.
kjgibson at 6:39PM on 11/08/07
wrong about flabby skin for chow's version, here's why: the skin is crisped up before the bacon is put on, so not only do you get crispy skin, but you get crispy bacon AND meat will be slightly baconesque and moist AND the gravy, too, for the taters has that extra something special.
meatsnsweets at 7:50PM on 11/08/07
Yes, this is kind of gross...but I'll bet that if you just close your eyes and chew, it tastes pretty good. I'll admit it.
cakespy at 8:18PM on 11/08/07
It used to be a tradition to make this in my house. Every Christmas my mom would make it. It's incredible, very very tasty!!
Lilartist at 9:20AM on 11/09/07
My mother and grandmother always put three or four pieces of bacon on top of the turkey when roasting it.
jorach at 10:16AM on 11/09/07
This is the best way to oven cook a turkey. I do it whith my thanxgivng and X-mas birds. Although I don't use that much bacon it isn't needed. 2-4 strips on the breasteses and 1 each on the drums. Cuz these are the parts that dry out the most. It is not "flabby" it is self based deliciousness and the bacon adds to the flavour of the bird. The gravy is wicked awesome.
kerfuffled at 11:56PM on 11/10/07
Best turkey ever...my aunt has done it for years, and hers is the only turkey i eat!
dessertyummy at 1:55AM on 11/12/07
best turkey ever!! but you have to stabb it and stick the bacon in side.... that will make it the juiciest turkey eveeeerrrrr!!!
bettym33147 at 3:51PM on 06/27/08