Chicken for Christmas anyone?

TeddyTedson

I find Turkey so tasteless and boring to eat. I wish I didn't as it has even more protein than chicken.
It's not even Christmas day that's the problem, at least its warm then. It's the next 10 days when its cold and the slices become less and less lean.
This year I'm pushing for Chicken.
Why can't this become the new norm. I'm sure most people prefer chicken, you don't see any Kentucky Fried Turkey food joints anyway!
Turkey or Chicken?
I'll add a poll.


Terrys thread got me thinking about Chicken :P

The King of Moo

TeddyTedson wrote: »

I find Turkey so tasteless and boring to eat. I wish I didn't as it has even more protein than chicken.
It's not even Christmas day that's the problem, at least its warm then. It's the next 10 days when its cold and the slices become less and less lean.
This year I'm pushing for Chicken.
Why can't this become the new norm. I'm sure most people prefer chicken, you don't see any Kentucky Fried Turkey food joints anyway!
Turkey or Chicken?
I'll add a poll.


Terrys thread got me thinking about Chicken :P

You know you can do something to fix the problem of it being cold, right?

Minstrel27

I'll be having steak

LighterGuy

Other

get back to mexico!

mackg

We had goose 2 years ago and i have to say it's much nicer than turkey, only thing is the goose needs to be a bigger weight than a turkey to feed the same amount of people, savage though! The ham takes care of the sandwiches for the following days. Finally turkey sandwiches with cranberry sauce turn that miserable bird into a delight.

Edit: I actually think Atari Jaguar would be funny in this poll, quite the exotic dish!

AstridBean

Other

I love turkey. I like its taste, and cooked correctly it won't be dry.

Prefer it to goose, which is a tad greasy.

Glazed, clove-studded Christmas ham trumps both though.

TeddyTedson

Turkey

The King of Moo wrote: »

You know you can do something to fix the problem of it being cold, right?

But I won't do that :D:D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X_ViIPA-Gc

Jesus Wept

I will come to your house for chicken.

Victor

Other

TeddyTedson wrote: »

I'm sure most people prefer chicken, you don't see any Kentucky Fried Turkey food joints anyway!

Pffff. You don't have a country named Chicken though, do you?

TeddyTedson

Turkey

mackg wrote: »

We had goose 2 years ago and i have to say it's much nicer than turkey, only thing is the goose needs to be a bigger weight than a turkey to feed the same amount of people, savage though! The ham takes care of the sandwiches for the following days. Finally turkey sandwiches with cranberry sauce turn that miserable bird into a delight.

Edit: I actually think Atari Jaguar would be funny in this poll, quite the exotic dish!

feck, I dont think I can change it now

Kanoe

my mother feeds the birds with the leftover turkey, is this wrong?

TeddyTedson

Turkey

Victor wrote: »

Pffff. You don't have a country named Chicken though, do you?

france?

TeddyTedson

Turkey

Kanoe wrote: »

my mother feeds the birds with the leftover turkey, is this wrong?

No, this is how we're going to get the global population back down to a reasonable level. 3 Billion would be a good number.

hondasam

TeddyTedson wrote: »

I find Turkey so tasteless and boring to eat. I wish I didn't as it has even more protein than chicken.
It's not even Christmas day that's the problem, at least its warm then. It's the next 10 days when its cold and the slices become less and less lean.
This year I'm pushing for Chicken.
Why can't this become the new norm. I'm sure most people prefer chicken, you don't see any Kentucky Fried Turkey food joints anyway!
Turkey or Chicken?
I'll add a poll.


Terrys thread got me thinking about Chicken :P

Turkey is nice if it's cooked properly, you can have chicken any day you want.
I will be having turkey and duck. Turkey is binned after boxing day.

Kanoe

they eat so much they can't fly and are stuck there for a day digesting it while trying to avoid the neighbours cat

TeddyTedson

Turkey

hondasam wrote: »

Turkey is nice if it's cooked properly, you can have chicken any day you want.
I will be having turkey and duck. Turkey is binned after boxing day.

You can have Turkey every day too. But on Christmas I'd love eating a whole chicken bird, just like we do with the Turkey. Maybe even shove chips up its behind

hondasam

TeddyTedson wrote: »

You can have Turkey every day too. But on Christmas I'd love eating a whole chicken bird, just like we do with the Turkey. Maybe even shove chips up its behind

No you cannot have turkey everyday, you have to feed them for them to grow big enough to be killed, plucked cooked and eaten.

You can stuff your chicken with what ever you want, it's behind is quite big.

brimal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Xc5wIpUenQ

Want.

TeddyTedson

Turkey

hondasam wrote: »

No you cannot have turkey everyday, you have to feed them for them to grow big enough to be killed, plucked cooked and eaten.

You can stuff your chicken with what ever you want, it's behind is quite big.

Would you fit a small Turkey up there, or maybe a duck? That might actually be a good idea.


You can have Turkey sandwiches from a Deli any day of the week.
I'd prefer anything that the crappy boring Christmas dinner.
The ham, jesus the ham:rolleyes:
It's supposed to be a special day when the mother ship brought the first peoples here after being exiled and we're eating the same crap ever since.
Why aren't we splashing out and having fillet Steak or something? You know the huge fillet Steaks you can get in a posh restaurant with lots of veg. YUM YUM!!!!

hondasam

TeddyTedson wrote: »

Would you fit a small Turkey up there, or maybe a duck? That might actually be a good idea.


You can have Turkey sandwiches from a Deli any day of the week.
I'd prefer anything that the crappy boring Christmas dinner.
The ham, jesus the ham:rolleyes:
It's supposed to be a special day when the mother ship brought the first peoples here after being exiled and we're eating the same crap ever since.
Why aren't we splashing out and having fillet Steak or something? You know the huge fillet Steaks you can get in a posh restaurant with lots of veg. YUM YUM!!!!

This is where you are going wrong Fcuking turkey in a deli ffs.
Steak is bad for you. I suggest you try salmon with a nice pasta and salad.

TeddyTedson

Turkey

hondasam wrote: »

This is where you are going wrong Fcuking a turkey in a deli ffs.
Steak is bad for you. I suggest you try salmon with a nice pasta and salad.

Steak is not bad for you!

I've added an "a" to your post for a cheap thrill

amacachi

TeddyTedson wrote: »

It's not even Christmas day that's the problem, at least its warm then. It's the next 10 days when its cold and the slices become less and less lean.

If one bird is lasting 10 days then I doubt it's a turkey.

saywhatyousee

Im on the fence about Turkey i dont dislike it but im not really gone on it either.Chicken however on Christmas day is just wrong

10green bottles

Turkey

Fcukin Quorn :eek:

TeddyTedson

Turkey

I'm really surprised so many people are happy with Turkey on Christmas day.
Christmas day we should be eating like it's our last meal on death row. There's no way those folks would be eating Turkey and sprouts.

My name is URL

Feckin hate turkey.. My good mam will no doubt have the usual breast of duck ready for me in its stead.

Gummy Panda

hondasam wrote: »

Steak is bad for you.

WHAT IS THIS HERESY???

Logical Fallacy

Other

This year for Christmas dinner i'm going to be cutting turkey strips about an inch and a half thick and wrapping them in thin hickory smoked bacon, roast them and serve them on a slice of honey glazed ham with some nice moist stuffing underneath.

****ing. Nyom.

hondasam

Gummy Panda wrote: »

WHAT IS THIS HERESY???

Do you like steak?

This year for Christmas dinner i'm going to be cutting turkey strips about an inch and a half thick and wrapping them in thin hickory smoked bacon, roast them and serve them on a slice of honey glazed ham with some nice moist stuffing underneath.

****ing. Nyom.

That sounds delicious.

Logical Fallacy

Other

hondasam wrote: »

Do you like steak?

Steak isn't really bad for you, it's mostly dependent on how much you eat and how the cow itself was fed.

Proper grass fed cow yields a nice steak with a much healthier balance of fats and plenty of flavour.

hondasam wrote: »

That sounds delicious.

It really is quite tasty. I've had to experiment a lot for the stuffing as this is my first gluten free christmas and most gluten free bread tastes like ****.

patwicklow

Other

its the way you cook it il be having mine like this

1 16 pound (about 7.5 kg) turkey
Marinade:
4 tablespoons hoisin sauce
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
4 tablespoons honey
2 teaspoons salt
6 - 8 garlic cloves, crushed

chinese style and its fab

Ickle Magoo

Turkey can be pretty bland and dry - try stuffing with apples and onions and putting streaky bacon, sorry, raaaaashers, between the meat and the skin and cooking upside down (breast down) to get some more flavour going.

Agree with mackg though, goose is where it is at. :cool:

hondasam

Logical Fallacy wrote: »

It really is quite tasty. I've had to experiment a lot for the stuffing as this is my first gluten free christmas and most gluten free bread tastes like ****.

Gluten free bread is not great, ok toasted. would you try potato stuffing?
What are you putting in the bread stuffing?

HazDanz

Other

Turkey all the way... Covered in gravy. And stuffing. And mash. Followed by gravy. Smidgen more Gravy there. And maybe topped up with extra gravy to really get the flavours going.

Fcuking love good gravy.

starbelgrade

The thing that makes turkey dry is that if you cook the legs until they are done, then the breast is over cooked & dries out. So the best way to roast a turkey is to cut off the legs & either cook them separately or for longer.

That way, you end up with juicy breasts & nicely cooked legs. Not a dry bit of turkey in sight.

Logical Fallacy

Other

hondasam wrote: »

Gluten free bread is not great, ok toasted. would you try potato stuffing?
What are you putting in the bread stuffing?

The way i am gonna do the stuff is make my own bread, after a lot of messing around i found a nice blend of different flours that make a nice bread. Then i'll just use some pearl onions, parsley, fennel leaves, mushrooms and shalots and such to bring some flavour to it.

Homemade gravy to moisten it all up and wham, should be lovely i hope!

hondasam

starbelgrade wrote: »

The thing that makes turkey dry is that if you cook the legs until they are done, then the breast is over cooked & dries out. So the best way to roast a turkey is to cut off the legs & either cook them separately or for longer.

That way, you end up with juicy breasts & nicely cooked legs. Not a dry bit of turkey in sight.

you should cook it breast down, much more moist and more flavour, turn it for the last half hour.

HazDanz

Other

starbelgrade wrote: »

The thing that makes turkey dry is that if you cook the legs until they are done, then the breast is over cooked & dries out. So the best way to roast a turkey is to cut off the legs & either cook them separately or for longer.

That way, you end up with juicy breasts & nicely cooked legs. Not a dry bit of turkey in sight.

Nice. Also I would suggest putting the turkey breastside down for cooking. Keeps the turkey real juicy.

starbelgrade

hondasam wrote: »

you should cook it breast down, much more moist and more flavour, turn it for the last half hour.

I'll tell my mam to do that as well.

hondasam

starbelgrade wrote: »

I'll tell my mam to do that as well.

:pac: we all know you are the cook in your house star, you married a woman who cannot cook.

Gunmonkey

Other

TeddyTedson wrote: »

I find Turkey so tasteless and boring to eat. I wish I didn't as it has even more protein than chicken.
It's not even Christmas day that's the problem, at least its warm then. It's the next 10 days when its cold and the slices become less and less lean.
This year I'm pushing for Chicken.
Why can't this become the new norm. I'm sure most people prefer chicken, you don't see any Kentucky Fried Turkey food joints anyway!
Turkey or Chicken?
I'll add a poll.


Terrys thread got me thinking about Chicken :P

Go to Japan for Christmas, unofficial meal of the season (since they dont celebrate the christian side of the holiday) is KFC, beer and cake.

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/World/move-santa-claus-kfcs-colonel-sanders-signals-christmas/story?id=12437818

http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kv522eGRpe1qz4e9ro1_500.jpg

kieranfitz

Goose ftw

Lady Chuckles

Christmas HAM!!

starbelgrade

hondasam wrote: »

:pac: we all know you are the cook in your house star, you married a woman who cannot cook.

I did. My mam can't cook either.

I see a pattern developing here. :eek:

kfallon

hondasam wrote: »

Turkey is nice if it's cooked properly, you can have chicken any day you want.
I will be having turkey and duck. Turkey is binned after boxing day.

You should be ashamed of yourself! :mad:

Banned.

Other

Turkey and ham for sure, wouldn't be Christmas day without it.

Joey the lips

Other

I would prefere a ride but tbh i will take what ever is going.

Turkey is my fav....

Jordan 199

Other

Joey the lips wrote: »

I would prefere a ride but tbh i will take what ever is going.

Turkey is my fav....

You might get a ride, and then have Turkey, best of both worlds.

hondasam

starbelgrade wrote: »

I did. My mam can't cook either.

I see a pattern developing here. :eek:

You married your mam?

kfallon wrote: »

You should be ashamed of yourself! :mad:

Banned.

Sorry my bad fallon.:)

Joey the lips wrote: »

I would prefere a ride but tbh i will take what ever is going.

Turkey is my fav....

You like to ride turkey's?

Lollipops23

I hate Turkey, it's so dry and tasteless....ham ftw!

stucass

Going for a big crispy pork belly, roasted veg and spuds.