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TRADITIONAL HOLIDAY T URKEY
Imagine
e veryone's surprisewhen you serve your next
holidayturkey_cemplete with dressing--delicious
and tender straightfrom the griln Serves 8 - 10
Ingredients for Turkey
8 - 10 poundwholeturkey
4
ouncesbutter, softened
2
tablespoons choppedthyme
2
tablespoons lemonjuice
2
teaspoons grated lemon dnd
Ingredients for Dressing
2
ounces butter
2
onions,finely chopped
8
ouncesbacon, chopped
2
tablespoons port wine
1/4
cup red wine
2
chicken stock cubes
4
ounces chopped cashews, hazelnutsor
pecans
1/2
cup choppedcelery
1/2
cup choppedcarrot
1 - 1 112cups fresh white breedcrumbs
1
egg, lightlybeaten
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salt and pepper to taste
Preparing
the Dressing
Prepare dressingin a cookingpan directlyover
medium heat. Melt butter, add onionsand bacon then
saute 3 minutes. Add port, red wine and stock cubes
and bring to a boil. Cook 2 minutes. Remove pan to
allow ingredientsto cool. Add remaining ingredients
and mix.
Preparing the Turkey
Although not required,you may want to preheatyour
grill3 minutes.
Wash insideof turkey and dry with papertowels.
Pack breadcrumbseasoningintothe turkeycavity.
Combinethe butter,thyme, lemonjuice and rind
together in a bowl. Using turkeybaster, insertbutter
mixtureunderskincoveringthe turkeybreast.
Truss the turkey_
stTingand place iton a baking
pan or roastingrack that restsintoa cookingpan.
Remove the cookinggddsfrom yourgdllifnecessary,
then place the cookingpan and turkey in the center of
your grill.Turn one outsideburner to low,the otherto
medium, and close lid. Cook indirectly for 3 1/2 to 4
hoursor untilcooked. Halfwaythrough cookingtime
you may alternateburnertemperaturesso thatthe
turkey brownsevenly.Once cooked,remove dressing
from cooked turkey, slice and serve.
PIZZA ON THE GRILL
You may never want to call out for pizza again!
Followthis pizza dough recipe, or purchase ready-
made pizza doughfoundin your grocers refrigerated
section---next to the biscuits.Slice and serve directly
from the gdll. Serves 6 - 8
Ingredients
1 1/2 teaspoons dried yeast
1
cup lukewarmwater
1/2
teaspoonsugar
3
tablespoonsolive oil
3
cups all purposeflour
1/4
cup tomato pasteor Italiantomato sauce
6
ouncessliced pepperoni
1
red pepper, roasted and sliced
3/4
cup pitted blackolives
8
ounces grated mozzarella cheese
It's easy to customize this recipe with toppingsto
suit your family's taste. For spicier crust, lightlyrub
the doughwith oliveoil then spice with pepper and
gadic salt before spreading your tomato sauce.
Preparing
the Pizza Dough
Combine yeast,water and sugartogetherand let
stand in a warm place until mixturestartsto foam.
Add this yeast mixtureto flour and oil and combineto
form your pizza dough.Knead on a lightly floured
surface untilsmoothand elastic.Cover and stand in a
warm place untildoubledin size. Knockback dough
and rollout to a rectanglethe size of your cooking
pan or bakingdish. Place doughintoa lightlyoiled
pan.
If you purchased
a ready-made pizza dough, simply
open can and roll dough into a lightly oiled cooking
pan.
Preparing the Pizza
Spread tomato paste or Italiantomato sauceon top of
your pi_,a dough. Top with pepperoni,red peppers,
olives, and lastly,mozzarellacheese. Or ifyou prefer,
you may place cheese firstwith toppingson last.
Place cookingpan in center of gdlland cook
indirectly, withone outside burneron high and the
otheron low,for approximately 20 minutesor until
bottom of crust is lightbrown.Lastly,raise the lid and
finishcooking pizza byturningburnerunderthe
cookingpan on highfor about2 minutes.Thiswill
insurethe center of pizzagets brown.Then turnoff
heat, sliceand servedirectlyfrom pan.
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