Christmas Recipes: Tips for Cooking Turkey

In many countries around the world eat turkey at Christmas is a tradition, and there is an enormous amount of recipes.
However, this is not a food that is cooked very often so it is useful to consider some tips:


* Clean the turkey before preparing it. Remove excess fat, feathers, etc..

* Being a big piece (a turkey weighs at least 4 or 5 kg), must cook very slowly. If not, you run the risk of being caught and that would ruin the dish.

* Remember that the parts of the turkey are similar to those of chicken (see parts of the chicken) but obviously a larger size.

* When preparing turkey stuffing, take care not to fill to the brim. During cooking the stuffing can expand and get out or damage the meat. It is better to leave a small space.

* In addition to sprinkle the turkey with sauce on the outside, it can be injected and thus avoid the meat is dry. A good option is to inject it with cognac, which will give you a taste.

* To prevent the breast is dry there are various options:

Injected with an alcoholic beverage or a light sauce
Fetas some support and sustain the bacon with foil
Marinate the turkey in milk a few hours before cooking
Sprayed with their own sauce or juice throughout the cooking

And remember that they can serve both cold and hot.