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MayReasonRule

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3. Currently Roasting A Buttermilk Brined Turkey Carcass And Making A Roux For A File' Turkey Gumbo!

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

Fri Nov 29, 2024, 02:04 PM

Nov 2024

First year I've done a Buttermilk Brine.

It's our favorite so far...

Brined it for 48 hours before cooking.
Really like it this way.
It takes off a good bit of that 'Turkey' wang...

Currently got the roux at a nice blonde color... takin' it to an oxidized copper penny 'brown'...

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It's turkey frame soup day. [View all] Arkansas Granny Nov 2024 OP

I never stuff my turkey with stuffing but vegetables that I use for my soup. kimbutgar Nov 2024 #1

I don't know what all we have available for veggies today, Arkansas Granny Nov 2024 #2

Currently Roasting A Buttermilk Brined Turkey Carcass And Making A Roux For A File' Turkey Gumbo! MayReasonRule Nov 2024 #3

I've never heard of buttermilk brine. Off to Google the recipe. Arkansas Granny Nov 2024 #4

I'd Never Done Turkey This Way Either... MayReasonRule Nov 2024 #5

I love gumbo, too. Arkansas Granny Nov 2024 #6

I like to marinate chicken breasts in buttermilk Marthe48 Nov 2024 #7

I made buttermilk pie this year. It's one of our favorites. Arkansas Granny Nov 2024 #8

I found a recipe I like Marthe48 Nov 2024 #9