What is your favorite way to prepare the wild bird? I have heard that it is really dry, being the reason most (that I have talked to) like to deepfry them. Being a cook, I always like to try new things with different meats. I may be setting up a hunt this year, and was wondering what a good way, or a couple good ways, would be to prepare it?
Anthony, It is pretty dry comparatively... people say "it depends on how you cook it" which is true but if you cook other stuff the same way, turkey is generally more dry. Marinated and grilled isn't bad but here is my favorite way to do it... -cut in strips, marinate the bird in your favorite stuff. (I prefer a cajun marinade for turkey) -Put the bird in a breadpan or some sort of deep metal pan -pour the remaining marinade to just cover the bird -slice (not dice) up A LOT of peppers and onions (small amount of pineapple if you like it) -Put these on top of the bird a couple inches of deep or enough to fill up the pan -season the vegetables and cover with foil -Cook for a few hours in the oven on low This is by far the best way that I've found.
Here is one of my faves. cut meat into strips, inject with garlic butter marinade. place in cooking bag and lay in a pan. pour some more marinade into cooking bag before sealing. i cant remember what temp i used but it is delish
We just cut the breast meat off of our turkeys once we kill them. The best meal I've had from it is when my Dad grilled it up. After the meat is cooked just throw it in a crockpot and let it sit in there with onions, peppers, carrots, potatoes, or whatever else you want to add. The flavor just cooks into the meat and it's pretty much like a pot roast.
I cook alot of wild turkeys.....deep frying is the easiest but if you pick a flavor of injectible marinade you like and then put the turkey in a smoker at about 325 you will be rewarded with juicy delectable turkey.... SB
Throw the breast meat in the crock pot with a italian dressing/beer mixture. Let cook until tender....awesome!
Hey im interested in getting into bowhunting turkeys. i dont know what im really doing or what i need i just need some guidence. I have a PSE bow its called the Beast. i want to get arrows but i dont know what i should get carbon or aluminum. If aluminum i dont know what the shaft number should be. i have been using 100 gram field tips for practice. I was wondering what the draw weight should be for hunting turkeys.
Cut meat into cubes. Marinate in soy sauce, sugar and smashed/chopped garlic for a couple hours to overnight. Bread and deep fry the cubes. Trust me it's awesome that way. (try it with pheasant, grouse and chicken too) If you bake it like a regular turkey but seal it up in foil with some added moisture and cook it until the meat starts to fall off the bone, it's really good that way too. As long as you keep it sealed up with moisture it isn't dry. I used to cook up lots of wild turkey. (worked for a game bird farm)
I cook my birds breast side down in the pan and surround the bird with sauer kraut. I know it sounds weird but the kraut adds a great flavor to the turkey. The last 30 minutes or so I flip the bird right side up and turn the heat up to about 400 (from 325) to brown it up. Tastes great!
The BEST turkey I've ever had was smoked. That stuff is awesome! We hunt turkey every spring and sometimes fill a fall tag. Plus a buddy of mine raises a few each year. We take em to the meat processor here, tell him we want it smoked, and he puts it in his giant smoke house for a day, then cooler for a day, then freezer for a day and you pick it up frozen. When its time to eat it, thaw it, and put it in the oven till its warm. I have never made this for a meal and had leftovers! awesome stuff!
That's exactly what I do with the breast. Then, with the rest, I just put it in soup or something like that.
