Stuffed Turkey Middle Eastern Style
By: Mimi Cooks
Published: Friday, December 18, 2009 - 12:21am

Ingredients




20 pounds One Turkey- Mine was 22
2 Large diced onions
3 cups Short Grain Rice
1 pound Ground Beef
Salt, Black pepper, Allspice, Cardam
4 tablespoons Cooking oil

Preparation

1 Cooking the stuffing: 2 Cook the ground beef with the diced onions and oil 3 Add your spices 4 Add your washed and drained rice 5 Add cardamom 6 Add a little bit of water 7 Cover and cook the rice half way through 8 Turkey preparation: 9 Wash turkey with lemon and olive oil. Pat dry 10 Rub your spices all over it and inside it, under the skin too 11 Stuff your turkey with the rice and beef mix 12 Line your pan with aluminum foil- or use disposable pans 13 Wrap your turkey with aluminum foil all over 14 Bundle up your turkey with foil 15 Bake in 350 degree Fahrenheit oven 16 You need about 10 minutes for each pound of turkey to cook in a 350 degree Fahrenheit oven.but also it might take longer, depending on your oven and how you like it cooked. 17 Note: to keep the turkey moist, add water in the pan while it is baking, this keeps it moist and juicy. Do not let the water dry out, keep adding water at all times about half an inch in the baking pan. Use disposal baking pans to cook your turkey in...you will not have any pans to wash!

About


This is how i usually prepare my stuffed turkey, Middle Eastern style!
Thanksgiving day is not a religious holiday as much as it is an occasion to gather family and friends with good food. It is my favorite holiday to cook for with the Turkey and all the trimming, again, Middle Eastern style. Of course in my own opinion, anyone of us should give thanks on a daily basis for all the blessings that we have and enjoy.
Happy Holiday!