Anyone ever cooked their turkey like this?????

[antkim]

So DH is the true cook in the family...everything he cooks is amazing!! (I cook..just not as fancy or creative as he is!)

Every year he tries something a little different. This year is the funniest ever! Have you ever heard of "Turkey in the Hole"????? Literally he will be cooking the turkey in a hole in the ground!

This is a yearly event that goes on at his friend's house but this is the first time we have participated. Friend literally has a turkey grave (in a sense) and the turkeys are cooked right in the ground! This is what happens (I am not joking..I am typing word for word of our "letter":

What you'll need:
A fresh or thawed 15-18 lb turkey
1 large freezer bag
chicken broth ice cubes to fill the cavity of your bird
2 sticks of butter (optional)
seasoning of your choice
heavy duty aluminum foil
2-3 sturdy wire coat hangers
wood
shovel/rake

WEDNESDAY

The fire is lit and burns all day....here is the schedule of events:

10 a.m.....Lighting of the fire, ceremonial Sambuca!
5:00 p.m...spreading of the coals
5:30-6:45 turkey preparation party
7:00 TURKEY IN THE HOLE!!!

THURS 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Arrive at specified times to remove your turkey!

These turkeys cook in the ground over night!!! From what we have been told it comes out like a chicken in the crock pot.....moist and falling off the bones!

My family and I have had many many laughs over this scenario...we think this has to be one of the funniest things we have heard!!!!!

Anyone do it this way? His friend has a "grave" big enough for 8 birds. I guess the ground gets nice and warm and they sit around and have a party before the birds go under!!!!!!

 

[koolaidmoms]

Never had turkey but have had pig this way. Probably the same idea. It just falls off the bone - delicious!

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

Sounds like another excuse for a bunch of men to sit around a fire and drink all night...

 

[antkim]

Sounds like another excuse for a bunch of men to sit around a fire and drink all night...

LOL That is what I thought but woman and kids are invited as well..even having a hay ride for the kids!!! Of course I will be long gone before the turkey actually hits the grave!

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

LOL That is what I thought but woman and kids are invited as well..even having a hay ride for the kids!!! Of course I will be long gone before the turkey actually hits the grave!

Sure, they say women and kids are invited, but they know we have too much sense to sit around a fire and drink all night..so after the women leave...

Sounds like fun, I love it when a chore like cooking becomes a social event. Have fun!

 

[antkim]

Sure, they say women and kids are invited, but they know we have too much sense to sit around a fire and drink all night..so after the women leave...

Sounds like fun, I love it when a chore like cooking becomes a social event. Have fun!

The way I look at it is I WILL BE WELL RESTED....he is the one that is going to have to get his tired butt out of bed and drive back to get the turkey the next day...along with making the side dishes since he forbids me to go in the kitchen when he is cooking!!!

I see 3 possible results of this event:

1. This is the best turkey EVER and dh was grown up enough to feel fine Thanksgiving morning which makes this an annual event. (this may be slim to none!lol)

2. This was the best turkey EVER but dh felt terrible and the drive to get the turkey was torture...thus we now have a turkey grave in our own backyard for Thanksgivings to come.

3. Turkey is better when you brine it and cook in oven thus no more graveside events!

I can't wait to see how this turns out!

 

[pfishgirl]

Not a Turkey but a Pig yes..

My father and his friends cook a Turkey different each year as well..

Deep Fried Turkey is delicious!!!!

 

[antkim]

Not a Turkey but a Pig yes..

My father and his friends cook a Turkey different each year as well..

Deep Fried Turkey is delicious!!!!

Well DH would LOVE to cook it like that as well but we do not have the deep fryer and I can't justify spending the $$$ on it now. I can assure you though that in the next few years we will have tried a deep fried turkey!!