Best Turkey Creole Recipes

BUTTER CREOLE MARINADE FOR DEEP FRIED TURKEY

Steps:

• Directions: 1 Melt butter slowly as not to burn. 2 Add rest of ingredients and mix well. 3 (I place in a covered bowl and shake vigorously). 4 Inject into your turkey and allow to sit for one hour or more before deep frying. 5 HINT: We were cooking the turkey while camping, and decided to leave it in the bag to inject it, so it would not be so messy! 6 It worked great!

DEEP FRIED TURKEY INJECTION - BUTTER CREOLE

Steps:

• Melt butter slowly as not to burn.
• Add rest of ingredients and mix well.
• (I place in a covered bowl and shake vigorously).
• Inject into your turkey and allow to sit for one hour or more before deep frying.
• HINT: We were cooking the turkey while camping, and decided to leave it in the bag to inject it, so it would not be so messy!
• It worked great!

CREOLE-STUFFED TURKEY

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 10 ingredients; add enough broth to moisten. Just before baking, loosely stuff the turkey. Skewer turkey openings; tie drumsticks together. Place breast side up on a rack in a roasting pan., Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 3-1/2 to 4 hours or until a thermometer reads 180° for the turkey and 165° for the stuffing, basting occasionally with pan drippings. (Cover loosely with foil if turkey browns too quickly.) Cover turkey and let stand for 20 minutes before removing stuffing and carving turkey.

CREOLE ROAST TURKEY

Steps:

• Turkey.
• Position rack in lower third of oven and preheat to 325 degrees.
• Pat turkey dry.
• Gently slide fingers between turkey breast skin and meat to loosen skin.
• Rub Creole Butter under skin over breast meat.
• Spoon stuffing into cavity, packing firmly. (You may prefer to cook the stuffing separately, if desired, in a large casserole dish.).
• Truss turkey and arrange breast side up on a rack in shallow roasting pan.
• Roast turkey until juices run clear when thigh is pierced or meat thermometer registers 170 degrees, basting every 20 minutes with pan juices, 3 1/4 to 3 1/2 hours.
• Transfer turkey to heated platter, tent with foil and let stand for 30 minutes.
• Degrease pan juices.
• Set roasting pan with pan juices over medium-high heat; add stock and bring to a boil, scraping up any browned bits.
• Boil 5 minutes, thicken with cornstarch or flour slurry if desired and strain into a sauceboat.
• Serve turkey, passing pan juices separately.

CREOLE TURKEY BREAST

Steps:

• Inject turkey breast with marinade.
• Mix garlic powder and Creole seasoning together and set aside.
• Rub turkey breast with olive oil. Rub seasoning mixture on outside and inside of breast.
• Secure on rotisserie spit OR put breast on a rack in a roasting pan. Roast at 325 degrees appoximately 2 1/2 hours (180 degrees internal temp)OR until juices run clear.

TURKEY CREOLE

Steps:

• In large pan, heat olive oil and saute until soft. Add garlic and cook one minute more.
• Add tomatoes and stir.
• Add water, paste, worcestershire sauce, chili powder, salt, sugar, and tabasco sauce.
• Simmer uncovered for 40 minutes.
• Dissolve gelatin in 2 tsp water.
• Add turkey and gelatin to sauce.
• Heat thoroughly/until desired thickness.
• Best served with rice.

CREOLE ROAST TURKEY

Steps:

• Creole Butter: Blend all ingredients until smooth. Position rack in lower third of oven and preheat to 325F degrees. Pat turkey dry. Gently slide fingers between turkey breast skin and meat to loosen skin. Rub Creole Butter under skin, over breast meat. Truss turkey. Arrange breast side up in shallow roasting pain. Roast turkey until juices run clear when thigh is pierced or meat thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh registers 170F degrees (about 3 - 3/12 hours). Transfer turkey to heated platter. Tent with foil; let stand 30 minutes before carving. Make Creole Gravy (see recipe) or simply degrease pan juices, and then deglaze roasting pan over medium-high heat with 2 c. rich chicken stock, scraping up browned bits, continue to reduce by boiling another 5 minutes, and strain into sauceboat.

CREOLE BEAN GUMBO WITH TURKEY SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Cook:30-60 minutes (cooking time) 1. Heat oil in a large heavy saucepan over medium heat until hot. Add onions, peppers, celery, thyme and bay leaf and cook, stirring, until the vegetables are tender, about 8 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute. 2. Stir in broth and tomatoes and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes. 3. Stir in okra, beans and sausage and simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes. Discard the bay leaf. 4. Serve over rice. Add hot sauce to taste.

HERB BRINED CREOLE TURKEY

Steps:

• In a large stockpot, combine first 5 ingredients with 6 cups of the apple cider; bring to a boil over medium high heat.
• Reduce heat and simmer about 10 minutes to completely dissolve the sugar and salt; stir in remaining apple cider and let the mixture cool.
• Rinse the turkey well with cold water and place in a doubled oven bag (2 bags, one inside the other); pour cider mixture into the bag with the turkey and close securely.
• Marinate the turkey, in the refrigerator, for 12 to 24 hours, turning occasionally.
• Once marinated, remove turkey from bag and rinse well with cold water (discard liquid); pat dry with paper towels.
• Use your fingers to loosen the skin of the turkey being careful not to fully remove or tear; spread 1 tablespoon of the creole seasoning under the skin and another tablespoon of the seasoning in the cavity.
• Sprinkle the outside of the turkey with the remaining creole seasoning; let stand for 30 minutes at room temperature.
• Meanwhile, preheat oven to 325 degrees F making sure to leave enough room in the oven for the turkey (I usually have to remove one oven rack).
• Place the turkey on a roasting rack with the breast side up; brush with melted butter.
• Roast turkey until the thickest part of the thigh registers 180 degrees F on an internal meat thermometer, about 3 hours; loosely cover turkey with aluminum foil if it browns too quickly.
• Baste turkey with pan juices occasionally during the last hour of cooking; let stand 15 minutes before slicing.

CREOLE TURKEY MEATLOAF

Steps:

• 1. Mix all ingredients and pour into a loaf pan. Bake @ 350 for 40-50 minutes or until cooked through. Since it's turkey you don't have to worry about it getting too greasy and running over in the oven
• 2. For cheese sauce: In a medium pot mix soup and cream. Over medium heat stir constantly to assure it doesn't scorch. Once it's heated through add cheese, again stirring constantly until completely melted. Add pepper to taste and serve over sliced meatloaf.

TURKEY CREOLE LASAGNA

Steps:

• In 10-inch skillet, cook turkey over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thoroughly cooked; drain.
• Stir in hot water, milk, uncooked pasta and sauce mix (from Hamburger Helper box), beans and Creole seasoning. Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally.
• Reduce heat; cover and simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; uncover (sauce will thicken as it stands). Stir before serving.

CREOLE ROASTED TURKEY WITH HOLY TRINITY STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Place onion, pepper, celery, pepperoncini and garlic in turkey cavity. Tuck wings under turkey; tie drumsticks together. Place on a rack in a shallow roasting pan, breast side up. In a small bowl, beat butter and Creole seasoning; rub over turkey. Roast, uncovered, 20 minutes., Reduce oven setting to 325°. Roast 3-1/4 to 3-3/4 hours longer or until a thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh reads 170°-175°. (Cover loosely with foil if turkey browns too quickly.), Remove turkey from oven; tent with foil. Let stand 20 minutes before carving. Skim fat from pan drippings; serve drippings with turkey and vegetable mixture.

CROCK POT TURKEY & SHRIMP CREOLE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except shrimp and rice, in crock pot.
• Cover and cook on Low 5 to 7 hours or High 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
• Stir in shrimp.
• Cover and cook on low setting about 45 minutes or until shrimp turn pink and firm.
• Serve over rice.

CREOLE-STUFFED TURKEY

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 10 ingredients add enough chicken broth to moisten. Just before baking, stuff the turkey. Skewer openings tie drumsticks together. Place on a rack in a roasting pan. Bake at 325° for 3-1/2 to 4 hours or until thermometer reads 185°. When the turkey begins to brown, cover lightly with a tent of aluminum foil and baste if needed. Remove all stuffing. (*You may substitute the following spices instead of the creole seasoning: 1 teaspoon each paprika and garlic powder, and 1/4 teaspoon each cayenne pepper, dried thyme and ground cumin.) Editor's Note: Stuffing may be baked in a greased 2-qt. covered baking dish at 325° for 70 minutes (uncover during the last 10 minutes). Stuffing yields about 6 cups.© Copyright Reiman Publications, 1993-1997

CREOLE TURKEY RUB

Steps:

• Grind bay leaves into a fine powder. Combine Creole Seasoning and other ingredients together. Divide into 3 equal parts. Rub one third on the inside of the turkey, one third over the breasts and one third over the rest of the turkey. For best results refrigerate the rubbed turkey overnight to allow the flavors to sink in.