Mmmm birds!

On one of my days off I decided to put on the Food Network and watch Chucks Day Off. Chuck Hughes is my future husband. Not really. I wish. The episode I watched was great because he was cooking for his kitchen staff. One thing I know is that if I'm making something for my kitchen staff, I want to make it amazing. So Chuck being his bad self decided to make TURDUCKEN! This is something I've only ever talked about making and dreamed about.

When I worked at a local restaurant we would have Christmas potlucks so I decided one year to make The Legendary Turducken. A turkey, with a duck in it and a chicken in that duck. I called Miller's Meat Market and ordered all three birds deboned. It was just a little over $100 which I think is pretty decent. 

I didn't follow the recipe exactly but I never do. I do have to stress that you should use the cornbread stuffing. It made everything so much more amazing. We didn't use the oysters and instead of Morteau sausage we used some elk sausage we had on hand. 

Here are some pictures of us putting the bird together. 

 The birds laid out and the fixings for our stuffing portioned and ready to go.

Adding a layer of cornbread stuffing between each layer of bird.

Stitching up the final product is a two person job.

Me being proud of my master piece.

The finished product!
All photos taken by Helena Nicholson

I suggest everyone try making a turducken at least once in their life. It is something you can clearly blog about.

Marielle