My wife and I rarely cook turkey for Thanksgiving. This year we’re coming Cornish hens. In previous years we’ve cooked duck, leg of lamb, and rib roast. It’s not that we don’t like turkey, but there are lots of other things that I think I’d prefer eating.

Are you cooking something other than turkey this year? Or maybe preparing your turkey in a non-traditional way?

  • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    While I am smoking a medium bird, I’m also doing smoke hams (one for my diner one for the rest of my parents cuz we’re with the in-laws this year,)

    It’s not nearly as much additional work being smoked, mind.

    Also adding a mushroom stew for the veg head.

    The ham will probably disappear and most the chicken goes into turkey sandwiches tomorrow/leftovers to take home.

    I did think about doing a capon (castrated rooster,) which is somewhere between chicken and turkey in gaminess

    (Edit to add, we’re planning on 10 adults plus their minions,)