Your Six Step Guide to Deep Frying a Turkey

When deep fried turkeys came into the main streamroom for enough oil.
a few years ago my thought was why would2. Test how much oil you will need by placing the
someone mess with perfection. Filling your home withturkey in the fryer and covering it with water.
wafting aromas of roasting turkey and sneakingRemove the turkey and mark the spot where the
peaks at the cooking turkey is a huge part ofwater level is. Then drain and dry the deep fryer. Fill
Thanksgiving tradition.the fryer with oil to this mark and have plenty of
This is when the inevitable happened I tried a deeproom for both turkey and oil.
fried turkey. I was at the least really surprised. The3. Use peanut oil. Peanut oil has a higher flash point
meat was moist and tender. The turkey was in noand is ideal for use in a deep fryer. Heat the oil to
way greasy or wilily, and my miss conception of a400° then maintain a constant temperature of
batter dipped turkey in a fryer was put to rest.350° while deep frying the turkey.
What I have learned now that deep frying is a part4. Cook the turkey for 3 minutes per pound then
of Thanksgiving in our home is that we have plentyadd an additional 5 minutes at the end of cooking
of room in the oven for pies and casseroles. Wetime.
always have turkey that is moist, tender and done5. Be sure to cook the turkey for the entire time. If
on time. And, all the men love to cook when it is in athe turkey begins to float this is not an indication of
deep fryer.it being done. Always allow the turkey to thoroughly
Here is a six step guide to deep frying a turkey.cook.
1. Select a turkey that is 12-14 pounds in size. Make6. When the turkey is done frying turn off the deep
sure that your turkey will fit in the deep fryer, if thefryer and remove the turkey slowly. Allow the
bird is too big it either will not fit or you will not haveturkey to drain, then carve and enjoy.