Turducken is perfect for a Thanksgiving feast. It's a turkey stuffed with a duck, stuffed with a chicken stuffed with dressing. Get your butcher to debone the birds. You will need toothpicks and kitchen string for this recipe.
Ingredients
- whole chicken, deboned: 1 piece (3 pound)
- salt and pepper: (to taste)
- Creole seasoning: (to taste)
- duck, deboned: 1 piece (4 pound)
- turkey, deboned: 1 piece (16 pound)
- prepared sausage and oyster dressing: 3 cups
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lay the deboned chicken skin-side down on a platter and season liberally with salt, pepper and Creole seasoning. Lay the deboned duck skin-side down on top of the chicken and season liberally with salt, pepper and Creole seasoning. Cover and refrigerate.
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Lay the deboned turkey skin-side down on a flat surface. Cover with a layer of cold sausage and oyster dressing and push the dressing into the leg and wing cavities so they will look as if they still have bones in them.
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Lay the duck on top of the turkey skin-side down and cover it with a layer of cold dressing. Lay the chicken on top of the duck skin-side down and cover it with a layer of cold dressing.
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With the help of an assistant, bring the edges of the turkey skin up and fasten them together with toothpicks. Use the kitchen string to lace around the toothpicks to help hold the stuffed turkey together. Carefully place the turducken, breast up in a large roasting pan.
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Roast covered for 4 hours or until the turducken is golden brown. Continue to roast uncovered for 1 hour or until a meat thermometer inserted through the thigh registers 180 degrees F and a thermometer inserted through the stuffing registers 165 degrees F. Check the turducken every few hours to baste and remove excess liquid. Carve and serve.
