Chicken to Turkey

If you love to eat turkey on Thanksgiving, but it is either hard to find in your country, or crazy overpriced, I may have something to help you out!

With a few ingredients, you can make a chicken taste more like a turkey. I found the flavor to be "reminiscent" of turkey when we ate it for dinner, and that the leftovers the next day reminded me more of that turkey flavor.

Step 1: Rinse the chicken and pat dry. Rub the outside and inside with a lemon, and let it sit for a few minutes.

Step 2: Chop up one apple and one onion, and stuff it inside the chicken.

Step 3: Brush the entire chicken with melted butter. Rub minced garlic onto the chicken, then sprinkle with your choice of herbs and spices. Growing up, my family always used sage on our thanksgiving turkey. I didn't have any sage this year, but I used a blend of rosemary, thyme, dried onion, salt and pepper. 

Step 4: Pour 1/2c of apple juice, and 1c of chicken broth into the bottom of your roasting pan.

Step 5: (optional) place vegetables around the chicken to roast. I used potatoes and carrots for my test, and they were delicious. You could also use more apples and onions.

Step 6: Place in a 375F degree oven for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, baste the chicken with the broth from the bottom of the pan (if you don't have a turkey baster, you can use a spoon or a brush). Cover loosely with foil. Repeat this process every 30 minutes until your chicken is done cooking (this will vary depending on the size. My chicken was about 4lbs, and took about 1hr 30 minutes. The important thing is that the meat reaches 165F degrees).

I used a frozen chicken, but if a frozen chicken isn't available, here's a video about how to prepare a fresh chicken: https://youtu.be/gf3BTqjKwCI

Step 1 - Boil a large pot of water. 

Step 2 - Kill your chicken, chopping it's head off is the easiest way to do so.

Step 3 - Dip the chicken's body into the hot water and let soak for 3-5 minutes.

Step 4 - Pluck feathers. If the feathers start being stubborn and not wanting to come out, dip chicken into hot water again for 2-3 minutes.

Step 5 - Using sharp scissors or a knife, cut a hole in-between the legs. (watch the video for clarification) 

Step 6 - Scoop out guts. 

Step 7 - Rinse out the inside and the outside.

Step 8 - Cut off the feet right at the joint (knee). Cut off any extra neck. 

If any of these steps don't make sense, watch the video for clarification.