Boiling Duck in Oil?

puppypants

Am I right in thinking that Americans boil their turkeys in oil or should that be deep fry? I've seen it on a few sitcoms etc in the past.

Seakay

spike7451 wrote: »

Was'nt Ramsay exposed in the papers a couple years ago for doing just that...??

no; it was suggested he did but actually he was cooking using Sous Vide techniques and then sending the cooked items around to different outlets for completion on the premesis. Basically saving the expense of several Sous Vide cookers where one would do.

If you are going to confit cook then you can offset the expense of long cooking by doing more and then bottling some in the fat it has been cooked it. Confit was originally a method of preservation.

Seakay

PROLIANT wrote: »

Boil in oil?
Hmm, maybe tasty but bad for you in every way possible.
How about a revised method i.e. roasting or boiling in water then finishing off in oven?

Goose fat is actually quite good for you:

http://www.goosefat.co.uk/gfis_04.html


"However, it’s a little known fact that as well as tasting great, goose fat is also good for you in comparison to other animal fats. It is high in 'heart healthy' monounsaturated fats which can lower blood cholesterol level."

Big_Graeme

puppypants wrote: »

Am I right in thinking that Americans boil their turkeys in oil or should that be deep fry? I've seen it on a few sitcoms etc in the past.

Yup, deep frying it after it has been brined is a wonderful way of cooking a turkey, you do need a smaller bird that the huge ones we cook at Christmas though.

Search for Alton Brown Fried Turkey on YouTube.

PROLIANT

Aye suppose as a one off it wont hurt.
Mind you, didn't kn ow that goose fat was high in Mono's, interesting to know.

Anyone tried deep fried grenades? Apparently the taste will blow you away........