Thanksgiving : Candied Sweet Potato

Another side dish for your Thanksgiving dinner.

Here, I will share the recipe with you and maybe give you some ideas.

Please don't hesitate to drop me any comments or questions regarding this recipe, I need it to improve my cooking in the future. Thank you :-)

Source : eartlypursuits.com/Food modified by Tim & Desy

What you need :

- 4 pieces sweet potatoes

- sugar - i am substitute with brown sugar

- 1 tablespoon butter

- 1 - 1/2  cups water

- 1 tablespoon cornstarch, place into bowl and dissolved with 2 tablespoon cold water.

Make it :

- Preheat oven 400 degrees F. Scrub potatoes.

- Potatoes in their jackets : peel, slice, and arrange in baking dish.

- Mix butter, sugar and water and cook until it boils. 

- Add mixing cornstarch. Stir until it thickens.

- Pour over potatoes and bake it in oven until brown or bake for another 40-45 minutes.

Preparation : 5 minutes

Cooking : 45 minutes

Thanksgiving : Cranberry Sauce

Thanksgiving dishes aren't complete without Cranberry sauce.

Here, I will share the recipe with you and maybe give you some ideas.

Source : me and my husband creation

What you need :

- 1 can or 14 ounces Cranberry sauce

- 1 cup orange zest

Make it :

- Place Cranberry sauce  into medium saucepan.

- Gradually blend in zest until smooth.

- Bring into boil. Reduce the heat. Simmer about 5 minutes or thick enough.

Preparation : 2 minutes

Cooking : 10 minutes or less

Servings : 6 servings

Thanksgiving : Sauteed and Steamed Vegetables

Here, I will share the recipe with you and maybe give you some ideas.

Source : D3sy creation

What you need :

- 300 gram or 1 1/2 cup of broccoli, cut the edges

- 300 gram or 1 1/2 cup of string bean, cut the edges

- salt

- pepper

- 1/2 cup thinly sliced onion

- 1 tablespoon butter, for saute

Make it :

- In boiled hot water, add the string bean, cook for another 3 minutes. Drain and set aside.

- In boiled hot water, add the broccoli, cook for another 2 minutes. Drain and set aside.

- Heat butter or oil on hot skillet then add and saute onion until golden brown for another 3 minutes.

- Add broccoli, string bean into skillet. Toss it and adjust the taste with salt and pepper.

- Remove from heat and serve hot as side dishes :-) 

Preparation : 10 minutes

Cooking : 10 minutes

Servings : 4 servings

Thanksgiving : Turkey Gravy with Pan Drippings

Here, I will share the recipe with you and maybe give you some ideas.

Source : Butterball.com modified by Tim & Desy

What you need :

- 1/4 cup Turkey Pan drippings - more add as you wish (1/4 cup tetesan kaldu kalkun yg didapat pada saat proses mengoven)

- 3 cup chicken broth (3 cup kaldu ayam)

- 2 tablespoon cornstarch, place into bowl and dissolve with 3 tablespoon cold water (2 sdt tepung maizena, letakkan kedalam mangkuk dan aduk dengan air hingga sedikit kental)

- cooked, finely chopped giblets from turkey - optional (bagian dalam/jerohan kalkun, rebus terlebih dahulu kemudian iris kecil-kecil)

- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped (2 sing bawang putih, cincang)

Make it :

- Place pan drippings, chicken broth, cooked giblets and chopped garlic in medium saucepan

- Blend mixing cornstarch into pan drippings. Gradually blend in broth until smooth.

- Bring into boil. Reduce the heat to low. Simmer for another 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add finely chopped cooked giblets, if desire. Don't forget to taste.

Indonesia version 

Cara memasak :

1. Letakkan tetesan kaldu kalkun, kaldu ayam, irisan jerohan turkey dan bawang putih.

2. Masukkan campuran tepung maizena+air. Aduk hingga campuran merata.

3. Masak hingga mendidih. Kecilkan api. Biarkan hingga mendidih selama 5 menit, sambil sesekali diaduk. Jangan lupa cicipi.

Servings : 16 servings

Cook Method : Boil/Simmer

Preparation : 10 minutes

Cooking : 10 minutes or less

Thanksgiving : Citrus Mustard Basted Turkey

My first experience to cooked Turkey. We've celebrate early Thanksgiving and invited couple friends for join dinner with us.

Here, I will share the recipe with you and maybe give you some ideas.

Please don't hesitate to drop me any comments or questions regarding this recipe, I need it to improve my cooking in the future. Thank you :-)

Source : Butterball.com modified by Tim & Desy

What you need :

- 1/2 cup or 1 stick softened unsalted butter ( 4 onz mentega, lelehkan)

- 3 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon, I skip this (3 sdm daun taragon, aku gak pake)

- 3 tablespoon chopped fresh marjoram, I skip this (3 sdm dauh marjoram, aku gak pake)

- 2 tablespoon chopped fresh sage (2 sdm daun sage)

- 1 tablespoon lemon zest (1 sdm air jeruk nipis)

- 1 tablespoon orange zest (1 sdm air jeruk lemon)

- 2 tablespoon Dijon-style mustard ( 2 sdm mustard)

- 1/2 teaspoon salt (1/2 sdt garam)

- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper (1/4 sdt merica hitam bubuk)

- 1 (14-16 pounds) Fresh Whole Turkey, thawed if frozen. ( 1 buah ayam kalkun utuh, biarkan dalam suhu ruangan apabila sebelomnya ditaruh dalam kulkas).

Make it :

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Combine butter, herbs, zest mustard, salt and pepper in work bowl or food processor, cover. Process until well blended.

2. Remove neck and giblets from body and neck cavities of turkey. Reserve giblets for stuffing recipe or dripping sauce. Place half the butter mixture under breast area. Rub remaining butter mixture over breast and legs of turkey.

3. Carefully work fingers under skin on breast of turkey. Place half the butter mixture under breast area. Rub remaining butter mixture over breast and legs of turkey.

4. Place turkey, breast side up, on a flat rack in a shallow baking pan. Approximately 1 hours. Then cover breast and top of drumsticks loosely with foil to prevent over browning.

5. Roast turkey another 3 hours or until meat thermometer reaches 180° F, when inserted into the deepest part of the thigh.

6. Let turkey stand 15 minutes before carving. Enjoy.

Indonesia version

Cara memasak :

1. Panaskan oven 325 derajat F atau 169 derajat C. Campurkan semua bahan kecuali kalkun didalam mangkuk. Aduk hingga tercampur rata.

2. Hilangkan bagian leher dan bagian dalam/jerohan turkey. Sisihkan bagian dalam kalkun untuk membuat saus. 

Dengan menggunakan tangan, buat jalan didalam kulit, antara kulit dan daging untuk memasukkan bumbu.

1/2 dari campuran bumbu oleskan ke kulit turkey bagian dalam (bagian dalam diantara kulit dan daging) hingga rata. 

3. Sisa bumbu oleskan di bagian kulit luar kalkun hingga merata, dan oleskan pula di bagian lain Turkey.

4. Letakkan ayam yg sudah dibumbui ke dalam wadah yg rata utk meng-oven, letakkan dada Turkey menghadap ke atas.

Setelah 1 jam, tutup bagian dada dan paha ayam dengan kertas aluminium foil untuk menghindari terpanggang berlebihan.

5. Oven ayam selama 3 jam atau cek dengan termometer utk daging hingga suhu mencapai  180 derajat F atau 80 derajat C.

Cek suhu di bagian daging dada kalkun yang paling dalam.

6. Setelah kalkun matang, biarkan selama 15 menit, baru potong-2 dan sajikan.

Servings : 12 servings

Cook method : bake/Roast

Preparation : 25 minutes

Cooking : 4+ hours (for Turkey 14-16 pounds)