Cooking, American Style Class 5 Thanksgiving

1. Cooking, American StyleClass 5 Thanksgiving International Center at Catholic Charities Community Services October 29, 2013 Instructor: Virginia Guilford

3. Cooking, American Style • Class 1 – American Cuisine • Class 2 – Fall Foliage • Class 3 – Supermarkets • Class 4 – Halloween • Class 5 – Thanksgiving

4. Cooking, American StyleClass 5 • Thanksgiving History & Traditions • Restaurant Thanksgiving • Thanksgiving Recipes • Typical Thanksgiving Dinner Menus

5. American Thanksgiving History • Thanksgiving is a US national holiday that was first celebrated with a feast held in the autumn of 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag to celebrate the colony's first successful harvest. The native Americans brought corn, squash, and turkey to the celebration.

6. Thanksgiving in Other Countries • Canada • A holiday in most Canadian provinces. Celebrated on the 2nd Monday in October • Germany • The Harvest Thanksgiving Festival (Erntedankfest) is an early October, German festival.  • Granada • Thanksgiving Day which is celebrated on October 25. This holiday marks the anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of the island in 1983. • Japan • Labor Thanksgiving Day (勤労感謝の日 Kinrō Kansha no Hi) celebrated on November 23rd. This holiday has roots in an ancient harvest ceremony celebrating hard work.

7. Formal Thanksgiving The Red Cat Gotham Bar & Grill Jean Georges Take-out Thanksgiving Dean & DeLuca Whole Foods Williams Sonoma David Burke Regional Thanksgiving Southern – deep fried turkey California – vegan dinner Casual Thanksgiving Deli/Coffee shop Supermarket Restaurants that Offer Thanksgiving Dinner

8. American Thanksgiving Traditions • Thanksgiving is a holiday • Most offices and businesses are closed • Restaurants and retail stores are usually open • Thanksgiving Parade • Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade • Other Thanksgiving Parades • Midday or Mid-Afternoon Dinner • Football Game on TV • Black Friday

9. Recipes • Thanksgiving Turkey • Roasted Turkey • Sausage Cornbread Pecan Stuffing • Turkey Gravy • Pumpkin Pie • Pie Crust • Pumpkin Filling • Whipped Cream • Easy Side Dishes

10. Roasted Turkey • Turkey is a popular choice for Thanksgiving dinner. • Wild Turkeys are native to North America, and the domestic turkey is descended from them. • Turkey was served at the first Thanksgiving • The whole family is often invited to dinner, and a big turkey will provide enough for a large group of people. • You will want enough turkey to serve for Thanksgiving dinner and to have leftover turkey for sandwiches • Allow approximately 1 pound of turkey per guest.

11. Alternatives to Turkey • Turkey Breast • Roasted Squab or Small Chicken • Whole Stuffed Fish • Individual Stuffed Acorn Squashes • Pumpkin-filled Ravioli.

12. Ingredients 1 13-16 lb turkey ½ cup Butter for rubbing on the turkey skin Stuffing You can also roast the turkey with just some lemon halves and celery leaves inside the carcass, or roast it with nothing at all inside. It will cook faster with no stuffing Cooking Times for stuffed turkey 10-14 lbs – 4 hours 14- 18 lbs – 4½ hours Cooking times for unstuffed turkey 10-14 lbs – 3 hours 14- 18 lbs – 3½ hours Directions Thaw the turkey, remove neck and pack of heart & gizzards from the interior of the bird. (You can cook these pieces and add them to your stuffing or feed them to your dog or cat, or you can just throw them away.) Just before you are going to roast your turkey, stuff it with your choice of stuffing. Set the turkey, breast up, on a rack in a large roasting pan. Rub softened butter on the outside of the skin of the breast and on other parts of the skin. Roast at 325°F until done (when turkey doneness button pops or at 165° on an instant read thermometer), basting with more butter every hour or so. Roast Turkey with Gravy and Sausage Cornbread Stuffing

13. Sausage Cornbread Stuffing • Directions • Melt 6 Tbl butter in a large skillet, add onions. Sauté until tender, about 10 minutes on low to medium heat. Put cooked onions in a large mixing bowl. • Cook apples in remaining 6 Tbl butter in the same pan, until tender, and add to bowl. • Cook breakfast sausage until no pink remains, about 10 minutes. Add to bowl. • Add cornbread, wheat bread, white bread, and spices & salt & pepper to the bowl. Stir together until well mixed. Cool completely in refrigerator. • Just before stuffing the bird, stir in chopped parsley & pecans. • Using a large spoon, put stuffing into turkey cavity just before roasting. • Ingredients • 12 Tablespoon butter • 2 cups chopped onion • 1 apple, cored, but not peeled • 1 lb breakfast sausage • 3 cups crumbled cornbread • 3 cups crumbled wheat bread • 3 cups crumbled white bread • 2 teaspoons dried thyme • 1 teaspoon dried sage • Salt & Pepper • ½ cup chopped Italian parsley • 1 ½ cups chopped pecans

14. Stuffing a Turkey • Using a spoon or your hands, place stuffing into large opening. Tuck the ends of the legs under the strip of skin across the opening, or tie them together. • You can also spoon more stuffing into opening under the skin by the neck. • When turkey is finished cooking, remove stuffing from the cooked turkey with a spoon. Place in a serving dish; keep warm.

15. Remove the roasted turkey from the roasting pan. Place on a carving board to rest for ½ hour before carving. Remove roasting rack from roasting pan, and place pan with drippings (browned bits and turkey fat) over med heat on the stove. Add 1/3 cup flour to the pan drippings. Add butter if the pan seems too dry. Stir with a whisk until smooth. Let cook for 3-5 min.. Add 2-3 cups of water, and stir in. Let cook until thickened. If gravy is too thick, add more water. If gravy is not thick enough, mix a bit more flour with a small amount of water and stir it into the gravy. If gravy is lumpy, cook longer, stirring with a whisk, until smooth. Pour into a gravy boat. Place on the table. Save extra gravy for use with turkey leftovers. Turkey Gravy

16. Traditional Bring the roasted whole turkey to the table, carve in front of guests Slice turkey breast vertically, in thin slices New Carve in the kitchen, present turkey in pieces on a platter Remove the turkey breast from the carcass, slice across the grain, for better taste http://youtu.be/MDaPbpokDHk Ingredients & Techniques Carving the Turkey

17. Pumpkin Pie with Whipped Cream • Pumpkin Pie is the classic Thanksgiving dessert. • Pumpkins ripen in the early fall, and can be stored without refrigeration for several months, so they are available in November for Thanksgiving dinner. • Pumpkin pie uses spices like cinnamon and cloves which are thought of as fall and winter tastes. • Other popular pies to serve at Thanksgiving are apple pie and mince pie.

18. Ingredients 3 cups flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 ¼ cups Crisco 5 Tablespoons rum 1 egg Directions Stir the salt into the flour, and combine flour and Crisco using a pastry cutter or a fork. Beat the egg together with the rum, and add the egg & rum to the flour mixture. Stir until the dough comes together in a ball. Divide the ball into 3 parts. Each part makes a single pie crust Freeze extra dough. Easy Pie Crust

19. Mixing the Pie Dough • Mixing the pie dough - blend the Crisco and flour together using a pastry blender • Form the dough into a ball

20. Rolling Out Pie Dough • Place enough dough for a single crust between 2 sheets of waxed or parchment paper. • Using a rolling pin, roll the dough out into a thin circle, slightly larger than the pie pan. • Peel off the top layer of paper. Invert the flat circle of dough over the pie pan. Remove other layer of paper. • Crimp the edges of the pie dough. Poke a few holes in the bottom of the pie with a fork.

21. Ingredients ¾ cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon ½ teaspoon ground ginger ¼ teaspoon ground cloves Dash salt 2 eggs 1 15-ounce can of Libby’s pure pumpkin (not pie filling) 1 12-ounce can of evaporated milk 3 Tablespoons molasses Whipped cream for serving, optional Directions Preheat oven to 450°F degrees. In a small bowl, mix together, sugar, cinnamon, salt, ginger, and cloves. Beat eggs together in a large bowl. Add sugar mixture and pumpkin; stir to combine. Stir in evaporated milk & molasses until well combined. . Pour mixture into uncooked pie shell and bake for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F degrees; bake until filling is set, 20 to 30 minutes. Remove pie from oven and let it cool on a wire rack for 2 hours. Serve with whipped cream, if desired.. Pumpkin Filling

22. Whipped Cream • Ingredients • ½ pint heavy or whipping cream • 1 Tablespoon sugar (optional) • 1 teaspoon vanilla (optional) • Directions • Pour cream into a medium mixing bowl. • Beat with an electric mixer, rotary beater, or whisk, until thick and stiff. (Don’t beat too long, or you will turn the cream into butter.) • Add sugar & vanilla, if desired.

23. Easy Side Dishes • Prosciutto-Wrapped Melon – wrap cubes of cantaloupe or honeydew with thin slices of prosciutto. Secure with a toothpick. • Pomegranate Orange Fizz – Put 10 mint leaves & ½ teaspoon sugar in the bottom of each tall glass. Crush with a spoon until leaves form a paste. Add ½ cup orange juice & 2 Tablespoons pomegranate molasses. Add rum or brandy, if desired. Add ice and club soda.

24. Easy Side Dishes • Carrot Sweet Potato Puree – Steam 1 pound of peeled carrots until tender, place in a large bowl. Bake 3 large sweet potatoes until tender, scoop out the flesh, add to carrots. Add 2 Tablespoons of butter, ¼ cup sour cream or crème fraiche, salt, pepper, and a dash of nutmeg. Blend with an immersion blender until smooth. • Roasted Kale, Raisins & Garlic – Preheat oven to 400. Toss together kale (stems removed), a handful of golden raisins, & 3 or 4 cloves of garlic, thinly sliced. Spread on a baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and coarse salt Roast in oven until kale darkens and raisins plump up, about 12 minutes. Add salt & pepper to taste.

25. Wines for Thanksgiving Dinner • Sparkling Wines • Champagne, Prosecco, Cava, sparkling rose • Red Wines • Beaujolais Nouveau – a light, fruity red wine • Syrah/Shiraz – fruity, pepper-y • Pinot Noir – hearty red with earthy undertones • White Wines • Riesling – fresh, light • Gewurztraminer – aromatic, slightly spicy

26. Thanksgiving Favorites • Cook with Traditional Thanksgiving Foods • Turkey • Cranberries • Pumpkins • Your Thanksgiving Menus • Thanksgiving Potluck Dinner? • Vegetarian Thanksgiving Dinner? • Elegant Thanksgiving Dinner?