LHS Episode #490: The Weekender XCIX

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• Cheryl’s Recipe Corner!

• Apple Beer and Butter Turkey

• Description

• Russ and I enjoyed a turkey over last weekend that used a recipe similar to this, and we will use this recipe on Thanksgiving day as we have Friendsgiving with our friends!

• Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (56g) butter

• 2/3 cup (160ml) hard apple cider or apple cider or juice (or beer of choice)

• 1 tablespoon salt

• 1-1/2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

• 1 tablespoon soy sauce

• 2 teaspoons onion powder

• 2 teaspoons garlic powder

• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

• 1 (15 pound) (6.8kg) turkey completely thawed

• Directions

• In a small saucepan melt butter over medium-low heat. Stir in the cider (or juice or beer), salt, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, onion powder, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper. Bring to a boil and remove from heat. Fill a culinary injector with the hot sauce and inject the turkey in several spots. I also like to make sure some of the sauce is drizzled over the skin. It really helps to make the skin golden brown. Place turkey in a roasting pan and bake at 325 degrees F for 4 hours or until meat thermometer inserted in the breast reads 165 degrees F. Remove from oven and let rest 20-30 minutes before carving. (this step is very important or the juices will just go everywhere)

• Cheryl’s Mixed Drink Corner

• New England Express

• Description

• The day is hard enough. Shaking cocktails would be suicide! Punch, however, works. In a nod to early New England Thanksgivings, I use two regional pours: rum (big in the Colonial days) and cider. Unlike most punches, this one won’t leave you under the table after two glasses.

• Ingredients (Thyme Simple Syrup)

• 1/3 cup sugar

• 1/3 cup water

• 8 sprigs thyme

• Ingredients (Cocktail)

• 2 cups apple cider

• 1-1/2 cups dark rum

• 3/4 cup fresh lime juice

• 1 teaspoon Angostura bitters

• Club soda

• 8 sprigs thyme

• 8 lime slices

• Directions (Thyme Simple Syrup)

• Bring sugar and 1/3 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar. Remove from heat, add thyme sprigs, and cover. Let stand 10 minutes, then strain into a small jar. Let cool. (DO AHEAD) Syrup can be made 1 month ahead. Cover and chill. ASSEMBLY: Mix thyme syrup, cider, rum, lime juice, and bitters in a pitcher. Divide among rocks glasses filled with ice; top off with club soda. Garnish with thyme sprigs and lime slices. (DO AHEAD) Thyme syrup, cider, rum, lime juice, and bitters can be mixed 4 hours ahead. Cover and chill.

• Russ’s Drink Corner

• Ezra Brooks 99 Kentucky Straight Bourbon

• Description

• Bottled at an elevated 99 proof for an enhanced flavor profile, this pure, oak-barrel-aged Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey is charcoal filtered for a smooth, mellow finish and features a spicy, ryed bourbon mash bill.

• Details

• Mashbill: 78% corn, 10% rye, 12% malted barley

• Proof: 99 (49.5% ABV)

• Region: Bardstown, Kentucky

• Color: Deep caramel

• Nose: Vanilla, caramel, charred oak, peanuts

• Taste: Caramel cremes, vanilla, brown sugar, toasted oak, peppercorns, peanuts

• Finish: Caramel, vanilla, dry oak, leather, peanut dust, faint rye spice

• Price: $28 (750ml)

• Rating: 84

• Bill’s Whatever Corner

• The Wiseman Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey

• Details

• Classification: Straight Rye

• Company: Stoli Group

• Distillery: Bardstown Bourbon Company

• Release Date: April 2022 (Ongoing)

• Proof: 100.8

• Age: NAS (Aged at least 4 years based on label requirements set by TTB)

• Mashbill: 95% Rye, 5% Malted Barley

• Color: Light Copper

• Price: $60 (2022)

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