Turkey dinner disaster

[SunsetT]

Next year come and join us for Christmas dinner in nong khai just bring the turkey I will get a gas oven by then even if I have to import it from uk. And where is the turkey farm would love a turkey for songran. How far is it away from nong khai. P S we had slow braised lamb shank in the slow cooker lovely

Yep! Surel gas oven must be the best solution.

[SunsetT]

Wouldnt have thought it that difficult to find a good gobbler in Thailand who loves a roasting........

Edited December 26, 2015 by SunsetT

[bazza40]

Maybe next year you could build a charcoal fire and deep-fry your turkey. That's somewhat popular now.

I have both a gas oven and refrigerator--cold beer and cooked food are never a problem.

A gas refrigerator? Would they be as rare as rocking horse meat too?

Turkey thoroughly wrapped in aluminium foil. Build a largish wood fire and let it burn down to red hot coals. Make a hole in the embers, put the turkey in and shovel coals on top of it. Add enough wood to keep the fire going slowly, cook for two hours.

Haven't tried it on turkeys; however, it worked fine on goat and emu legs.

[luxoretired]

I fully sympathise with you . next year go to castle how chow with the entire family and leave them next to the pool and enjoy being looked after by howard and his team ! We have done it for some years and its worth it !turkey, xmas pud, mince pies and the rest .

[SantiSuk]

You casn't make such a story up, can you?

Could'a done but didn't - here's the before and after pics.

The after was not how envisioned it ending, but the larb turkey and tom kha turkey was delicious, BBQ turkey a bit tough though!

Edited December 26, 2015 by SantiSuk

[denby45]

Maybe next year you could build a charcoal fire and deep-fry your turkey. That's somewhat popular now.

I have both a gas oven and refrigerator--cold beer and cooked food are never a problem.

What about a gas TV?

[mydee]

My Christmas was wonderful thank you for 2500 baht I had a delicious repast at the Swissotel Park Lai Nert, Seafood, pates Ham and dare I say turkey. The memories of basting the thing for hours in 40 degree celsius heat and ending up with a dried up carcass fortunately fading over time

[sandyf]

Maybe next year you could build a charcoal fire and deep-fry your turkey. That's somewhat popular now.

I have both a gas oven and refrigerator--cold beer and cooked food are never a problem.

A gas refrigerator? Would they be as rare as rocking horse meat too?

I was brought up in an asbestos hut, classed as temporary accommodation, after the war in the late 40's, that had a gas refrigerator, cooker and washing tub.

Some of the huts are still in use in the UK, been bricked up around the outside.

[sandyf]

My brother in law brought a turkey around last night. It had been bitten by the dogs so he killed and plucked it. The last one we eat was as tough as old boots so not sure what to do with this one, probably boil it.

[zyphodb]

As others have said, the trick here in Thailand is to have a bottled gas oven, they are around if you look about a bit I have one with 3 rings on top that looks like a normal european gas cooker, alternatively theres the generator option but then you often have, oh irony of ironies, Thai neighbours moaning about the noise... Merry Christmas...

[laislica]

Maybe next year you could build a charcoal fire and deep-fry your turkey. That's somewhat popular now.

I have both a gas oven and refrigerator--cold beer and cooked food are never a problem.

A gas refrigerator? Would they be as rare as rocking horse meat too?

I was brought up in an asbestos hut, classed as temporary accommodation, after the war in the late 40's, that had a gas refrigerator, cooker and washing tub.

Some of the huts are still in use in the UK, been bricked up around the outside.

Gas fridges are commonplace in Spain.

Gas TV - er, no - silly !

[JaseTheBass]

Gas ovens readily available here, but for similar money, Toshiba do an all singing, all dancing 'worktop' oven than has almost as much volume, but will give much better results.

[DJH77]

There is a Turkey Farm in the middle of Mukdahan City. You can Order what you want at Pornpet Market where the lady who sells Duck and Chicken at the Southern end of the Market will take care of you. They Own the Farm. We obtained one from her for a 30 person party on Xmas Day and by all reports from the Guests it was very good. The Waterfront-Song Fung Khong Restaurant which is 2kl south of the Indo China Market on the Banks of the Mekong River can usually source and supply most things, Goose, Duck, Turkey, whatever, and prepare and cook it along with all the Trimmings. This Restaurant has been Awarded the Best Restaurant Award by the Governor of Mukdahan for the past 4 years and is the Major Western Food Restaurant in Mukdahan. We have Aussie Steaks, New Zealand Lamb, Norweigan Salmon and a good selection of Seafood all from the Ocean, not the Mekong River.

[smotherb]

Maybe next year you could build a charcoal fire and deep-fry your turkey. That's somewhat popular now.

I have both a gas oven and refrigerator--cold beer and cooked food are never a problem.

A gas refrigerator? Would they be as rare as rocking horse meat too?

Turkey thoroughly wrapped in aluminium foil. Build a largish wood fire and let it burn down to red hot coals. Make a hole in the embers, put the turkey in and shovel coals on top of it. Add enough wood to keep the fire going slowly, cook for two hours.

Haven't tried it on turkeys; however, it worked fine on goat and emu legs.

Certainly, you can cook with fire and without aluminum foil too, how do you think our ancestors did it? My wife often cooks over an open fire on our remote land. However, most people here are so cooking challenged they would have trouble with an oven.

Gas refrigerators are fairly common in areas without electricity as they are in caravans or campers.

[smotherb]

Maybe next year you could build a charcoal fire and deep-fry your turkey. That's somewhat popular now.

I have both a gas oven and refrigerator--cold beer and cooked food are never a problem.

What about a gas TV?

You really need to get out more often. I am pleased to see not all TV posters are so ill-informed.

[Bredbury Blue]

You casn't make such a story up, can you?

Could'a done but didn't - here's the before and after pics.

The after was not how envisioned it ending, but the larb turkey and tom kha turkey was delicious, BBQ turkey a bit tough though!

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My wife (thai) and our luuk khrungs thought the AFTER result far better than the BEFORE idea [well done your thai relatives for rescuing the situation] and were salivating at the thought of turkey larb and turkey tom kha.

In my wife's area of Sakon it is pretty normal for people in the villages to keep turkeys (their laos roots showing). So if you want a turkey nip up to the northern isaan provinces or pop over to laos.

[SantiSuk]

Apparently I got the POTW award (poster-of-the-week).

Nice. Didn't know there was such. Much better than picking up the POTY award (prick-of-the-year).

I got a few calls about whether turkeys still available (we got the last unfortunately). I mentioned to the family that one or two catering mates had been craving for turkeys at Thanksgiving, Xmas and now NY functions. Ears pricked up - my Thai FIL and BIL want to know where to buy turkey chicks! I'm not a huge fan of turkey meat myself btw, but it's an easy choice when you've got an extended family of 10 plus to feed