Cook a tradicional Xmas Mexican Tequila
Turkey
In México, Christmas dinner is the most important family gathering
celebration of the year. It takes place the night of Christmas eve, this is
likely due to this night is the ninth and last of "Las Posadas", an
old Mexican tradition with catholic
roots consisting of nine days of praying and singing as a previous preparation
for celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. It is also a clever excuse to have a
new gathering right on Christmas day afternoon and end the leftovers.
Families
enjoy around the table with traditional dishes, which recipes pass from
generation to generation. Some traditional plates stand since pre-Hispanic days
such as "los romeritos", "los tamales" or "el
ponche" which is rather a concoction of fruits mixed with a strong sugar
cane distillation. Some other dishes witness our Hispanic heritage as "el
Bacalao a la Viscaina". Roasted pork, pozole, fish and other many regional
dishes are the mainstray at the table of many families; however, above all,
Christmas day is pretty much Mexico's turkey day. This is why I would like to share with you,
the recipe to prepare "Tlahuanki Ueixolotl" which stands, in ancient
nahuatl language, for Drunk Turkey; a savory tequila soaked roasted turkey.
Important Notice:
Read thoroughly and throughout instructions before setting and buying anything.
Ingredients:
·
A family size turkey
(calculate about a pound per person)
·
2 to 3 tequila bottles of
your selection. I would rather prefer a young white tequila instead of an
"añejo" (aged) one but it is up to your taste.
·
Lemon and salt at will
·
Italian seasoning and
butter if desired
Method:
1.
Cut several lemons into
wedges and sprinkle some salt over, reserve. Gently pour tequila in a double
shot glass up to the rim.
2.
Whip up the tequila and
swallow it, then immediately squeeze a salt sprinkled lemon wedge with your
teeth and make a funny "sour pickle face" (Arney, B., 2000).
3.
Set oven in 365°F. and
follow maker’s safety instructions
4.
Have another tequila shot.
5.
Rinse the turkey
thoroughly.
6.
Have a couple extra shots
of tequila.
7.
"Oven the Light
up" …BUM!
8.
If still around, glass
another tequila of drink.
9.
Get the oven into the
turkey. If too much hassle and struggle, hand a bottle to the unruly bird and
have a drink you both. Cheers.
10.
Repeat former step until
turkey is tender enough.
11.
Telaqui another have
12.
Insert the turkey into the
meat thermometer several times. Easy, "we all go a little mad
sometimes" (Bates, Norman, Psycho, 1960)
13.
Turkey the oven for hours
14.
Make sure the turkey is
still inside. End the bottle. Take a nap.
15.
Take the oven out of the
turkey
16.
Floor the turkey up off the
pick
17.
Turk the carvey
18.
self your get another
tottle of bequila
19.
Tet the sable and sace gray
20.
Blackout…………….
Ho, Ho, Ho, hope you liked it, have a MERRY, MERRY CHRISTMAS!
