I hope you guys had fun watching the preparation of our Thanksgiving dinner. It was super delicious. Here are the ingredients for all the things we prepared –
1. Whole Roasted Chicken (weighed 5 lbs.) – Marinated in 1 stick of butter mixed with finely chopped rosemary, thyme, salt, black pepper, and lemon juice. Stuffed with half lemon, half garlic and half onion with little rosemary and thyme. Roasted along with potato wedges (seasoned with salt and pepper) in cast iron pan at 375°F for 90 minutes.
2. Stuffing (Cooked at 375°F covered with foil for 40 minutes)
Bread – 3 slices cut into small cubes
Yellow onion – 1/4th cup
Celery – 1/4th cup
Parsley – 2 Tbsp
Rosemary, Thyme, Black Pepper – 1/2 Tsp.each
Salt – 1 Tsp.
Chicken Broth – 1/2 cup
Egg – 1
3. Cranberry Sauce
Sugar – 3/4th cup
Orange Juice – 1/2 cup
Water – 1/2 cup
Fresh Cranberry – 12 oz
Pinch of salt
1 cinnamon stick
4. Gravy
Broth from the whole roasted chicken
All-Purpose Flour – 1 Tbsp.
Finely chopped onion and garlic that was stuffed in the whole chicken
5. Dinner Rolls (350°F for 20 minutes)
All-Purpose flour – 21/2 cups
Instant Yeast – 2 Tsp.
Sugar – 2 Tbsp.
Salt – 1/2 Tsp.
Melted Butter – 3 Tbsp.
Warm Milk – 1 Cup
1 egg yolk for the egg wash
Note: The dough was kneaded and kept aside for 2 hours to rise. Then, it was cut into 16 equal parts and made into balls, arranged on a tray and kept aside to rise again for 30 minutes.
6. Honey garlic roasted Carrots ( 375°F for 40 minutes)
Whole carrots – 6 (cut into halves vertically)
Honey – 3 Tbsp.
Olive oil – 2 Tbsp.
Balsamic Vinegar – 1/4th cup
Garlic Powder – 1 Tsp.
Ground Mustard – 1/2 Tsp.
Thyme – 1 Tsp.
Cumin, Salt, and Pepper – 1/2 Tsp. each
7. Sweet Potato Casserole with Marshmallow (375°F for 25 minutes)
Sweet Potato – 1 lb
Brown Sugar – 1/4th cup
Butter – 1Tbsp
Vanilla Essence – 1 Tsp.
Cinnamon – 1 Tsp.
Salt – 1/2 Tsp.
Milk – 2 Tbsp.
For the topping –
Pecans – 1/2 cup chopped
All-Purpose Flour – 1 Tbsp.
Pumpkin Pie Spice – 1/4th Tsp.
Brown Sugar – 2 Tbsp.
Butter – 2 Tbsp.
Marshmallow – to top it up.
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