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Turkey
During Thanksgiving there are tons of ionic and delicious food specifically made for Thanksgiving. Of course there are also classic Thanksgiving meals such as green bean casserole, and homemade cranberry sauce.
But the far most famous meal is the Thanksgiving Turkey. Turkey became a staple of Thanksgiving during the 19th century due to Turkey being a common bird in America with tons of turkey farms thanks to this. Another reason is the novels "A Christmas Carol" and "Northwood". But today Turkey is a famous Thanksgiving meal.
One of the most popular turkey recipes is by Lauren Miyashiro and it goes as follow:
Step 1: Position rack to the lower third of your oven and preheat the oven to 450°. Pat turkey dry with paper towels and season the cavity generously with salt and pepper. Stuff the cavity with onion, thyme, rosemary, sage, and garlic. Tie the legs together with kitchen twine and tuck the wing tips under the body to prevent burning.
Step 2: Brush melted butter all over the turkey then season generously with more salt and pepper. Place turkey breast side up on a roasting rack fitted inside a large pan. Pour chicken broth into the pan. Transfer to the oven and cook for 30 minutes, then reduce oven temperature to 350°.
Step 3: Continue roasting, basting every 30 to 45 minutes with the juices on the bottom of the pan, until internal meat temperature reaches 165° or until the juices run clear when you cut between the leg and thigh, about 3 to 4 hours.
Step 4: Tent cooked turkey with aluminum foil and let it rest for 20 minutes before carving.
Sweet Potato Crescent Bites
But there are tons of unique types of meals as well. Like the Sweet Potato Crescent Bites. Which gives the sweet and savory taste as a Thanksgiving dessert.
One of the most popular Sweet Potato Crescent Bites recipes is by Lena Abraham and it goes as follow:
Step 1: Preheat the oven to 375° and grease a mini muffin tin with cooking spray. Pierce sweet potatoes 3 to 4 times with a fork. Place the potato on a microwave-safe plate and microwave for 15 minutes. If your potatoes aren't fork tender after 15 minutes, continue microwaving in 30 second increments.
Step 2: When potatoes are cooked through, scrape filling into a large bowl and discard skin. Using a potato masher or fork, mash sweet potatoes until smooth. Add brown sugar, heavy cream, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt and whisk to combine.
Step 3: On a lightly floured surface, roll out crescent dough, and pinch together seams. Cut into 24 squares and place in muffin tin cups.
Step 4: Spoon a heaping tablespoon of sweet potato mixture into each crescent square, then top with mini marshmallows and bake until crescent pastry is golden, 12-15 minutes. Add a pecan to the center of each bite and bake 5 minutes more. If using, brush pecans with maple syrup before serving.