DCist: Thanksgiving Eating In: Deep Fried Pumpkin Pies

Henry Krinkle

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:00:19 -0500

I brine and smoke a turkey (that is cook it in my smoker, not in a giant blunt) every Thanksgiving. It always comes out moist and flavorful.

timtheviking2

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:30:36 -0500

I'm tempted to try this with sweet potatoes, but I'm also afraid that if it works too well, my wife may find me on the floor in the fetal position, sucking on my fingers.

sumergocognito

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:21:27 -0500

@AngrySam et al: I've never understood why people talk about "dry and flavorless" turkey. My mother doesn't fry or brine or anything and the turkey is always fabulous.

run_for_the_hills

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:19:24 -0500

In the South, diabetes is considered a rite of passage into adulthood.

aaronsinger

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:15:25 -0500

I would have wrapped in html tags, but I'm not that fancy with teh internetz!

IMGoph

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:03:06 -0500

thanks, aaronsinger. of course, i should have referred to teh internets to answer that question!

NCinDC

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:01:42 -0500

"Fried Coke is estimated to have 830 calories." Pfff. Unless it hits the 1000 calorie mark, I'm not impressed.

aaronsinger

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:36:46 -0500

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fried_Coke

IMGoph

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:35:08 -0500

yeah, really. how the eff do you deep fry high fructose corn syrup?

all elevators out

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:29:18 -0500

i'm dying to know, NCinDC, how does deep fried coca cola work?

NCinDC

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:23:23 -0500

When I lived in Raleigh, a trip to the NC State Fair was a must. You could find just about anything (I mean anything) being deep fried. Twinkies was the most popular.

Politburo

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:18:06 -0500

One other note, make sure you buy pure pumpkin, and not "pumpkin pie mix". For some brands, the label is practically identical.

Mike Licht

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:15:46 -0500

Can I throw these puppies into the turkey deep fryer incendiary device with the huge Thanksgiving frankenfowl? As they say in Dixie: "If it ain't fried, it ain't food."

ShawnDC

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:04:12 -0500

Yum! I think this may make it to my Thanksgiving dinner table!

SoupySales

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:57:10 -0500

I'm making this: http://superheroesfordemocracy.wordpress.com/2008/11/12/obama-pie/

Fed

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:20:48 -0500

Obligatory Alton Brown episode of brining turkey for thanksgiving.

AngrySam

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:48:59 -0500

Properly done turkey is NOT dry and flavorless, thankyouverymuch. Frying a turkey in peanut oil is friggin' deelish, though. Brining is the healthier option to guaranteeing a moist and tasy bird.

Wizzyliz

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:41:04 -0500

It's the Great Deep Fried Pumpkin Pies, Charlie Brown

kelly5612

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:36:22 -0500

Colloquial language is the salt and pepper of communication.

IntangibleArts

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:23:52 -0500

Hey right! Gluing puppies together is what makes life worth living!

kelly5612

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:17:14 -0500

At the risk of dating myself, portable pies have always been brought to us by Table Talk. Mmmm...blueberry... One suggestion on the recipe: use a beaten egg white to seal the crust, not water, if you really want to glue that puppy together.

RJ

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:56:28 -0500

Wait wait...someone invented portable pie? Hello 400 pounds!