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Posted By Katie On May 30, 2011 7 Comments

Hunk of Meat Monday: Cook a turkey in the ground

Filed Under: Life in North Dakota, Proteins Tagged With: camping, cooking, hunk of meat Monday, North Dakota, prairie life, protein 7 Comments

This is the most outdoorsy Hunk of Meat of Monday we have ever done. Thanks to my father-in-law, commonly known as Grandpa Eldon, who taught us the ropes this weekend of cooking a turkey in the ground while we camped.
Sound simple? It is and we have the pictures to give you a tutorial. 

Plus it quite the family fun activity while camping.

 Dig a hole, fill it with rocks,

 gather wood and burn it down.

 Watching all the activity put Miss A to sleep.

 The teenager suggested we keep a chain saw on hand next time we camp.

 Build a solid coal bed and

 rub down a thawed turkey with some canola oil and spices, stuff it with an onion,

 wrap a turkey with foil three times,

 wrap in a wet towel,

 wrap with wire like a present

and then bury it in your coal bed. 

 Cover with dirt, leaving some of the wire out so you can pull it out later.

Leave it alone and take a nap for 2 1/2 hours. Monitor with a meat thermometer. When the turkey gets to 180F, you are ready to eat.

 What’s inside?

 A perfectly cooked, tender, juicy fabulously roasted turkey, cooked right in the ground.

 The anticipation was great around our camp site to try the turkey.

 Grandpa Eldon sliced and we thoroughly enjoyed.

Along with some roasted potatoes and corn on the cob, the tender turkey made for a lovely camping supper.

Thanks to Grandpa Eldon for teaching us how to prepare this hunk of meat.

With Memorial Day wrapping up in the USA, there have been many grill outs and barbeques. But we might be the only family that cooked a turkey in the ground.
What’s cooking at your house?

Hunk of Meat Mondays

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  1. texwisgirl says

    May 30, 2011 at 11:43 pm

    that’s a great way to spend the day and dine in style outdoors! i bet is was yummy with the roasted onion. 🙂

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  2. Lana says

    May 31, 2011 at 1:52 am

    What a cool way to cook a turkey! I laughed at the teenager’s idea to bring a chain saw. He’s learning. 🙂

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  3. Farmchick says

    May 31, 2011 at 2:27 am

    Wow! This is really cool and I must admit I have never thought of cooking a turkey like this!

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  4. The Wife of a Dairyman says

    May 31, 2011 at 3:00 am

    This is the first time I’ve heard and seen this method of roasting turkey! Pig- yes, turkey never!
    Looks like you guys had a great camping weekend:)

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  5. Lisa @ Two Bears Farm says

    May 31, 2011 at 12:06 pm

    What a fun way to cook a turkey!

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  6. Colleen Cecil says

    May 31, 2011 at 7:34 pm

    I am drooling just thinking about it. Deep pit is my FAVORITE way to eat turkey. Each year we attend a big get-to-gether where our dinner choices include pork, lamb, beef, turkey and sometimes so quiil too and all are prepared using the same method you used. Looks like it was a great time. Thanks for sharing.

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  7. veederranch.com says

    June 2, 2011 at 2:11 pm

    Ah, Hunk of Meat Mondays! Bwahaha, I love it. And love this idea. We have buried whole pigs to cook and grilled a turkey, but haven’t done a bird this way. Great idea…I’ll try it next time we’re camping!

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