Louisianaturkeypull Recipes

TAFFY PULL

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, stir together the sugar, corn syrup, water, salt, and glycerin with a wooden spoon. Cook over medium heat, stirring now and then until a candy thermometer reads 255 degrees F. Stir in the butter. Pour the mixture onto a greased flat pan and fold over the edges with a spatula to keep them from hardening.
• When the candy is cool enough to handle, brush with lemon juice. Kids grease their hands with butter, take a lump of taffy, and pull and stretch it until it is light and slightly firm. The longer they stretch, pull, and twist the candy, the more air it will have and the closer to beach taffy it will get. The lump can then be cut with scissors into bite-size pieces. When cool, wrap in waxed paper.

LOUISIANA TURKEY PULL

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a 10-inch nonstick Dutch oven over medium heat.
• Add onions, carrots and bell peppers and saute until soft, about 2 minutes.
• Add garlic and stir until well mixed.
• Add cayenne, cumin, paprika, chili powder, oregano, and white pepper; saute for 1 minute.
• Add the turkey legs and stir at least 30 seconds so that legs are completely coated in the spices.
• Cover with chicken broth and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low and cover. Cook for 4 hours or until meat is tender and separates easily from the bone.
• Shred the turkey drumsticks and toss the meat with the dipping sauce.
• Stuff the pitas with the turkey mixture. Serve immediately.
• Dipping Sauce:.
• In a medium bowl, mix all ingredients together. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour so that flavors meld. Bring to room temperature before tossing the turkey in the sauce.