OT: Holiday Dinner Turkey Preparation - Where to find secret ingredient?
So, I've been doing a brined roast turkey using Alton Brown's Good Eats Roast Turkey recipe for several years (Thanksgiving and Christmas), and it's always turned out great. This year, I thought I'd take a risk by adding a slight twist. Specifically, I'm thinking of adding 1 teaspoon of jive into the brine. I've looked at various local markets (Whole Foods, Wegmans, Kroger, Fresh Market, Harris Teter) and I've not been able to find any (at least, not in food grade form).
Any ideas as to where I can get some of this by tomorrow?
December 23rd, 2016 at 1:32 PM ^
...it's easy to get but you will need a friend with a doctors recommendation until 1/1/2018.
December 23rd, 2016 at 1:33 PM ^
From Ann Arbor:
South 'til you smell it; east 'til you step in it.
December 23rd, 2016 at 1:33 PM ^
You need to go to Columbus, East Landfill or Tuscaloosa. The only places I have been able to find it.
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December 23rd, 2016 at 1:37 PM ^
Mix some jerk seasoning with some finely chopped chives and voila, you have yourself some JIVE. And come to think of it, that would make for a decent addition to Alton's recipe which I've used in the past.
December 23rd, 2016 at 1:40 PM ^
They are usually packaged together. At Walmart or wherever mullets are found.
December 23rd, 2016 at 1:40 PM ^
I am not sure if Spice Islands or McCormick really ever get as far as jive, and sadly, I doubt many stores sell fresh jive at a price that is worth it. I suppose you could go with a freshly grated Glenn Miller album atop the turkey, but that is obviously not the sort of jive the blog would want with its turkey.
I always find that turkey is nice when you roast it with orange and lemon wedges, but that's more "zest", I suppose.
December 23rd, 2016 at 1:41 PM ^
You're welcome:
December 23rd, 2016 at 1:49 PM ^
You have to take the stuffing out first.
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December 23rd, 2016 at 2:11 PM ^
Well f**k me, I bought this hook, line and sinker.
I cook a lot and started wondering about this new spice or sumpn called "jive." I wish I could say I hadn't heard about the "jive turkey" comments a week or so ago, but I most certainly did.
December 23rd, 2016 at 2:11 PM ^
We make the Alton Brown recipe for Thanksgiving every year. Good eats.
December 23rd, 2016 at 2:13 PM ^
Between the Jump and Wail. Same shelf as the Shuck.
December 23rd, 2016 at 2:24 PM ^
Jive is readily available at any food store or bar in East Landfill
December 23rd, 2016 at 2:31 PM ^
Probably behind your favorite restaurant, the cooks will be smoking it
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December 23rd, 2016 at 2:35 PM ^
Contact darker blue or the Mad Hatter. You and your guests will be very pleased.
December 23rd, 2016 at 3:17 PM ^
I save that for desert. And by jive I mean cocaine.
December 23rd, 2016 at 4:05 PM ^
and nobody ever, ever asks for after-dinner coffee at hatter's house.
December 23rd, 2016 at 2:43 PM ^
WA or CO or OR.
December 23rd, 2016 at 2:57 PM ^
I ain't got no Jive. Sad really.
December 23rd, 2016 at 3:03 PM ^
save the neck for me, clark
December 23rd, 2016 at 3:19 PM ^
Is Los Angeles in play?
December 23rd, 2016 at 3:39 PM ^
because our seven year old will have a fit if she has to eat turkey again for a week straight or more.
Rather, rolling with Puerto Rican-style pernil (pork shoulder roast) to be eaten on Christmas Eve. Started marinating it yesterday. With yucca and mojo, black beans and rice and mached boniato. Mmmmmm mmmmmmmm good!
December 23rd, 2016 at 3:48 PM ^
Elhead - don't forget the coquito!
December 23rd, 2016 at 3:41 PM ^
I do Christmas Roast!!!
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December 23rd, 2016 at 3:43 PM ^
cubed-up white castles, chicken broth, celery and sage makes fine jive!
December 23rd, 2016 at 4:32 PM ^
You will love it!
December 23rd, 2016 at 4:40 PM ^
and Franklin. They'll hook you up with some jive. And a Turkey too.
December 23rd, 2016 at 4:47 PM ^
Turkey was for Thanksgiving, Christmas is all about the Ham!
December 23rd, 2016 at 5:06 PM ^
Correct. Turkey sucks.
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December 23rd, 2016 at 5:01 PM ^
Secret ingredient? Bourbon.
/holiday'd
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December 23rd, 2016 at 5:15 PM ^
I can envision the copy for a jar of "Tuscaloosa Jive" in the Zingerman's catalog ....
"We thought all jive was the same until our staff brought back a jar of freshly ground jive from a small family-run farm just outside of Tuscaloosa Alabama. There must be something special in the silt from the Black Warrior River that gets deposited in those farm fields because - when Ari first sprinkled some of this jive on a mac ' cheese caserole here in the Zingerman's kitchen - it really opened his eyes to the magic that this spice can add to most any meal. Try a jar, you'll find out what all the fuss and jive is about."
December 24th, 2016 at 7:33 AM ^
When Ari and Paul open the Zingermans Jivery.