On Friday, November 24, 2017 at 5:32:21 PM UTC-10, cshenk wrote:
>
> Ah, that picture has obvious Turkey as well.
>
> I'm curious how she did the turkey but other than lack of a crispy
> skin, you can indeed do a bird in a crockpot if it fits.
>
> Just FYI since we have few here who use a crockpot all the time, here
> is a likely way she may have done it to make that effect. It's not the
> only way, but on that would work to the picture. It uses a few
> assumptions like 1/2 a Turkey breast (4lbs or so).
>
> The white potatoes are pristine as mashed with the mashed sweet
> potatoes along the side. That means the turkey was cooked in a
> separate crockpot at the same time *or* done ahead then reheated (both
> methods valid and folks who learn crockpot cookery well tend to have
> more than one due to needs for differnt sizes).
>
> All of the parts were done with minimal liquid. The tubers were peeled
> and placed in still wet with 2-3TB water then left on low for probably
> about 4 hours. If the bottoms browned a bit, that part was removed
> before mashing. THe brussels may have been cooked at the same time and
> large hunks of carrots would have been as well if you saw any.
>
> The Turkey would have been done ahead (or same time in a separate
> crockpot) on high for about the same time with a minimal liquid added
> (2-4TB broth).
>
> Had they been done together, the Potatoes wouldnt be white once mashed
> ;-)
>
> I have however made almost that identical dish with leftover cooked
> turkey and fresh veggies, all at the same time. You add the leftover
> turkey near the end.
>
>
>
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Surprisingly, the turkey was raw breasts and everything cooked all at the same time. She arranged everything in the pan and then split to her friend's house. After 3 hours I noticed that the potatoes were done and there was a lot of bubbling. I turned it off and it sat for a couple of hours. When she came home, she mashed and layered the potatoes. The potatoes were raw at the beginning so it was pretty much put everything in the pot, turn it on, and forget about it. Amazing that it worked out.