Turkey in da Crock
A family recipe from Tammy Johnson.
Getting ready: 15 min · Cooking: 4 hr · Feeds: 8
Ingredients
- Turkey breast (unthawed, or thawed enough to clean out rib cage)
- 1/2 apple
- 1 stick of celery
- 1/2 onion
- 1 can chicken broth
- 1 C. apple cider
- Salt & pepper
Directions
- Turkey breast unthawed or thawed enough to clean out rib cage.
- Wedge half of an apple, a stick of celery cut in two & half an onion up inside the rib cage. (If it's a big cavity you can place more apple, celery & onion.)
- Put turkey breast side up into crock pot.
- Pour a can of chicken broth over turkey & then pour a cup of apple cider over.
- Salt & pepper & close with lid.
- Cook 3 to 4 hours on high or 6 to 8 hours on low.
The story behind it
This was born out of wanting a smaller & moister turkey that I could fix & forget about . The apple cider was a fluke because I was out of stock & it became a keeper. It makes amazing juice for gravy!