Turkey is considered the spirit of the holiday season in the US and Canada and it is a must-have dish for any Thanksgiving table setting. Not only it is highly delicious, exquisite and more, but you get to enjoy the perfect garnishing for your table as well with the turkey. Turducken is another such dish that is native to the UK origin and is served widely there whether holiday season or not.
Turducken is basically a dish consisting of a deboned chicken stuffed into deboned duck and that is further stuffed into a deboned turkey. Turkey is a bird that is native to America and is often replaced by a goose in the UK or other European countries to have the same taste and effect. It is also known as the three bird roast and is quite popular.
While you think to find the alternatives, there are not many that you might be able to get your hands on. Yet, there are some great alternatives that you can find or cook that would satisfy your cravings for the Turducken, and might be even better in taste for some since the taste is subjective and you cannot simply categorize it.
A few such alternatives that you can possibly have for the Turducken are:
Turducken Alternatives
1) Gooducken
As it is common knowledge that people in the US prefer goose any day over the turkey, and since goose is also commonly found there, they tend to use it quite often as well. Gooducken is basically a goose, stuffed with the duck, stuffed with the chicken and is the closest thing that you can have to turducken.
The meat is a bit sweeter and juicier due to goose being used on the dish, but it will look pretty much the same and you will be able to satisfy your cravings as well pretty good. Especially if you are far from home, or looking to try out some new variation with the Turducken, Gooducken would be just the right recipe that you can try for yourself or to surprise your friends and family.
2) Turbacon
For most of the bacon lovers out there, no bird can have the juicy and tender texture on it as the bacon does. And of course, it would serve more guests as well. Turbacon is the dish when you stuff whole bacon with some turkey, duck and the hen.
You can consider it Turducken, that is further stuffed into whole deboned bacon and that is just the thing you need to make sure that not only you can have the meat cravings satisfied, but you will also be able to give your guests the experience of their life.
Turbacon is also sweeter and a bit juicier as the fats on the bacon are melted when baked and they get mixed with turkey, duck and the chicken as well so you get to enjoy those tingling sensations and if done right, that is all the meat you will need to melt in your mouth and give you just the right experience that you might be seeking.
3) Cockentrice
While the bacon and chicken are eaten all over the world, the same cannot be said for the duck, goose or turkey and they need an acquired sense of taste to be enjoyed. That is where Cockentrice comes from, and it is originally a European recipe.
Cockentrice is all about sewing the upper half of a pig to the lower half of a chicken, and then you stuff it with different kinds of stuffing like rice or vegies according to the choice. After that, it is either grilled or baked and you get to enjoy the right juicy meat with tender taste and of course it makes the rice and vegies inside taste even better.
4) Hotchken
If you are not ready yet to try out different birds and meats, there is nothing much to be worried about. Hotchken might be just the thing for you. It is basically a deboned chicken stuffed with the hot dogs and then roasted or baked. For those who have hesitation in trying new type of meat or they want to start with something basic, Hotchken would be just the perfect dish to try for their tables.