re: Shot a turkey this morning, best way to cook?

The legs and thighs make a great gumbo.
I have breast in my fridge i need to cook. Probably fried strips...

Sorry I forgot

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Fried is good, but a smoked breast wrapped in bacon is my favorite wild game recipe. Wild Turkey breast takes smoke better than any meat, even farm raised turkey.

Brine overnight in ice water with salt, peppercorns, and brown sugar. Better than thanksgiving.

Fried breast strips.

One of the more unique ways I've tried it was a backwoods Soldier recipe from KY that I had once.

Batter in egg and milk. Then toss in a crunched up bag of those Chicken in a Biskit crackers with a little bit of salt and pepper.

I was skeptical, but it was really good.

Great recipe in John Folse After the Hunt cookbook. I did it w my last one and it was great.

Also have had fried nuggets out of breast meat and it was some of the best.

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I basically cook a thanksgiving dinner,

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This is what I do.

Slice breast meat about 1/2” thick. Pound it with a tenderizer to flatten a little. Cut in 2” strips. Soak in buttermilk a couple hours. Dredge in panko bread crumbs and salt/ pepper and deep fry. Only a minute or two. By far the best wild game recipe I’ve had. Ever. By a long shot.

Mississippi and Alabama