what is it called when you put a duck in a turkey

Turducken is a true showstopping main course for Thanksgiving dinner. The term “turducken” is a combination of the words “turkey,” “duck,” and “chicken,” as the dish consists of a chicken stuffed inside a duck thats then stuffed inside a turkey. To make the stuffing and slicing easy, a turducken uses deboned poultry; to save time and effort, ask a butcher to do this for you. When sliced, each piece of turducken contains portions of all three birds with stuffing in between the layers.

Turducken combines the flavors of moist roast poultry and savory stuffing into one glorious dish. It is not difficult to make, but it is a little time-consuming, so plan on adequate preparation time. The end result is worth the effort.

2. Submitted by Karen From Colorado. “A Turducken is a de-boned turkey stuffed with a de-boned duck, which itself is stuffed with a small de-boned chicken. The name is a portmanteau of those ingredients, turkey, duck, and chicken.

Steps to Make It

• Gather the ingredients. The Spruce Eats / Diana Chistruga
• Place 2 1/4 cups of the bread stuffing in a bowl. Place 1 1/2 cups of the cornbread stuffing in another bowl. The Spruce Eats / Diana Chistruga
• Place the remaining 1/2 cup of bread stuffing in a third bowl and add the remaining 1/2 cup of the cornbread stuffing. Add the whole berry cranberry sauce and pecans and toss gently to combine. You should now have 3 separate bowls of stuffings. The Spruce Eats / Diana Chistruga
• In a food processor fitted with the metal blade, combine the butter, garlic, sage, and thyme until the herbs are finely chopped. The Spruce / Diana Chistruga
• Gently run your hand under the turkey skin to make sort of a pocket, but do not separate the skin completely from the meat. Distribute the herb butter mixture evenly under the skin. The Spruce Eats / Diana Chistruga
• Rub the skin with the browning sauce, then the olive oil. Sprinkle generously with kosher salt and freshly ground pepper. The Spruce Eats / Diana Chistruga
• Preheat the oven to 300 F. Flip the deboned turkey over so it is open and skin-side down. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Spread bread stuffing evenly over the turkey cavity. The Spruce Eats / Diana Chistruga
• Place the duck on top of the bread stuffing, skin-side down. Spread the cranberry nut stuffing on top of the open duck cavity. The Spruce Eats / Diana Chistruga
• Top with the chicken, skin-side down. Spread cornbread stuffing on top of the open chicken cavity. Skewer the back of the chicken closed. The Spruce Eats / Diana Chistruga
• Bring up the sides of the duck to cover the chicken. Skewer the back of the duck closed. The Spruce Eats / Diana Chistruga
• Repeat the process with the turkey. The Spruce Eats / Diana Chistruga
• Carefully turn the turducken over so it is seam-side down and breast-side up. If possible, remove all skewers except the last one holding the turkey together. The Spruce Eats / Diana Chistruga
• Place the turducken in a heavy roaster. Roast 3 to 4 hours, or until a meat thermometer inserted in the very center of the chicken stuffing reaches 165 F. Baste once per hour with pan juices. If turducken begins to get too brown, tent loosely with heavy-duty aluminum foil that has been coated with vegetable spray. The Spruce Eats / Diana Chistruga
• Let the turducken rest 30 minutes before carving. Slice the turducken across the breast to show off each layer. The Spruce Eats / Diana Chistruga

• Make sure the turkey, duck, and chicken are already deboned (save the bones for stock) before you begin to assemble the turducken.
• Keep all of the poultry refrigerated until you are ready to use it and do not assemble the turducken until its ready to go in the oven to avoid foodborne illness from contaminating the stuffing. Cook all of the birds completely to at least 165 F.

The origins of turducken are unclear, but the New Orleans chef Paul Prudhomme claimed he invented the dish in the 1970s. While the story has its skeptics, the turducken is a popular Thanksgiving main dish in modern Cajun cuisine.

(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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FAQ

What is a duck inside of a turkey called?

What is the duck turkey thing?

What is a turducken?

What is a turducken stuffed inside a goose called?

In fact, the English have their own version called a gooducken, which is a chicken stuffed inside a duck stuffed inside a goose. How did turducken become popular?

What is a boneless turkey stuffed with a duck?

Carve and serve. Turducken is a boneless turkey stuffed with a boneless duck stuffed with a boneless chicken with layers of stuffing for a tremendous Thanksgiving centerpiece!

How do you cook a turkey stuffed duck?

Lay duck pieces on top of turkey in their corresponding parts, fitting duck leg meat in cavity left by turkey thigh bones. Season with salt and pepper. Spread ⅓ of stuffing on duck. Lay chicken on top, again skin side down and corresponding in arrangement to turkey. Season with salt and pepper, and spread with remaining stuffing.

How do you stuff chicken with Duck?

Rub a pinch of salt all over and sprinkle some freshly ground black pepper. Spread the first stuffing all over, stopping short of going all the way to the edge. Place the chicken, skin side down, on the duck. Do the same with the salt and pepper. Make sure that there is about an inch of spare duck all around the chicken.