How to roast tender and juicy turkey

Roast Turkey 烤火雞(吐绶鸡)

Happy Thanksgiving!

Heat the oven temperature to 220℃(428°F).  

Put the turkey in the oven and roast until the skin becomes light brown.

Reduce the oven temperature to 160℃(320°F).  Roast until inside is done.  

Recommend to cook the turkey dressing separately.  If you put the stuffing inside, it will take longer time to cook and the turkey meet will become dry and hard.  Instead of the bread stuffing, put some cloves of garlics, chopped onion, some slices of fruits(apple, lemon, orange), thyme, bay leaves, and parsley which give nice aroma and keep the turkey's moist.

Do not slice the turkey immediately after taking out from the oven. Let it cool down a little.  All the juice will go out from the meet when it's very hot.

       

Hawaiian Dish: Lomilomi Salmon Tokyo Style

Lomilomi Salmon and Kona Beer

Lomilomi salmon is a famous Hawaiian dish.  The word lomilomi is originally used as spiritual Hawaiian massage.  It means to press, knead, rub, or squeeze.  The dish was named lomilomi salmon because all ingredients are gently combined with hands like lomilomi .

Cure fresh clean salmon fillet with sea salt and sushi vinegar(sweetened rice vinegar) for 24 hour to 3 days.  Rince the salmi and dry well.   Cut into small dices.  Also cut tomatoes,  sweet onion, and avocado into small dices. Chop green onions and cilantro.  Add salt, chili pepper, and olive oil.  Put all in a bowl and mix together.  Chill in the refrigerator and serve cold.

Salmon contains lower level of mercury and dioxin than other fish.  Salmon has a good amount of omega 3 which is good for heart.  Omega 3 also helps reduce symptoms of depression.  

Anti-oxidant vegetable and ravioli

Apple and Radicchio with Truffle Cheese Ravioli 

Ingredients:
Truffle Cheese Ravioli (or any other ravioli)
Clove of garlic
Radicchio
Arugula
Apple
Walnuts
Mascarpone cheese (or fresh cream) 
Dill or Italian parsley on top 

Heat olive oil in a sauce pan with medium heat.  
Stir fry chopped garlic, add thinly sliced apple and walnuts.  
Do not cook until apples are transparent and soft.  
Add white wine.  
Put arugula and radicchio in the pan.  
Add salt and pepper. 
Put boiled ravioli when vegetables are half cooked and stir.   
Add mascarpone cheese.  
Stir and mix all together.    
Turn off the heat immediately before vegetables are cooked. 

Radicchio is a red leaf chicory.  It has spicy bitter taste.  Radicchio is a rich source of vitamins, minerals, dietary fiber, and fat free.The red color of radicchio contains good amount of anthocyanin.  Anthocyanin is flavonoid, the powerful antioxidants.

Tuna Sashimi Salad

Fresh Tuna Salad and Dry Rose Wine

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Marinate diced fresh tuna(sashimi) with ponzu(soy sauce dressing).

Mix mayonnaise, Dijon mustard(seed style), white balsamic vinegar or lemon juice, chopped sweet onion, broccoli super sprout.

Mix with tuna and serve on a plate.  Put freshly ground pepper on top of the salad before eating.

Tuna contains good amount of DHA,  EPA, vitamin D, and other nutrients.   Broccoli super sprouts may help fighting aging and also has much more  cancer fighting benefit than broccoli alone, according to Johns Hopkins' research.