The End Zone Issue 81

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Joey Harrington and the Miami Dolphins take on his former team, the Detroit Lions. Miami is playing much better ball, while Detroit is always tough on Thanksgiving.

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Thanksgiving brings us turkey, all the sides and football. Following the big meal on Thursday, feast on NCAA football action as the Boston College Eagles soar into Miami to face the Hurricanes.

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Don't forget about Saturday's play when Notre Dame invades the West Coast to take on the USC Trojans. It's a colossal game with major BCS implications and just one of many stellar contests to be played this holiday weekend.

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Brine: 1 cup kosher salt, 1 cup brown sugar, 1 gallon water

• 18 to 21-pound turkey, skin intact and boned except for drumsticks
• House seasoning, recipe follows
• Cornbread Dressing, recipe follows
• 3 to 4-pound duck, boned, 3 to 4-pound chicken, boned, Paprika

To make the brine: Mix salt and sugar with the water. Brine is ready when the mixture is completely dissolved. If the water is heated to quicken the process, make sure it is cooled to room temperature before placing meat in. Let the 3 birds sit in brine in the refrigerator overnight. Preheat roaster to 500 degrees F.

Lay turkey skin side down on a flat surface. Dust turkey with House Seasoning and add 1/4-inch layer of cornbread dressing. Lay duck skin side down on top of dressing. Dust duck with House Seasoning and add 1/4-inch layer of dressing. Repeat with the chicken.

Begin trussing up the turkey at the neck. Insert metal skewer 1/2-inch from the edge and up through the other side. Run butcher's twine between skin and skewer and tighten to draw both sides together. Continue down to legs. With every other skewer, draw together the duck and chicken skin. Tie together turkey legs to resemble standard turkey. Dust turkey skin with paprika.

Roast turducken for 15 minutes. Then turn the roaster down to 225 degrees F to finish, approximately 3 hours. Remove turducken from roaster once the internal temperature in the chicken reaches 155 degrees F. Let rest for at least 20 minutes before carving.

Cut across the middle of the breast completely through. Plate thin slices containing turkey, duck and chicken.