Try Turducken for Your Holiday Celebration

Add some Cajun flair to your holiday celebration with a mouth-watering turducken.

Add some Cajun flair to your holiday celebration with a mouth-watering turducken, deboned poultry or other fine meat from Hebert’s Specialty Meats, located at 2101 E. 71st St. – the big red house with rockers on the front porch.

“We specialize in making hungry people happy,” says owner Ed “Cajun Ed” Richard. For an unforgettable holiday meal, Cajun Ed suggests Hebert’s world-famous turducken. If you aren’t familiar with this Cajun delight, turducken is a deboned turkey, stuffed with a deboned duck, stuffed with a deboned chicken. For many, the rich flavor of turducken far surpasses traditional turkey, and there is no dry meat.

The culinary legend of nested birds goes back to royal feasts in 19th-century France. A November, 2005 article in “National Geographic” traced the American origins of turducken to Maurice, Louisiana at Hebert’s Specialty Meats’ flagship location, where a local farmer brought in his own birds and asked to have them prepared in the now-familiar style.

Add side dishes such as broccoli cheese casserole, green beans, new potatoes and bacon, corn maque chous and sweet potato casserole. Then top it all off with Hebert’s bread pudding with bourbon sauce. You’ll have a wow-factor meal sure to delight family and guests.

Ed explains what makes Hebert’s authentic Cajun food so special: all the meat and seasonings come from Louisiana. Fresh fish is shipped twice a week, even three times during crawfish season.

No matter what your meat selection, you can be sure the quality is the best of the best. Hebert’s is proud to be one of only two facilities in Tulsa to have their own USDA inspection mark, with a USDA inspector’s office onsite.

Stroll through the Cajun market for thoughtful gifts or cooking supplies. Ed says it’s the largest Cajun retail space in Tulsa. Brand name items include Tabasco products, Zapp’s Potato Chips, Café Du Monde Beignet Mix, Camellia Beans, Community Coffee, Zatarain’s, Jack Miller’s BBQ Sauce, Tony Chachere’s, Steen’s 100% Pure Cane Syrup, and Blue Plate Mayonnaise.

Hebert’s also carries pralines, gift cards and online gift certificates, themed gift baskets, music and lots of Louisiana cookbooks. And of course there are Mardi Gras masks, hats, beads and other fun clothing items.

You can enjoy Hebert’s authentic Cajun food any way that suits you. Eat in, take out, or buy frozen ready-to-cook items to take home or have shipped. You can have food packed for you, if you’re traveling. Have a private party in Hebert’s dining room. Or Cajun Ed and his crew can deliver dishes to your home, serve them and clean up.

If you’re not sure what you want, try the lunch specials served Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. “That’s a great way to try foods and decide what you want for Christmas dinner,” he says. Stuffed chickens are featured Monday through Wednesday. Turducken is served every Thursday, and stuffed catfish is served on Friday. Every Saturday is beignets and café au lait from 10 a.m. to noon.    

Ed stresses the importance of ordering early, whether you buy for yourself or ship as a gift. Besides turducken, prime beef tenderloins, duck and boneless turkey are popular choices for the holidays. Turkeys are filled with your choice of nine delicious stuffings. These are all fresh meats, and inventory is limited. Call today or place your order online.

Hebert’s Specialty Meats, home of the world-famous turducken and deboned poultry, is open Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

For more information, contact

Hebert’s Specialty Meats

www.hebertsmeats.com 

About Author Deanna Rebro

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