Turkey has been the center of Thanksgiving parties since time immemorial, but not everyone is fond of this food. People opt to choose healthier meals today. Originated from the harvest festival, celebrating this event has changed throughout the year. So, here are some of the alternative dishes you can prepare.
Lamb with Sichuan Spices and Spring Onion Pancakes
Lamb with Sichuan spices is also bursting with flavors like turkey. It is also perfect for your Thanksgiving party. You simply have to spread and coat your lamb with spices and let it sit in the fridge for several hours to sip in those flavors before you roast it.
You can also serve it with spring onion pancakes. But if it's not your thing, you can try to serve it with pilaf instead. If you don't have the time to put in much effort, you can also buy frozen naan bread and heat it on a griddle. The combination will still be perfect for your Thanksgiving Day.
Braised Beef Brisket with Onions
According to the South China Morning Post, serving braised beef brisket on Thanksgiving is the perfect meal if you're busy. It will only require minimal effort to cook, but it will still make your family and guests satisfied with its flavors.
Although beef brisket used to be a less popular meal to serve in Thanksgiving, it proves itself as a crowd-pleasing dish. Cooks have also developed different versions of this meal.
Nor Mai Gai
Nor mai gai is a stuffed chicken with different flavors inside. It has glutinous rice, Chinese sausage, and dried mushrooms. Although this meal is a little hard to prepare, it is another perfect dish to serve on Thanksgiving.
You have to debone the chicken and try not to cut its skin to make it look just right. You can then stuff all the flavors and mixtures inside, steam, air-dry, and fry it.
Celebrating Thanksgiving Day always comes with sumptuous meals. Although Turkey is the most commonly served dish on this event, there are now a lot of alternatives people prepare.
Highbrow Magazine noted that Thanksgiving meals have transformed as people adapt changes and influences. Deep-fried and brined-turkeys became popular in the mid-90s. People also started to serve truffled mashed potatoes and savory bread puddings in the 21st century, and they include kale in almost all vegetable dishes in recent years.
There are a lot of recipes you can find online, all you have to do is be bold and try something new. As long as you're celebrating Thanksgiving to give thanks and prayers, it doesn't matter what you have on your table.
