Stephanie Hughes is National 4-H Turkey Barbecue Champ
Did you know that the first meal eaten on the moon was roast turkey, or that Sesame Street's Big Bird's costume is made from turkey feathers?
Stephanie Hughes did; and this along with a lot of practice and studying helped her become the National 4-H Turkey Barbecue champ last week in Louisville, Kentucky.
The Spanish Fork High School junior from Salem says she honed her skills and winning recipe through Utah State University Extension's 4-H program. She won the state version of the contest in July and was awarded a trip to the National contest sponsored by the Moroni Feed Company. The contest is part of the Nov. 20-21 National 4-H Poultry and Egg Conference. As the winner, she brought home a plaque and a $500 U.S. Savings Bond.
"The Extension 4H agent in Utah County, Jim Jensen, helped me a lot giving me tips and asking me some of the same questions he knew the judges would ask," Hughes says. "I probably did more than 10 test rounds at home trying different marinades and cooking methods and did taste tests in the neighborhood until I settled on the spicy Teriyaki recipe that won. I think the other thing that helped me win was touring the Moroni Feed Company to see exactly how turkeys were produced and processed."
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