Beer-Can Turkey

Name: Beer-Can Turkey
Prep time: 2 h 45 min
Cook time: 2 h 45 min
Total time: 2 h 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 340 grams beer (in a can if using a beer-can turkey stand); 59 milliliters canola oil; 1 teaspoon dried chopped onion; 1 teaspoons garlic powder; 1 teaspoon granulated garlic; 1 teaspoons ground smoked cumin; 12 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper; 2 teaspoons spicy mustard powder; 1 teaspoon smoked Spanish paprika; 4 kilograms turkey (thawed if frozen)

Beer-Can Turkey might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe covers 24% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This gluten free and dairy free recipe has 394 calories, 53g of protein, and 18g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 12. A mixture of beer, garlic powder, paprika, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the ground cumin you could follow this main course with the Moroccan Chocolate Mousse as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat a grill to medium (about 350 degrees F) on one side.

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Grill

Pour the beer into a turkey sitter (a ceramic stand that holds liquid). Or open the beer can, pour out a few tablespoons and place in a beer-can turkey stand.

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Whole Turkey

Beer

Combine the mustard powder, garlic powder, dried onion, paprika, granulated garlic, cumin, and salt and pepper to taste in a small bowl.

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Granulated Garlic

Salt And Pepper

Mustard Powder

Garlic Powder

Dried Onion

Paprika

Cumin

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Bowl

Remove the neck, giblets and any excess fat from the turkey; discard. Rinse the turkey under cold water and pat dry with paper towels. Rub the cavity with 2 to 3 teaspoons of the spice mixture.

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Whole Turkey

Water

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Paper Towels

Brush the outside of the turkey with the canola oil and place drumstick-end down on the sitter or stand. Rub the remaining spice mixture all over the turkey.

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Canola Oil

Chicken Drumsticks

Whole Turkey

Dry Seasoning Rub

Place the turkey (on the sitter or stand) on the cooler side of the grill. Cover and cook until the juices run clear and a thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh registers 185 degrees F and 170 degrees F in the breast, 2 to 3 hours. Carefully remove the turkey from the grill, remove from the sitter or stand, and discard the beer.

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Cooler