Cajun Deep-Fried Turkey

Name: Cajun Deep-Fried Turkey
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Creole, Cajun
Ingredients: 7 fluid ounces fluid ounces beer; 473 milliliters butter; 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 2 Tbsps ground black pepper; 59 milliliters Louisiana-style hot sauce; 59 milliliters garlic juice; 59 milliliters onion juice; 3 gallons peanut oil for frying, or as needed; 5 kilograms whole turkey, neck and giblets removed; 59 milliliters Worcestershire sauce

Cajun Deep-Fried Turkey might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains approximately 70g of protein, 144g of fat, and a total of 1579 calories. This recipe serves 12. This recipe covers 35% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes. A mixture of beer, onion juice, ground pepper, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. To use up the peanut oil you could follow this main course with the Salted Peanut Toffee Cookies as a dessert. This recipe is typical of Creole cuisine.

Instructions

Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat.

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Butter

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Sauce Pan

Add the onion juice, garlic juice, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, black pepper, cayenne pepper and beer.

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Worcestershire Sauce

Cayenne Pepper

Black Pepper

Garlic Juice

Hot Sauce

Juice

Onion

Beer

Mix until well blended.

Use a marinade injecting syringe or turkey baster with an injector tip to inject the marinade all over the turkey including the legs, back, wings, thighs and breasts.

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Marinade

Whole Turkey

Chicken Wings

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Baster

Place in a large plastic bag and marinate overnight in the refrigerator. Do not use a kitchen trash bag. If your turkey is large, you can use an oven bag.

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Whole Turkey

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Oven

When it's time to fry, measure the amount of oil needed by lowering the turkey into the fryer and filling with enough oil to cover it.

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Whole Turkey

Cooking Oil

Remove the turkey and set aside.

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Whole Turkey

Heat the oil to 365 degrees F (185 degrees C). When the oil has come to temperature, lower the turkey into the hot oil slowly using the hanging device that comes with turkey deep-fryers. The turkey should be completely submerged in the oil. Cook for 36 minutes, or 3 minutes per pound of turkey. The turkey is done when the temperature in the thickest part of the thigh reaches 180 degrees F (80 degrees C). Turn off the flame and slowly remove from the oil, making sure all of the oil drains out of the cavity. Allow to rest on a serving platter for about 20 minutes before carving.

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Whole Turkey

Cooking Oil

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Servings:

7fluid ounces

fluid ounces beer 473milliliters

butter 1teaspoon

cayenne pepper 2Tbsps

ground black pepper 59milliliters

Louisiana-style hot sauce 59milliliters

garlic juice 59milliliters

onion juice 3gallons

peanut oil for frying, or as needed 5kilograms

whole turkey, neck and giblets removed 59milliliters

Worcestershire sauce

Recommended wine: Albarino, Rose Wine, Sauvignon Blanc

Cajun on the menu? Try pairing with Albarino, rosé Wine, and Sauvignon Blanc. These low-tannin, lower alcohol wines will complement the heat in spicy cajun dishes, instead of making your mouth burn more. The Atlantis Albarino with a 4.9 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 14 dollars per bottle.