Grill-Roasted Turkey with Herb Mustard Butter

Name: Grill-Roasted Turkey with Herb Mustard Butter
Prep time: 3 h 30 min
Cook time: 3 h 30 min
Total time: 3 h 30 min
Yield: 14
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps Dijon mustard; 59 milliliters chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 2 teaspoons minced garlic; 1 Tbsp kosher salt; 2 teaspoons pepper; 473 milliliters wood chips or about 12 wood chunks; 1 Tbsp finely chopped rosemary; 2 teaspoons finely chopped sage; 5 kilograms turkey, thawed if frozen and allowed to sit at room temperature 1 hour; 170 grams 1/2 sticks softened unsalted butter

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Grill-Roasted Turkey with Herb Mustard Butter a try. This recipe covers 29% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 61g of protein, 29g of fat, and a total of 546 calories. This recipe serves 14. If you have butter, pepper, rosemary, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 3 hours and 30 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet.

Instructions

Soak wood chips in warm water for at least 20 minutes, or chunks at least 1 hour.

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French Fries

Water

Remove the leg truss from turkey and discard.

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Whole Turkey

Remove neck, tail, and giblets from cavity; save for gravy if you like. Rinse bird inside and out and pat dry. Be sure to wash your sink with antibacterial soap afterward.

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Gravy

Put remaining ingredients in a bowl and mash together with a fork.

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Bowl

Set up a grill for indirect medium-low heat (300 to 325): Set an aluminum drip pan (at least as large as turkey) under the cooking grate and on middle burner (for a 3-burner grill) or on one of the two burners (for a 2-burner grill). With grill lid open, ignite all burners and turn to high. Close lid and heat 10 minutes; turn off burner under the drip pan and adjust other burners to maintain 300 to 32

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Whole Turkey

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Grill

Frying Pan

Meanwhile, spread about 2 tbsp. herb butter throughout the inside of the main cavity. Starting at the breast end, loosen the skin, working down the legs if you can.

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Butter

Spread

Spread the rest of the butter under the skin and over top of legs, thighs, and lastly breast. Pat the bird to even out the lumps and evenly distribute butter. Wrap wing tips and drumstick ends with foil so they don't char.

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Chicken Drumsticks

Butter

Spread

Wrap

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Aluminum Foil

Drain half of wood chips or chunks. Put chips in a smoker box, if your grill has one, or put chips in a small shallow disposable aluminum pan and set over direct heat. If using chunks, set directly on grate over a lit burner.

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French Fries

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Grill

Frying Pan

Oil a shallow but sturdy grilling rack and put turkey on it, breast side up. Set the rack directly on cooking grate over the drip pan. Insert a cord-style digital grilling thermometer through thickest part of breast until it touches bone. Arrange cord over indirect heat area. Cover grill.

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Whole Turkey

Bone

Cooking Oil

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Kitchen Thermometer

Grill

Frying Pan

Grill-roast turkey for about 1 hour, tenting it with foil if it begins to get too dark.

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Whole Turkey

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Grill

Aluminum Foil

Drain remaining wood chips or chunks and add to fire as before. Grill-roast turkey until thermometer registers 165, 1 to 2 hours more. Use an instant-read thermometer to double-check the temperature on the other side of breast, and measure temperature into the thigh joint (where thigh meets body) as well; here, it should be 17

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Whole Turkey

French Fries

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Kitchen Thermometer

Grill

Lift the turkey onto a serving platter; save pan juices for the gravy, or just strain the juices, spoon off fat, and serve them as is.

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Whole Turkey

Gravy

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Frying Pan

Let turkey rest in a warm place 20 to 30 minutes.

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Whole Turkey

Garnish with extra herb sprigs if you like and bring to the table for carving.

*Use wood chips or chunks to give your turkey a gently smoky flavor. Aidell's favorite woods for turkey are fruit woods like apple, cherry, or peach; find these at home-supply stores.

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