Honey Smoked Turkey

Name: Honey Smoked Turkey
Prep time: 3 h 45 min
Cook time: 3 h 45 min
Total time: 3 h 45 min
Yield: 54
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps celery salt; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh basil; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh sage; 2 Tbsps ground black pepper; 340 grams honey; 227 grams mesquite wood chips; 2 Tbsps vegetable oil; 5 kilograms whole turkey

Need a gluten free and dairy free hor d'oeuvre? Honey Smoked Turkey could be a tremendous recipe to try. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 16g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 147 calories. This recipe serves 54. A mixture of vegetable oil, mesquite wood chips, honey, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 3 hours and 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat grill for high heat. If you are using a charcoal grill, use about twice the normal amount of charcoal. Soak wood chips in a pan of water, and set next to the grill.

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French Fries

Water

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Frying Pan

Remove neck and giblets from turkey. Rinse the bird and pat dry.

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Whole Turkey

Place in a large disposable roasting pan.

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In a medium bowl, mix together sage, ground black pepper, celery salt, basil, and vegetable oil.

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Ground Black Pepper

Vegetable Oil

Celery Salt

Basil

Sage

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Bowl

Pour mixture evenly over the turkey. Turn the turkey breast side down in the pan, and tent loosely with aluminum foil.

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Turkey Breast

Whole Turkey

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Aluminum Foil

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Place the roasting pan on the preheated grill. Throw a handful of the wood chips onto the coals. Close the lid, and cook for 1 hour.

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French Fries

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Throw about 2 more handfuls of soaked wood chips on the fire.

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Drizzle 1/2 the honey over the bird, and replace the foil. Close the lid of the grill, and continue cooking 1 1/2 to 2 hours, or until internal temperature reaches 180 degrees F (80 degrees C) in the thickest part of the thigh.

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Honey

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Uncover turkey, and carefully turn it breast side up in the roasting pan. Baste with remaining honey. Leave the turkey uncovered, and cook 15 minutes. The cooked honey will be very dark.

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Whole Turkey

Honey

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