Smoked Turkey with BBQ Gravy

Name: Smoked Turkey with BBQ Gravy
Prep time: 15 h 55 min
Cook time: 15 h 55 min
Total time: 15 h 55 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters apple cider vinegar; 710 milliliters apple juice; 1 Tbsps black pepper; 1 Tbsp black peppercorns; 237 milliliters bourbon; 2 liters turkey stock or chicken stock; 1 stick Drum from turkey; 1 Tbsps ground mustard; 1 Tbsps fresh ground black pepper; 2 Tbsps ground sage; 473 milliliters ketchup; 1 Tbsp lemon juice; 118 milliliters light brown sugar; 5 Tbsps light brown sugar; 12 servings Olive oil; 1 large onion, sliced; 1 Tbsps onion powder; 4 Tbsps onion powder; 355 milliliters paprika; 473 milliliters salt; 2 Tbsps salt; 12 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 5 Tbsps sugar; 2 Tbsps thyme; 10 kilograms turkey; 12 servings Neck, from turkey; 1 Tbsp vegetable oil; 237 milliliters water; 1 gallon water; 177 milliliters white sugar

Smoked Turkey with BBQ Gravy requires approximately 15 hours and 55 minutes from start to finish. Watching your figure? This dairy free recipe has 1338 calories, 136g of protein, and 53g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 12. This recipe covers 54% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as a main course. If you have worcestershire sauce, salt, water, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the light brown sugar you could follow this main course with the Apricot tart with brown sugar & cinnamon pastry as a dessert. This recipe is typical of American cuisine.

Instructions

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Special equipment: 4 cups hickory wood chips, soaked in water for 60 minutes

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French Fries

Water

Mix all ingredients in a small bowl and reserve.

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Bowl

Mix the water, salt, apple juice, bourbon, peppercorn, and sugar into a 5-gallon bucket lined with a resealable bag. Stir until the salt and sugar is dissolved.

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Apple Juice

Peppercorns

Bourbon

Sugar

Water

Salt

Add the turkey into the bag with the brine. In a garbage bag-lined ice chest filled with ice, place the bucket in and surround with ice. Keep in a cool place and let brine 6 hours or overnight. Turn the turkey after 3 hours.

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Whole Turkey

Brine

Ice

Remove turkey from the brine and pat dry with paper towels.

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Whole Turkey

Brine

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Paper Towels

Rub the turkey with olive oil and massage the rub onto the Turkey.

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Olive Oil

Whole Turkey

Dry Seasoning Rub

Soak wood chips for 1 hour prior to cooking the turkey and drain well. Fill the chimney starter with charcoal and light. Burn until they ash over.

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Whole Turkey

French Fries

Place the burned coals to 1 side of the grill.

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Grill

Place wood chips on top of coals. Line a standard size loaf pan with aluminum foil and fill 2/3 with water.

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French Fries

Water

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Aluminum Foil

Loaf Pan

Place in the grill opposite the coals.

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Grill

Take the turkey and place on the grill over the pan of water. Insert a probe thermometer in the thigh to keep a check on the temperature as it cooks.

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Whole Turkey

Water

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Kitchen Thermometer

Grill

Frying Pan

Place the lid on the grill with the vent open.

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Grill

The temperature should remain constant at 225 degrees F. You may need to add more coals and chips every few hours.

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French Fries

After 1 hour check the turkey, if the skin is golden brown cover with foil. Continue cooking for 4 to 6 more hours or until a probe thermometer reaches 160 degrees F.

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Whole Turkey

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Kitchen Thermometer

Aluminum Foil

Remove from the oven and let rest 20 minutes before you carve.

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Oven

Serve with BBQ Gravy.

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Gravy

Mix ingredients together and store in an air tight container for up to 6 months.

Heat the vegetable oil in a saucepan on medium-high heat.

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Vegetable Oil

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Sauce Pan

Add the drumstick and neck and sear until brown.

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Chicken Drumsticks

Remove from pan and reserve.

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Frying Pan

Lower heat and saute the onions.

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Onion

Add the stock, scrapping up the fond on the bottom of the pan.

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Stock

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Frying Pan

Add the drumstick and neck into the saucepan. Cover and let simmer until it comes to a boil; about 1 hour. Sauce will reduce down greatly.

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Chicken Drumsticks

Sauce

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Sauce Pan

Remove turkey parts.

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Whole Turkey

Add BBQ Sauce to pan and whisk together. Gravy will thicken. Season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Barbecue Sauce

Gravy

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Whisk

Frying Pan

In a medium saucepan, combine all ingredients. Bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat to simmer. Cook uncovered, stirring frequently, for 1 hour 15 minutes.

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Sauce Pan