Spice-Rubbed Smoked Turkey with Roasted-Pear Stuffing and Cranberry Syrup

Name: Spice-Rubbed Smoked Turkey with Roasted-Pear Stuffing and Cranberry Syrup
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps brown sugar; 2 teaspoons dried rubbed sage; 1 teaspoon dried thyme; 2 teaspoons dry mustard; 1 teaspoon ground coriander; 2 teaspoons ground cumin; 1 Tbsp kosher salt; 2 teaspoons dried oregano; 12 servings Roasted-Pear Stuffing; 12 servings Cranberry Syrup; 5 kilograms fresh or frozen turkey, thawed; 6 hickory wood chunks

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Spice-Rubbed Smoked Turkey with Roasted-Pear Stuffing and Cranberry Syrup a try. Watching your figure? This gluten free and dairy free recipe has 567 calories, 71g of protein, and 18g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 32% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 12. Head to the store and pick up brown sugar, kosher salt, cranberry syrup, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the pear you could follow this main course with the The Pear Pie as a dessert. It is perfect for Thanksgiving. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

To prepare turkey, remove and discard giblets and neck. Rinse turkey with cold water, and pat dry. Trim excess fat. Starting at neck cavity, loosen skin from breast and drumsticks by inserting fingers, gently pushing between skin and meat. Lift wing tips up and over back, and tuck under turkey.

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Chicken Drumsticks

Whole Turkey

Water

Meat

Place turkey on a jelly-roll pan.

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Whole Turkey

Jelly

Roll

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Frying Pan

Combine the brown sugar and the next 7 ingredients (brown sugar through coriander). Rub seasoning mixture over and under skin. Cover turkey with plastic wrap; refrigerate 8 hours.

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Brown Sugar

Coriander

Dry Seasoning Rub

Whole Turkey

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Soak wood chunks in water 1 hour, and drain well.

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Water

Place a large, disposable aluminum-foil pan in center of bottom grill rack.

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Grill

Aluminum Foil

Frying Pan

Place 25 charcoal briquettes on each side of the pan; ignite briquettes.

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Frying Pan

Place wood chunks over hot coals. Coat top grill rack with cooking spray; place over foil pan and hot coals. Uncover the turkey; remove from jelly-roll pan.

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Cooking Spray

Whole Turkey

Jelly

Roll

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Grill

Aluminum Foil

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Place on top rack over aluminum-foil pan. Insert a meat thermometer into meaty part of thigh, making sure not to touch bone. Cover and smoke turkey 2 1/2 hours or until meat thermometer registers 180, adding 8 additional briquettes to each side of drip pan every hour. (Cover the turkey loosely with foil if it becomes too brown. Turkey will be a deep mahogany brown when done.) Discard skin.

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Whole Turkey

Bone