Two-Alarm Deep-Fried Turkey
Two-Alarm Deep-Fried Turkey is a gluten free and dairy free recipe with 12 servings. This recipe covers 31% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 603 calories, 70g of protein, and 35g of fat. Head to the store and pick up peanut oil, turkey, spicy seasoning blend, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the peanut oil you could follow this main course with the Salted Peanut Toffee Cookies as a dessert. It works well as a main course. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 15 minutes.
Instructions
Stir together first 5 ingredients.
Remove giblets and neck from turkey, and, if desired, reserve for another use. Rinse turkey with cold water.
Drain cavity well; pat dry. Rub turkey evenly with 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil. Loosen and lift skin from turkey breasts with fingers without totally detaching skin; spread one-fourth salt mixture evenly underneath. Carefully replace skin.
Sprinkle additional one-fourth salt mixture inside cavity; rub into cavity.
Sprinkle remaining salt mixture evenly on skin; rub into skin.
Place turkey on fryer rod.
Pour peanut oil into a deep propane turkey fryer, pouring 10 to 12 inches below top of fryer.
Heat to 300 over a medium-low flame according to manufacturer's instructions. Carefully lower turkey into hot oil with rod attachment.
Fry 45 minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted in thickest portion of thigh registers 16
(Keep oil temperature between 300 to 325.)
Remove turkey from oil; drain and let stand 15 minutes before slicing.