If appropriately handled right, smoked turkey is a great substitute for pork. If you long for the barbecue flavor and texture, but still need to eat a little healthier, Turkey BBQ is perfect.
The key to this recipe is to inject the turkey with apple juice, or a mixture of apple juice and various spices. This will keep the turkey moist while cooking, and help to absorb the great smoky flavor.
The smoked turkey in this recipe can be like youwould be chopped or pulled pork barbecue, sandwiches, or with your favorite barbecue side dish.
Chile Rub
- 3 tablespoons packed brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons sea salt
- 2 tablespoons paprika
- 2 tablespoons of good chili powder
- 2 tablespoons ground cumin
- 3 teaspoons ground black pepper
A 10 - to 12-pound turkey
- 1 / 2 onion
- 1 / 2 orange
- Sea salt and freshly ground pepper
- Your favorite barbecue sauce
Combine the chile rubIngredients in a small bowl.
Rinse well under running water cold Turkey. Pat dry with kitchen paper. Cutting away large pieces of fat and either discard the giblets or save it for another recipe. Put the onion and orange into the cavity Turkey season, then season the cavity with salt and pepper.
Using a turkey injector, inject it in several places the turkey with apple juice. Pat chile rub all over the outside of Turkey is not safe in any part of the collectedBird.
Prepare your grill for cooking. When using charcoal, build the fire on one side so that the other side for indirect grilling. Oil the grate food.
Place Turkey on the "coolest" side of the grill, then close the lid. Cook (moving occasionally to evenly cook the Turkey), with the temperature set at about 500 degrees F for about 2 hours, until an instant-read thermometer into the thickest part of thigh from the bone, reads 180 degrees F. The juices shouldrun clear.
Take Turkey and put it to rest on a cutting board for about 10 minutes. Slice or pull and chop the turkey from the bone. Put the meat to give to a large bowl and with as much sauce as you like. Serve immediately. This smoked turkey grill can be placed in the freezer for up to 3 months.