Smoked Turkey Recipe
I’ve had a yearning for smoked turkey for quite some time now, so I put together a recipe for a smoked turkey to satisfy my craving. That being said, I can guarantee that this will be the most delicious smoked turkey recipe you’ve ever tasted.
Equipment
- Smoker
Ingredients
- 1 Whole turkey. Make sure the ice has already melted
- 2 tbsp Minced garlic
- 2 tbsp Seasoned salt
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 24 ounces cola-flavored carbonated beverage
- 1 medium-sized apple
- 1 large onion
- 1 tbsp tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tbsp table salt
- 1 tsp freshly ground pepper
Instructions
- Please rinse your turkey thoroughly before cooking it. I’m aware that a lot of people believe it spreads germs throughout your kitchen but rinses!
- Once rinsed, set it aside in a roasting pan and dry pat it with a paper towel to ensure that it is completely dried. If you don’t dry it well, there’s a chance that the ingredients you put on it will not adhere properly.
- I’m not one to go overboard with the spices when it comes to turkey. With this recipe, you can limit yourself to using only garlic and seasoning salt. The delicious aroma will emanate from the ingredients you use to fill your turkey.
- Coca-cola, apple, onion, and butter will be put into the turkey to provide some sweetness.
- Apply a little layer of olive oil to the skin of the turkey.
- Blend all of the other ingredients into a smooth paste, then press the mixture onto the turkey and fill the remaining ingredients into the bird.
- Wrap the turkey loosely in aluminum foil.
- Set the smoker by bringing it to a temperature of 250 degrees Fahrenheit. Set up the smoker and baste the turkey with the turkey juices from the pan every 1-2 hours for a total of 4 hours.
- Smoke till its temperatures reach 180 degrees Fahrenheit in the deepest portion of the thigh, then remove from the smoker. When smoking a turkey between 225 and 250 degrees Fahrenheit, it is best to allow 30 minutes per pound of weight. The turkey weighed 13 pounds and took approximately 7-8 hours to reach serving temperature.
- Now that you have my recipe for smoked turkey, allow me to answer some frequently asked questions.
