Bodacious Bbq Turkey Recipes

BBQ TURKEY

Steps:

• Preheat a gas grill for low heat.
• Rub some of the butter all over the turkey, inside and out, then rub all over with chicken base. Cut remaining butter into cubes and toss with onions, apples, and garlic in a large bowl. Stuff the bird with this mixture and place in a disposable aluminum roasting pan. Fold the turkey skin around the neck area to cover the hole and then turn the turkey over and pour wine into the opening at the other end until the turkey is full or the bottle is empty. Set the turkey breast side up.
• Place the roasting pan on the grill and cover loosely with aluminum foil. If you have a pop up timer or heat safe meat thermometer, insert it into the turkey breast. Close the lid.
• Roast until the temperature in the breast reads 170 degrees F (75 degrees C) and the temperature in the thickest part of the thigh reads 180 degrees C (80 degrees C), about 4 hours depending on the temperature of your grill. When the temperature is getting close, remove the aluminum foil covering the turkey and allow it to brown during the final minutes of cooking. If it starts to brown too much, just cover it back up. Allow the turkey to rest for at least 20 minutes before carving.

BODACIOUS BBQ TURKEY

Steps:

• 1. Prepare BBQ grill with lots of charcoal or wood, your choice. Soak hickory chips in water. Mix all marinade ingredients in deep glass measuring cup or equivilent. Heat in microwave just until butter is melted. Set aside and prepare turkey.
• 2. Wash turkey inside and outide with cool water. With a very sharp serrated blade knife or as I use, a hack saw I use just for my turkeys...cut alongside beast bone all the way through. Then cut down both sides of backbone and cut it completely out. I cut the backbone in half and put it in a pot of cold water with neck to simmer for stock to make the gravy and dressing.
• 3. Pat turkey halves dry and lay each half on a double layer of heavy duty foil big enough to wrap completely around turkey half and securly close after injecting. Using an injector syringe, fill and inject turkey all over about every inch, front and back, keeping marinade stirred as you go. Repeat with other turkey half.
• 4. Season outside of turkey with more BBQ seasoning, seasoning salt, pepper & cayenne. Wrap the foil around turkey to cover completely and fold seams to secure. Spread coals so turkey cooks over indirect heat, add soaked hickory chips a little at a time during cooking process. Place turkey halves on grill and poke holes all over the foil to let the smoke seep in. Turn over every 20 minutes for 1 hour and 30-50 minutes.(depending on size of turkey) pull foil back so turkey will brown the last 30 minutes. Test with an instant read thermometer to read 160-165 degrees. Remove from grill and cover with foil again to rest for 15 minutes. Carve and enjoy.
• 5. Note: You can use the same injection liquid and smoke the turkey instead of BBQ'ing it. It will take about 7-8 hrs, depending on the size of the turkey. Last year I used Michael Simon from The Chew's method of spreading sausage (he used chorizo, I used Jimmy Dean sage sausage) under the breast skin. This added alot of flavor and kept the meat very moist.

BBQ TURKEY

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onions and garlic in 1/4 cup oil until tender. Stir in the ketchup, water, syrup, vinegar, molasses, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, celery seed, pepper flakes, 1 teaspoon pepper and ginger. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes or until slightly thickened. Set aside 1-1/2 cups for serving., Remove giblets from turkey (discard or save for another use). Lightly oil the grill rack. Prepare grill for indirect heat, using a drip pan. Skewer turkey openings; tie drumsticks together. Rub remaining oil over skin of turkey. Sprinkle salt and remaining pepper over turkey and inside cavity., Place turkey over drip pan, breast side up; grill, covered, over indirect medium heat 1 hour. Brush with some of the sauce mixture. Grill until a thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh reads 170°-175°, 1-1/2 to 2 hours longer, basting frequently with remaining sauce. Cover and let stand for 20 minutes before carving. Serve with reserved sauce.

MOM'S BARBEQUE STYLE TURKEY

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Place onion, celery, and green pepper in the skillet, and cook 5 minutes. Mix in the ketchup, brown sugar, chili powder, and Worcestershire sauce. Season with salt. Cook over low heat until bubbly. Stir in the turkey, cover, and simmer 30 minutes.

BARBECUED TURKEY

Steps:

• Rinse cavity of turkey with cool running water, and pat dry with paper towel. Place turkey, breast-side down, in a deep bowl or roasting pan. In a medium bowl, combine barbecue sauce, vinegar, red-pepper flakes, and sugar; pour over turkey. Let marinate, refrigerated, at least 8 hours or overnight.
• Light a charcoal fire, and let it burn until the coals have become white ash. Alternatively, heat one side of a gas grill set on medium-high.
• Brush the entire turkey with the marinade. Place turkey on the grill, breast-side up, near but not directly over the coals, or on the side of the gas grill that is not turned on. Cook turkey with the grill lid closed until the internal temperature in the thickest part of the leg and breast is 180 degrees, about 4 to 4 1/2 hours. Baste with the marinade every 30 to 45 minutes, rotating turkey a quarter turn each time. Add coals heated in a firestarter chimney as needed to maintain an even temperature.
• When the turkey is fully cooked, remove from the grill, and let sit for 15 minutes before carving. Serve with tomato-herb gravy, if desired, or additional barbecue sauce.

TURKEY BARBECUE

Steps:

• Place turkey, breast side up, on a rack in a roasting pan. Combine the butter, Worcestershire sauce, steak sauce and seasonings; rub 3 tablespoons over turkey. Cover and refrigerate remaining butter mixture. Bake turkey, uncovered, at 325° for 3 to 3-1/2 hours or until a thermometer reads 180°, basting occasionally with pan drippings., Remove turkey; pour drippings into a saucepan. When turkey is cool enough to handle, remove meat from the bones. Shred turkey and return to the roasting pan. Add broth and remaining butter mixture to the drippings; bring to a rolling boil. Pour over shredded turkey., Cover and bake at 325° for 25-30 minutes or until heated through. Serve on rolls with lettuce and tomato if desired.