OK so what's wrong with cooking the other other white meat outside of the Holidays? Actually this saga started right before Christmas last year, the SWMBO got a free turkey voucher as a present and proceeds to march down to the grocery store and picks out a nearly 30# bird !!! I mean this velociraptor scared the dog it was so huge. So I says to the wife, "and what exactly am I supposed to do with that?" Wrong question, dirty looks, and a few sarcastic comments later I chuck it into the freezer.
It's now nearly eight months later and I need to get this beast out of the way of some important things, like more beef !! I slowly thaw it in my beer fridg for a few days then spatchcocked this big moutha. Took a pair of garden shears to get the job done for crying out loud !! Wet brined it with a cup each of salt, brown sugar, 3 lemons halved, 2 oranges halved, some pickling spice and a bouquet garni of fresh herbs for 24 hours.
Cook day I chopped up a bunch of those same fresh herbs and made a paste using grape seed oil and got out the Oak Ridge Secret Weapon for seasoning....
....before seasoning I melted 2 sticks of butter along with some EVOO into a pan and let cool down. I injected it all into the breasts and the upper thigh portions. Took the paste and applied it liberally both top and bottom followed by the Oak Ridge seasoning....all dressed up and ready to go ......
....cooked it on my pellet cooker around 330* steady temp to an internal of 165-170* in those big breasts and around 175* in the deep part of the thighs. Used Lumberjack Fruitwood Blend pellets (whatever that is) as the fuel. She came out really nice, took almost 3 hours .....
Nearly took a cherry picker to get it into the house. Let it rest for about 30 minutes or so then divided into two half bird portions. First half went to some dear friends who helped us out with some dog sitting. The second half, well, seems no one was particularly interested in a big turkey feast in July so the rest is pretty much going to be left overs and late night munchies !!!
Got hungry last night and needed a sammie so carved off some of that football sized breast. Stuff was really quite tender and juicy. Almost forgot how good smoked turkey really is ......
Gobble gobble, anyone want some turkey? Troutman Steve already tired of it and outta here !!!
It's now nearly eight months later and I need to get this beast out of the way of some important things, like more beef !! I slowly thaw it in my beer fridg for a few days then spatchcocked this big moutha. Took a pair of garden shears to get the job done for crying out loud !! Wet brined it with a cup each of salt, brown sugar, 3 lemons halved, 2 oranges halved, some pickling spice and a bouquet garni of fresh herbs for 24 hours.
Cook day I chopped up a bunch of those same fresh herbs and made a paste using grape seed oil and got out the Oak Ridge Secret Weapon for seasoning....
....before seasoning I melted 2 sticks of butter along with some EVOO into a pan and let cool down. I injected it all into the breasts and the upper thigh portions. Took the paste and applied it liberally both top and bottom followed by the Oak Ridge seasoning....all dressed up and ready to go ......
....cooked it on my pellet cooker around 330* steady temp to an internal of 165-170* in those big breasts and around 175* in the deep part of the thighs. Used Lumberjack Fruitwood Blend pellets (whatever that is) as the fuel. She came out really nice, took almost 3 hours .....
Nearly took a cherry picker to get it into the house. Let it rest for about 30 minutes or so then divided into two half bird portions. First half went to some dear friends who helped us out with some dog sitting. The second half, well, seems no one was particularly interested in a big turkey feast in July so the rest is pretty much going to be left overs and late night munchies !!!
Got hungry last night and needed a sammie so carved off some of that football sized breast. Stuff was really quite tender and juicy. Almost forgot how good smoked turkey really is ......
Gobble gobble, anyone want some turkey? Troutman Steve already tired of it and outta here !!!
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