Smoked Turkey | Recipe Binder

Ingredients

• 2x 7-8 lb young turkeys
• Brine:
• 1qt vegi stock
• 1 lb honey
• 1 lb kosher salt
• 1 Gallon hot water
• 1 7lb bag of ice
• 1 tbs cracked black peppercorns
• Injection:
• 2 bottles of Tony Cacheron’s Creole Butter Injection (or something similar)
• Rub:
• Olive oil
• Your favorite poultry rub (Lawry’s or Weber Kickn Chicken are good)
• Baste:
• 1 gallon apple juice
• 1 qt chicken stock
• Glaze:
• Dried honey powder is the best if you can find it, otherwise 12 oz honey, heated
• Wood:
• Use mild woods like apple and cherry mixed with some hickory or mesquite (80/20 respectively)
• *Soak wood in water, add any flavors you want such as apple juice, Jack daniels, beer, rosemary, etc. (2-6 hours)