GREAT INJECTED, SMOKED TURKEY!

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Recipe from Jan Nevejans at suppliesformykitchen.com Injecting a turkey for smoking is a great way to flavor your meat, you can do it before and after it goes on the barbecue or in the oven, even for pan roasted recipes it can be the trick from a good a recipe to a great one! Recipe first posted to...

Provided by Jan Nevejans

Categories     Other Sauces

Time 4h20m

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 big turkey
1 lemon
1 orange
1/2 bottle white (or red) wine
sugar (white cane sugar is preferred)
1/2 c candied ginger (or 1/4 cup fresh ginger)
1 onion
6 sprig(s) thyme
2 sprig(s) sage
2 sprig(s) rosemary
a few sticks or butter
pepper and salt

Steps:

  • 1. First of all; when you inject any kind of meat or fish when it's raw, and let it marinade for a while, the flavours of your injection will become a part of it. Just think about injecting a leg of lamb with a marinade made garlic or mint and then smoke it slowly in the oven by adding dried garlic and dried mint infused olive oil on the fire or hot coals.
  • 2. Even the most boring tasting fish can be injected with lemon and basil for example for a unique taste. The possibilities are endless, I can't name them all here but I do believe that it's definitely an underdog cooking technique then never got the credit it deserves!
  • 3. There also are a few different approaches to smoking, but the most important thing to understand is that you have to trap the smoke around your product in order to really add the smokey taste! This can be done by wood or other dried products or with coals and sprinkling over infused oil, or fresh products to create flavorful smoke!
  • 4. For starting, buy your turkey at least 1 day before serving it, so you can inject it with your secret infusion! Everyone should make up his own infusion, it's so simple!
  • 5. Chop half a lemon (don't peel it), and put them in some white or red wine with 2 thyme sprigs, a few sage leaves and some crushed pepper but no salt! Let it infuse on a low heat for about 30 minutes, sieve, add the sugar and boil it down to about 3/4 cup.
  • 6. Inject this infusion as evenly as possible in your turkey, then fill it it (it's still the day before serving!) with al the other ingredients, except the butter, salt and lemon. You can chop them up roughly for a better result.Then leave the turkey covered in the refrigerator for the night.
  • 7. Then about 3 to 4 hours before serving (depends on the size of the turkey), heat up the orange in a microwave or oven and take some kitchen rope. Then tie the orange between the legs of the turkey. Rub the butter over the chicken and roast uncovered in the oven for 2 to 3 hours on 90 C° (about 200 F)
  • 8. Take the turkey out of the oven, and heat it up to a high heat. Then just 20 minutes before you put it on the table, rub it again in butter, but this time with pepper, salt an other spices you want. Then give it quickly a nice color to serve.

Annabel Love
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This recipe was a lifesaver! I was tasked with cooking the Thanksgiving turkey this year, and I had no idea where to start. This recipe made the process easy and stress-free, and the turkey turned out perfectly.


Ocean Kitchen
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I love this recipe! The turkey is always juicy and flavorful, and the injection marinade makes it extra special. It's a great dish for a special occasion.


ambrose koome
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This was my first time smoking a turkey, and it was a huge success! Thanks to this recipe, I was able to produce a delicious and impressive bird.


SR Gaming
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Delicious! The turkey was moist and flavorful, and the injection marinade added a nice touch. Will definitely be making this again.


skyzuwu
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This recipe was easy to follow and the turkey turned out great! I'm not an experienced cook, but I was able to make this dish without any problems.


Osama Prince
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I've made this recipe twice now, and it's always been a success. The turkey is always juicy and flavorful, and the injection marinade really helps to lock in the moisture.


LADHA Khan
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This recipe is a keeper! The turkey was so moist and tender, and the flavor was out of this world.


Ahmed Sunu
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I was a bit hesitant to try this recipe, but I'm so glad I did. The turkey was delicious and the injection marinade was a game-changer. I will definitely be making this again.


Kigah Sigi
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Wow! This was one of the best turkeys I've ever had. The instructions were easy to follow, and the end result was a perfectly cooked and incredibly flavorful bird.


Vimukthi madushanka Kalupahana
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This smoked turkey recipe was an absolute hit! The turkey was juicy and flavorful, and the injection marinade made all the difference.