DAD’S GRILLED TURKEY

Preparing in advance is important for grilled turkey. A turkey on the grill will take approx 30 min to prep, 8 hours to marinate and 3 hours to cook. It is best to prep and marinate the turkey the night before and set in the fridge overnight.

What To Grill

Lemon Garlic Marinade

1 cup chicken broth
2 tbsp lemon juice
1/4 cup oil, olive or canola
1/4 tsp garlic powder (or 2 garlic cloves finely chopped)
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh basil
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro
1/2 tsp salt

Turkey

12-14 lb whole turkey, thawed
1 marinade injector
Tony Chacheres Original Creole Seasoning or similar

How To Grill It

1. Be sure to chop or grind spices as fine as possible. Place all marinade ingredients in blender. Cover and puree. Be sure it is smooth, this is important as large pieces will clog the injector. Set aside for at least 30 minutes. This is a good time to prepare the turkey.
2. Prep the thawed turkey, remove plastic leg holder, giblets and neck. Rinse the cavity and pat dry.
3. Inject the marinade into turkey
4. Sprinkle Creole Seasoning inside cavity and over the outside of turkey. Place turkey in a large tray or dish. Cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours but no longer than 24 hours.
   

   To prepare the turkey for refrigeration, fasten neck skin to back of turkey with toothpicks. Tuck the leg under the piece of skin at the tail. Fold the wings across the turkey, so the tips are touching

5. Set up grill for Indirect Heat. For charcoal, place a drip pan directly under the grilling area and arrange coals around the pan. For gas, use the outside burners.
6. Place the turkey directly on the grate, breast side up, over the drip pan or unheated part of gas grill. Close cover and grill over medium heat (4 seconds using the hand method). Cook about 3-4 hours until meat thermometer reads 170F.
7. Remove from heat and let cool 15 minutes before carving.

Serves 12-16

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