This turned out to be a pretty big deal for my spatchcocked turkey. A short video on how to spatchcock and cook a chicken on the big green egg. Place the drip pan with the turkey on top of the aluminum foil spacers on top of the platesetter in the big green egg and smoke for 2. Bacon bourbon smoked turkey on big green egg girls can grill. We are going to smoke a 25 pound turkey on the big green egg for christmas. Filled up the egg pretty well but you would be surprised by how much room you have. Once made, save about 14 cup and then rub the rest all over the turkey and get some under the skin too. Do a search for spatchcock turkey and you will find all the answers you. Spatchcock chicken naked whiz ceramic charcoal cooking. Heat the butter with the herbs and garlic in a small pot until melted. There is nothing more impressive than a beautiful whole roasted bird with crispy golden skin to elicit the oooooooohs and.
As themule told you, make sure your grate is big enough. How to make spatchcock smoked chicken self proclaimed foodie. You can also add spices to your brine or even use fruit juices get creative. Now sit back, grab a nice glass of beaujolais nouveau, and enjoy this post for big green egg thanksgiving turkey. Cook for 12 minutes per pound until the turkey has reached a safe minimum internal temperature of 165f74c throughout the product. Place the turkey on three big balls of aluminum foil to raise it up off of the pan and allow the fat to drip but not get inside the big green egg. When the smoker is preheated and ready to go, its time to cook some turkey. Thanksgiving 2004 was a holiday to remember on the big green egg forum. Spatchcock smoked turkey recipe on the grill how to bbq right. Ive done beer can turkey on the big green egg for the past two years. Mad max turkey method naked whiz ceramic charcoal cooking. The mouthwatering homemade dry rub and optional whiskey bbq sauce really takes this main dish over the top. Note please a lot of smoke is not you friend i use.
Chris capells spatchcocked turkey recipe isnt traditional, however the bird will be. One of the advantages of cooking a turkey that hasnt been injected with a solution is that you. Spatchcock smoke roasted turkey will be the star of your thanksgiving spread this year. If you are cooking your turkey on the big green egg, you will want to soak 34 cups of hickory chips or apple chips in a bowl of water for about an hour. Take your spatchcocked turkey to the grill for extramoist. Ive purposefully skipped doing a spatchcock turkey on the grill because because i. Traeger smoked spatchcock turkey is a delicious and easy way to cook a turkey that is as juicy as it is tender. Hey nordo, heres some info that i hope helps and doesnt confuse you. Stuff it with bacon, bathe it in bourbon and smoke it on the big green egg. Spatchcock is an old irish word that means to butterfly and simply describes the method of preparing the chicken. Chris capells spatchcocked turkey recipe isnt traditional, however the bird will be cooked evenly with his turkey method. How long to smoke a turkey on the big green egg bbq.
Cut the backbone and broke the breast bone to spatchcock the turkey. Brine recipe for smoked turkey big green egg recipes. Being organized with the right tools will make all the difference in the world. Weve had it for close to a year, and have been planning on cooking a beer can chicken forever, but a friend told us to try a spatchcock. Roast the turkey for about 4 and a half hours, until it has an internal temperature of 165 degrees and the skin is brown and crispy.
Taste of atlanta big green egg turkey demo and turkey. To make a brine just combine salt, water and sugar. You can smoke an excellent turkey from butterball or honeysuckle, but theres also a lot of value in going with a heritage breed or minimallyprocessed turkey. Rub the chicken under the skin and outside of the skin with the barbecue sauce. Spatchcocked turkey on the grill cuts down the cook time and also frees up. Remove the chicken from the refrigerator and let it rest while the egg. Remove the chicken from the refrigerator and let it rest while the egg is heating.
When i saw the spatchcocked turkey on my friends chris blog nibblemethis, i was inspired to. As the centerpiece of our glutenfree prethanksgiving dinner, i decided to do a turkey on the big green egg. Ive slow smoked birds, flavorbrined them, rubbed them in an herb butter, done them up beercan style, cajunstyle, taken them for a spin on the spit, stuffed turkey breasts with cranberries, wrapped them in bacon, turned them into. This is not about smoking a turkey, though this does have a hint of smoke flavor.
Dead simple spatchcock chicken 2001, the naked whiz. Take the turkey out of the fridge 30 minutes prior to cooking. This recipe will walk you through roasting a turkey for thanksgiving on a big green egg. My wifes folks are coming down from indiana to our house in florida for the first time and id better not screw up. Juicy smoked thanksgiving turkey on the big green egg. We chose to cook on a large big green egg, but any charcoal cooker where you can control your fire, and get the bird at least 12 inches from the fire, will work.
Spatchcock smoked chicken is a whole chicken cut to lay flat, covered in a delicious dry rub, and smoked to tender moist perfection the deep rich hardwood smoke flavor is infused into the entire chicken. Cover the chicken with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours and up to 8 hours. Ive slow smoked birds, flavorbrined them, rubbed them in an herb butter, done them up. Ive seen a lot of conflicting information about how long to smoke a turkey. Each has been delicious whether on the grill big green egg or in the oven. Cooking your christmas turkey on the big green egg means you will have one of the best turkeys of your life. Cajun injected brine with some john henrys texas chicken tickler rub. Big green eggic big green egg spatchcocked chicken big. How to smoke a turkey spatchcock style meadow creek.
It looks like youre enjoying the bbq brethrens forums but havent created an account yet. Mad max turkey method turkey recipe for thanksgiving. Grilling chicken just got even more fun, and grilling a spatchcock chicken will be your new favorite way to grill or smoke chicken. Take your spatchcocked turkey to the grill for extramoist, evenly. Tips for perfectly smoking a turkey breast on the big. If you need a refresher on using a big green egg, take a look at the how to lay a fire and control the temp in your big green egg smoke as a flavor.
Hundreds of people clamored for more details, which max strived to provide. I did a 18lb turkey spatchcocked on my larger a while back. A tender and juicy bird categories poultry, thanksgiving, turkey tags sage december 31, 2019 november. Pull the turkey once an instant read thermometer registers 165. How to cook a smoked turkey on the big green egg or other. Ill be waiting to see if you have the same results incidentally i checked the maverick before and after the smoke and it was right on, i also checked. We chose to cook on a large big green egg, but any charcoal cooker where. I wanted to create that traditional roasted texture with just a hint of smoke flavor, not a smoked turkey. Taste of atlanta big green egg turkey demo and turkey grilling tips last month i had the privilege of helping my good friend and colleague, clint cantwell, do a turkey cooking demonstration for big green egg at the th annual taste of atlanta.
How to make spatchcock poultry on the big green egg. Cooking on a big green egg is a science, and it all revolves around controlling your fire. Perfect thanksgiving turkey recipe cooked on a big green egg. We all know the egg is just amazing at keeping everything so moist and the christmas turkey. Ingredients 1 fresh turkey 14 lbs shown here 3 tablespoons kosher salt 2 tablespoons freshly cracked pepper olive oil. White, black, red, green, blue, yellow, magenta, cyan. Guide to cooking thanksgiving turkey on a big green egg. Place the turkey on a cookie sheet to carry it out to the smoker or you can use a bradley rack and just leave it on there while it cooks. Ive done beer can turkey on the big green egg for the past two years so i was looking to do something different this year for this years thanksgiving turkey. When i first stated reading the big green egg forums i kept seeing people posting pictures about spatchcock chicken. Spatchcocked turkey recipe main dish holiday recipe. Apple smoked 14 lb spatchcock turkey after smoking many spatchcock chickens using different spices and smoke flavors apple, pecan, cherry, and hickory i decided to try spatchcocking a turkey to have some data available come thanksgiving and the holidays. Ive just done two birds, and the spatchcocked bird was 3 cuts from quartered, and only one of those was through meat.
Place the spatchcocked turkey skin side up and let it smoke cook. Spatchcock turkey question big green egg egghead forum. Go rogue for thanksgiving, christmas or easter by making a bacon bourbon smoked turkey. I took a cue from alton browns dry brining and butterfly turkey technique. In this recipe, i will show you how to smoke this turkey roast using a little bacon inside the cooking net so that it comes out extremely tender and. Set the egg for direct cooking no conveggtor at 400f204c. By spatchcocking the turkey first, you flatten the cooking surface, allowing for faster cook time and lots of smoke flavor. I use a combination of dizzy pig and john henry rubs. Spatchcocked turkey and chicken on the big green egg you cut out the. The pit barrel cooker is a drum smoker and grill and when grilling on direct.
Max rosen revealed his secret turkey and gravy recipe to the world. How to grill or smoke a spatchcock chicken the juiciest. Light the big green egg or the grill smoker of your choice and. Place the turkey on the roasting rack in a drip pan. Spatchcocking involves cutting out the backbone of the chicken so that it can be pressed flat and cooked, resulting in a shorter cook time and some say a better tasting bird. Smoking a spatchcock turkey is great for large birds or when your short on time. How large of a turkey can i spatchcock on a large bge. When i started egging around 2000, i started the quest for the best possible roasted turkey on the big green egg. That means a turkey can take up the entire surface of the grill and still be cooked using indirect heat. I stuff our turkey with a halved apple, halved onion, halved orange and sprigs of rosemary. Since we happened to have a big green egg on hand, we took the opportunity to put it to the test to see how well this charcoalpowered grill handled a smoked turkey.
I like to get the heavy smoke down a bit before i start the cooking process. Spatchcock a turkey big green egg egghead forum the. Big green egg turkey large green egg green eggs smoked whole turkey whole turkey recipes roasted meat roasted turkey big green egg smoker cooking for dummies once you try this brined turkey recipe on the big green egg, youll agree that nothing does a better job of roasting meats. Wtf is that then i read that its the method of cooking a bird by cutting out its back bone and opening it up so that it lays flat on the grill. Tips for perfectly smoking a turkey breast on the big green egg. You can wet brine or dry brine and to be honest, i think both options work great.
Showing this alternative method to smoking a turkey. Smoked spatchcocked turkey grilling inspiration weber. Once you try this brined turkey recipe on the big green egg, youll agree that nothing does a better job of roasting meats. This is a complete recipe for a spatchcock smoked turkey. John has a point, given the disparate cooking goals and the ease of separating the thigh once the hip is removed. First of all we brined that turkey overnight in a cooler, because it was a 25 pounder. I also used the slaughterhouse brine for the turkey. Heat big green egg or smoker of choice to 325350 degrees. Grilled spatchcocked turkey at this point i feel like ive done turkey every which way over the flames. You may wish to use a hotter temperature for crispier skin, although we have found the path to crispy skin lies in letting the bird sit, uncovered, for 2448 hours in your regrigerator. Spatchcocked turkey recipe main dish holiday recipe dizzy pig. Almost anything tastes good on a spatchcocked chicken. Smoked turkey recipe this week im firing up the big green egg to show you how i do a smoked turkey just in time for thanksgiving. Treat it pretty much like chicken in regards to cutting it and cooking it, just be mindful of the size of the bird and the 40 to 140 in 4 hour rule.
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