[CH] BBQ TURKEY
Calvin Donaghey (gdonaghey@bitstreet.com)
Sat, 04 Mar 2000 18:53:14 -0600
Hello all,
Today I tried something I've never done before. My wife thawed a 25 lb
turkey and asked me to cook it any way I liked. (what do YOU have
planned for your day off?) I skinned and butchered it down to pieces
like you do a chicken, then split the thighs and breast halves again.
Sliced the breast meat into 1" X 2" strips. Cooked it as if it was a
chicken.
Marinate 3 hours (he was a tough old bird) in white wine, garlic, mango,
onion, peppers, celery tops all pureed in the blender.
Coat with lemon pepper, a little powder and salt.
Grill over mesquite coals w/ peach wood chips until outside is fully
blanched and grill marks are dark. (Still pink in center)
Slosh on:
BBQ sauce hopped up w/ extra garlic, JC's Fiery Hab sauce (not too much,
I didn't want to be responsible for eating the whole bird myself!) and
Ruby Red Wild Hibiscus Sauce (from OZ). Brown sauce on both sides.
Add to BIG crock pot with 1/2 cup Colgin's, 1/2 cup broth, 1/2 cup
sauce. Pack pieces tightly into pot, leaving little open space. Cook
at 325 1hour, then on low 2 hours. (Actually, as big as our pot is, I
still had to put some in a foil pouch in the oven.)
Just sampled the finished product, and it is quite good. Tender, and
very juicy. Made about 4 cups of broth, too. Next time I may try it
with an olive oil/garlic/papaya sauce a friend of mine from Hawaii
makes ;-)
JC- Your sauce is excellent on turkey.
Anna- I found a nice use for that hibiscus sauce.
Calvin