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BBQ Smoked Turkey

BBQ Smoked turkey
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Prep Time 4 hours 30 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 10 hours 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, BBQ
Servings 8

Equipment

  • Smoker

Ingredients
  

Turkey

  • 12 lb turkey
  • 2 tbsp paprika
  • 4 tbsp garlic powder
  • 2 tsbp mustard powder
  • 2 tbsp celery seeds
  • 1/4 cup kosher salt
  • 1/2 cup coarse ground salt
  • 1 bundle thyme sprigs
  • 1 lemon halved
  • 1 head garlic halved
  • 1 small small onion quartered

Brine

  • 1 gallon water
  • 1 cup kosher salt
  • 2 stalk celery roughly chopped
  • 1 small onion rough chopped
  • 3 tbsp peppercorn
  • 6 bay leaves
  • 1 head garlic halved
  • 1 bunch thyme sprigs
  • 1 tbsp mustard seeds

Instructions
 

Brine

  • Combine all brine ingredients, and bring to a light simmer then remove from heat
  • Once cooled place turkey in brine for 4 hours

Turkey

  • Remove turkey from brine and pat dry, evenly season entire turkey
  • Place onion, garlic, lemon, and thyme inside of turkey
  • Heat smoker to 250 F, and place turkey on smoker
  • Smoke at 30 mins per lb (roughly 6 hours), every half hour spray turkey with canola oil to help crisp skin
  • Once turkey reaches 180 F remove, and allow 15 minutes to cool to 165 F
Keyword BBQ, Turkey