Juicy smoked thanksgiving turkey on the big green egg. Here are a few great wood options to complement your. Spatchcock a turkey big green egg egghead forum the. How to smoke a turkey spatchcock style posted on november 8, 2019 november 22, 2019 by lavern leave a comment if youre getting ready to smoke your first thanksgiving or christmas turkey, this turkey smoking guide will walk you through the steps for cooking. How to smoke a turkey spatchcock style meadow creek. Would like to see videos of the recipes being done.
Spatchcocked turkey recipe main dish holiday recipe dizzy pig. Come visit big green egg headquarters, including our retail. Spatchcock turkey question big green egg egghead forum. Spatchcocked turkey recipe main dish holiday recipe. Mad max charcoal roasts his popular traditional turkey with the mad max turkey method, and it is always a hit, but the most flavorful bird we cooked that day was one we butterflied also called spatchcocked, rubbed and cooked direct over the charcoal. Its a term that is thought to have originated in 18th century ireland.
Heat big green egg or smoker of choice to 325350 degrees. While it may not be as pretty as an evenly browned whole turkey. In this episode the smokinguitarplayer shows us hot to make a spatchcock turkey. Showing this alternative method to smoking a turkey. Guide to cooking thanksgiving turkey on a big green egg.
Watch this how to spatchcock a chicken video on our youtube channel and dont forget to subscribe. Take your spatchcocked turkey to the grill for extramoist, evenly. Smoked turkey on big green egg how to smoke a turkey bge with malcom reed howtobbqright duration. How to smoke a turkey spatchcock style posted on november 8, 2019 november 22, 2019 by lavern leave a comment if youre getting ready to smoke your first thanksgiving or christmas turkey, this turkey smoking guide will walk you through the steps for cooking a turkey. We chose to cook on a large big green egg, but any charcoal cooker where. Set your grill to 350 f and cook until the breast is at 160 f and the leg. This method of cooking a chicken is so easy and the results are amazing. Once you try this brined turkey recipe on the big green egg, youll agree that nothing does a better job of roasting meats. How to make spatchcock poultry on the big green egg. Place the chicken on the cooking grid meaty side up and cook for about 45 minutes until well browned on the. Cajun injected brine with some john henrys texas chicken tickler rub. How to cook a turkey on a big green egg smoke as a flavor. Remove the chicken from the egg and let rest for 10 minutes before slicing. Cut the backbone and broke the breast bone to spatchcock the turkey.
When cooking such a large bird direct, you really need to keep the fire under control to avoid over browning before the inside is done. Turned out a little drier than a spatchcock chicken but still much, much better than a normal roast turkey. While the egg is warming up, set up a drip pan that will go on top of the conveggtor and under the. Season the chicken liberally on all sides with the seasoning. Take the turkey out of the fridge 30 minutes prior to cooking. Spatchcock smoked turkey recipe on the grill how to bbq right. Direct cooking ingredients 1 whole chicken about 4 pounds, cut spatchcock style big green egg simply zensational seasoning instructions prepare the egg to cook direct no conveggtor at 350f177c.
Ingredients 1 4 pound whole chicken, backbone removed 1. Basically, you cut the backbone out of the chicken so you can open it up and press it flat. And ive tried it with turkey and with big roasting chickens, with small cornish game hens and with the little fryer chickens like the one i am demonstrating here. Spatchcocked chicken two ways recipe courtesy of ray dr.
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