Spicy Maple Bourbon Smoked Turkey

Poultry

Nov 21, 2022

Spicy Maple Bourbon Smoked Turkey

SPICY MAPLE BOURBON SMOKED TURKEY

If you're looking to sway from your traditional turkey, we recommend giving this delicious Spicy Maple Bourbon Smoked Turkey a shot this Thanksgiving!

Author:
Steven’s Smokehouse

INGREDIENTS

  • 15 lb whole Turkey
  • Malcom's Bird Brine
  • Brining Bag
  • Duck Fat Cooking Oil Spray
  • Pit Barrel® All-Purpose Pit Rub
  • Butter (1–2 sticks)
  • Wild Turkey Bourbon
  • 8–10 Navel Oranges
  • Bushwick Kitchen Trees Knees Spicy Maple Syrup
  • Soy Sauce
  • Brown Sugar
  • Smoked Paprika

SPICY MAPLE BOURBON GLAZE

  • 1 cup Wild Turkey Bourbon
  • 1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice (4–5 oranges)
  • 1 cup spicy maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 2 tsp smoked paprika

DIRECTIONS

  1. Place turkey in brining bag. Mix brine with water and oranges. Submerge and refrigerate 24 hours.
  2. Remove turkey, pat dry, spray with cooking oil.
  3. Season with Pit Barrel All-Purpose Pit Rub.
  4. Light Pit Barrel® Cooker and add pecan wood chips.
  5. Hook turkey (breast side down) and hang inside cooker.
  6. After 1.5 hours, baste with melted butter and return to cooker.
  7. Prepare glaze by simmering all glaze ingredients until slightly reduced.
  8. At 150° internal temp, remove turkey, glaze fully, and return to cooker.
  9. Remove at 160° (carry-over heat will reach 165°). Avoid glazing too early to prevent burning.
  10. Rest 10 minutes before carving. Happy Thanksgiving!

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