Charcoal Grill Turkey Recipe

Combining these flavors make a wonderful feast on the grill.

Charcoal grill turkey recipe.

Place the turkey on a roasting rack set inside two large disposable foil pans and place the pan over the wide open area indirect heat. Brush or spray entire turkey with cooking or vegetable oil. Charcoal grilled turkey oct 6 2006 if the weather outside is conducive cooking a turkey on a covered charcoal grill is a great idea. Cover grill leaving vents open.

I really love the flavors of apples oysters and my personal favorite hard cider. It gives the turkey a delightful smoky flavor. Grilling a turkey breast is perfect for about 4 6 people and takes much less time to cook than a traditional whole turkey. Add 6 to 8 briquettes to each side every 45 to 60 minutes.

Indirect heat is essential for a moist evenly cooked turkey. If you are grilling a turkey for the first time and getting nervous you can check the temperature each time you add the new charcoal. Thirty minutes before cooking the turkey open the bottom vent of the grill halfway and place the foil pan in the center of the bottom grill and pour in 2 cups water and 2 cups apple juice or cider. Check the temperature of the turkey on the innermost part of the thigh and the thickest part of the breast to make sure that it is fully cooked at 165 degrees before removing it.

Place turkey breast up on cooking grate over drip pan. This is a nice mixture of spices for turkey no matter how you cook it. Create two beds of charcoal on opposite sides of the charcoal grate and leave a wide area open in middle. Preheat the grill for medium high direct heat grilling about 450 degrees f which is what i ve found to be the best grilling temperature for grilled turkey burgers once the grill reaches cooking temperature let it continue to heat for 5 10 minutes to ensure the grill grates are nice hot which will help prevent sticking.

Brush the turkey skin with the melted butter and grill the turkey breast skin side up positioned over the foil pan over indirect medium heat with the lid closed until the skin is golden and the internal temperature reaches 165º in the thickest part of the breast not touching the bone 1 to 1 hours. We usually just season the bird inside and out no bouillon powder of course toss some cut garlic onion and celery into the cavity and charcoal grill directly on the charcoal grill with no roasting pan and not covered but do use the indirect heat method. Grilling inspiration apple bacon roasted oysters. This app offers more than 75 delicious recipes over 60 guides and many tips and tricks.

Using a meat thermometer cook turkey to internal temperature of 180 f in thigh and 170 f in breast. Take your grilling anywhere fire up your grill.