Preheat rec tec grill to 325aovev spatchcock and trim any excess fat off the turkey and pull the skin away from the meat this will allow for seasoning below the skin. Season well simple spatchcocked smoked turkey a wood pellet grill recipe oil the skin. Our spatchcocked grilled turkey cooked up quickly and deliciously using our gas grill as an oven. Set the temperature to 450 and preheat, lid closed, for 10 to 15 minutes. Rec tec forum is an unofficial fan site forum for owners of the ever popular rec tec pellet grills. Use lump charcoal as a base and chunks of your preferred smoking wood pecan. Rather than roasting a whole bird this thanksgiving, take the modern route and spatchcock the turkey. Stepbystep instructions to spatchcock a turkey place the bird on a stable surface, with the breasts down and the legs towards you. In my pellet smoker, the hottest area is directly over the burner so i positioned the turkey with the breast facing the opposite side of the smoker. Place an aluminum pan underneath the grates to catch drippings and juices. Plus theres the bonus of adding wood chunks for lightly smoky, more flavorful meat.
Below is a photo of how we grilled the spatchcocked turkey. Traeger spatchcock chicken smoked pellet grill whole chicken. Nov 05, 2017 spatchcock is a funny word, but its a seriously smart way to cook a large bird. Let your turkey come to room temperature while the oven gets toasty.
Put all of the turkey stock ingredients in a roasting pan. As an added treat we used chef of the future floribbean rub and seasoning with some of lumberjacks new parisbordeaux rosemary wood pellets. Preheated the mak 2 star wood pellet smokergrill to 180. Simple spatchcocked smoked turkey date night doins bbq. You can use a large butcher knife or poultry shears to accomplish the task. Preheat the gmg to 250 122c, and light your smoke tube. Drizzle the turkey with olive oil, season with salt and pepper, and carefully transfer to the grill grate. Use a basting brush to drizzle the melted butter mixture over the skin as the turkey cooks.
Place the turkey in the refrigerator, uncovered, for 24 hours. The woodwind wifi pellet grill uses real wood pellets for heat and smoke can be controlled from. Place the spatchcocked turkey directly on your grill grates underside down, and let it smoke for 2 hours. The only thing better on a pellet grill than a whole chicken is a whole traeger smoked spatchcock chicken. Combine the melted butter and the remaining 14 cup of maple syrup and divide in half. Its easier to cut through the joints if you stay close to the backbone. Nov 20, 2017 our spatchcocked grilled turkey cooked up quickly and deliciously using our gas grill as an oven. When ready to cook, start the traeger grill on smoke with the lid open until the fire is established 4 to 5 minutes. Nov 19, 2018 in this video i show you how i smoke a spatchcock turkey on my traeger pellet smoker. Collect the juices from the pan and pour into a small bowl for basting. Using the spice blended with sugar, rub down the turkey generously with the spice rub inside and out. How to spatchcock a turkey for the fastestcooking, juiciest turkey ever spatchcocking, or butterflying, a whole turkey is the best way to get the juiciest meat and the crispiest skin in half the time of traditional turkey roasting methods.
Ask a butcher to remove both the back and breast bones from your turkey. How to smoke a turkey on a pellet grill real food outlaws. My 16pound turkey took 2 hours and 45 minutes, almost exactly 10 minutes per pound. Set aside the other half of the mixture until ready to use. Dry the inside and outside of the turkey with clean paper towels. Combine the soft butter with pecans, rosemary, thyme, and maple syrup.
Sweet heat cajun spatchcock turkey wood pellet grills. Spatchcock smoked turkey recipe on the grill how to bbq right. Cook the turkey for about 45 hours, or 15 minutes per pound. Last year, i spent thanksgiving with my friend mary from barefeet in the kitchen and she makes the absolute best roast turkey with wine and herbs. Simple spatchcocked smoked turkey a wood pellet grill recipe a spatchcocked turkey.
You may want to increase the temperature to 300 or 325 to ensure that the inside cooks all the way through. Spatchcocking involves grilling the whole bird after cutting out the backbone and removing the breastplate. Roasted spatchcock turkey recipe traeger pellet grills, llc. Light your smoke tube simple spatchcocked smoked turkey a wood pellet grill recipe that kiss of smoke 2 hours in the. Spatchcocked grilled turkey recipe food network kitchen. Take your spatchcocked turkey to the grill for extramoist.
Its really similar to butterflying, but they term spatchcock is used when it relates to poultry. Cooking at 325 degrees f, it will take around 10 minutes per pound. Roast until a thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh reads 170175, 114 to 112 hours. Because the turkey is basically flattened, heat can more evenly distribute throughout the bird, making it cook faster. It is recommended to use mesquite hardwood pellets with this recipe. Place the roasting pan on the rack of the pellet grill and put the top shelf of the jerky rack in place, with the turkey on it. Spatchcock turkey smoking time per pound at 300f, it should take about 10 to 12 minutes per pound for the turkey to reach 165f. This method revolutionized turkey preparationit cuts the. I cooked a spatchcockd turkey last year and it was great. Spatchcock your turkey and shorten your cooking time.
While the drying process is occurring, make up the herb butter recipe below step 4. Flattening the turkey exposes more surface area to heat, so overall cooking time is reduced. This allows the heat to cook everything at the same time, rather than cooking it from the outside in. With a large knife or shears, cut the bird open along the backbone on both sides, through the ribs and remove the backbone. If youre using gas, turn on half of the burners to mediumlow and leave the other half off.
While a spatchcock chicken can fit on any grill, a spatchcock turkey takes up a little more real estate. The challenge spatchcock turkey on the gmg pellet grill. Send the bird into the oven and roast for about 114 to 112 hours. Spatchcock comes from the phrase dispatch the cock, or split a bird open and grill it. Spatchcock is a funny word, but its a seriously smart way to cook a large bird. Of course, you can still make your spatchcock chicken the star even if you take the tender meat off the bone. Flip the bird over and rub some grilling oil onto the skin. Trim away and sinew or fat from the bone side of the turkey and dry the cavity with paper towel. Neither this website nor the forum provided is affiliated with, or endorsed, by rec tec industries, llc. Remove the tail with a sharp knife, flip the turkey breast side down and cut along each side. Nov 07, 2019 the purpose of a spatchcock smoke roasted turkey is to get great flavor from the grill and cook fairly quickly. In fact, you can probably give the grill enthusiast in your family the basting brush, a timer and meat thermomter, and a glass of wine, and let them take care of it. This 16 pound turkey took only 90 minutes to cook in the oven. To spatchcock the turkey, begin by cutting out the backbone.
Spatchcocked maple brined turkey recipe traeger grills. Cut out the spine with the turkey laying breast down. If you do decide to brine, i do not recommend a brine with any sugar in it, as it is likely to burn or get too dark with the high temperature cooking in this recipe. Press down on the breastbone until the turkey lies flat. Nov 19, 2019 simple spatchcocked smoked turkey a wood pellet grill recipe a spatchcocked turkey. Simple spatchcocked smoked turkey date night doins bbq for two. Make sure that you spritz thoroughly, especially inside the birds cavities. Place the turkey directly on the grill grate and cook for 30 minutes. Eager to get down and dirty with your grilla smoker and make this years turkey the talk of the town. To spatchcock a turkey, you have to run your kitchen knife down the spine of your bird and remove the backbone, then crack the breast bone so the.
Spatchcock your bird, cut out the backbone season the inside with your chef of the future honey garlic bourbon seasoning. Smoked spatchcocked turkey grilling inspiration weber. Further, this website is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the owners of any the trademarks, service marks or trade names referred to by this website or within the forum unless specifically and expressly indicated. This easy dinner is hearty, flavorful, and delicious and can be used for dinner or lunch all week long. While there is no spatchcock turkey cooking time chart, the turkey will cook in almost half the time. Some call it butterflying a turkey but i prefer to use the term spatchcock which is poultry or game that is prepared for smoking, roasting or grilling by removing the backbone of the bird and flattening it out before cooking. Heres a link to a 14 lb spatchcock turkey i did a while back on the mak apple smoked 14 lb spatchcock turkey. Cook the turkey until a probe thermometer reads 165.
Close the main unit door and allow the turkey to smoke and cook for 1. Nov 15, 2018 smoke the turkey for 1 hour then baste. Jul 11, 2019 the only thing better on a pellet grill than a whole chicken is a whole traeger smoked spatchcock chicken. In this video i show you how i smoke a spatchcock turkey on my traeger pellet smoker. Set your pellet grill to a temperature of at least 275 degrees fahrenheit. Place the turkey in the fridge uncovered for about 2 hours to allow the skin to dry further. Grill the turkey at 350 degrees until the internal temperature reaches 160 degrees. We first spatchcock the turkey into two manageable pieces, and once the turkey is on the grill, you just have to baste it once in awhile. Spatchcock turkey on a pellet grill using a almazan knife. If you like the skin to be crispy raise temperature to 300f. My mom has been making spatchcock turkey for years in fact, i started this post for you guys 4 years ago. Time to cook spatchcocked turkey on your wood pellet grill. Spatchcock turkey on a pellet grill using a almazan knife the challenge spatchcock turkey on the gmg pellet grill.
Traeger smoked spatchcock turkey is a delicious and easy way to cook a turkey that is as juicy as it is tender. To cook the turkey im using my memphis wood fire pellet smokers running pecan pellets for flavor. Try to plan for about 1518 minutes per pound when you smoke at around 275f300f degrees. Transfer turkey to a rack in a foillined rimmed baking pan. Cutting the bird in this way before you cook it ensures that the thighs and breasts cook evenly. Everything grills even and juicy to its appropriate temperature.
I cooked this turkey at 300 degrees and it took me 3hrs. How to smoke a turkey spatchcock style meadow creek. First turkey on the bull brine, injection, spatchcock, or whole. The ultimate solution to dry breasts is cooking turkey sous vide, and then finishing it on the grill. If you have ever burned a turkey leg or overcooked a wing, you know how frustrating the experience can be. Grill the turkey at 350 degrees until the internal temperature reaches 160.
Weve done a traditional traeger grilled turkey already too that youll love. Nov 15, 2018 a spatchcock turkey takes way less time to cook than a roasted whole turkey. For your reference, i cooked this turkey on my pellet grill with apple wood pellets. Spatchcock chicken is simple and easy to do on the chargriller akorn kamado grill. Spatchcocked turkey with herbed butter smoking meat. Your turkey must pass through a critical range of 40f to 140f in 4 hours or less. Inject the turkey with cajun butter and season liberally. Smoked spatchcock turkey on a traeger grill youtube. To spatchcock a whole turkey first remove the tail. The thighs and wings are just as juicy as the breast meat.
Use the meat probe the thickest part of the breast. Use the meat probe the thickest part of the breast, about 34. Make a cut along one side of the backbone with the shears from the bottom to. Be sure to serve it with complementary veggies and a starch. Did a 15 pounder i believe, over coals on the meadowcreek pig. Before using your grill, give the turkey a pat down to remove all traces of the brine. Im super particular about turkey because i love it so much. Heat the butter with the herbs and garlic in a small pot until melted. Nov 27, 2019 soak the turkey in the brine, covered and refrigerated, for 24 hours. F smoke setting with pacific pellet gourmet bbq apple wood pellets and smoked the spatchcock turkey for 2 hours before increasing the pit temperature to 325. On a cutting board, combine garlic, parsley, thyme, rosemary, and scallions.
Everyone gets a spatchcock chicken, and you get tons of kudos. Spatchcocking poultry turkey, chicken, cornish hen is the mere removal of the backbone and cracking the breastbone in order to lay it flat on the pellet grill. How to make herb buttered spatchcock chicken grilla grills. The goal is to keep your ambient grill temperature at an even 225 degrees f for the duration of the cook. Strain the turkey stock and use in gravy or as a thin aus jus. This helps the skin to end up with a good bite through. How to spatchcock a turkey traeger pellet grills, llc. Spatchcock chicken has become our favorite way to grill chicken. With both hands, press down on the breast to snap the breast bone allowing the turkey to lie flat.
The grill is wellsuited to roasted turkey perfection. May 26, 2019 before using your grill, give the turkey a pat down to remove all traces of the brine. Sweet heat cajun spatchcock turkey pit boss grills recipes. Nov 05, 2019 while there is no spatchcock turkey cooking time chart, the turkey will cook in almost half the time. Place the roasting pan on the rack of the pellet grill and put the top shelf of the jerky.
Any type of indirect smoker or indirect grilling setup would work. Soak the turkey in the brine, covered and refrigerated, for 24 hours. How to spatchcock a turkey for thanksgiving martha stewart. Situating the darker meat closer to a twozone indirect fire lets the legs and thighs cook faster than the.
Once the bird is open, split the breastbone to spread the. Spatchcock turkey going on rec tec pellet grill forum. The thighs may be a slightly higher temperature by the time the breast is fully cooked. Remove the turkey from the brine and rinse well under cold running water.
Close the lid and roast for 45 minutes, or until an internal thermometer reads a minimum of 165 degrees in the breasts and thighs of your turkey. The key to a great smoked turkey is indirect heat and consistent temperatures. Spatchcocked herbroasted turkey recipe taste of home. Part of that is just that im also a perfectionist, and to me being an. Spatchcock and trim any excess fat off the turkey and pull the skin away from the meat this will allow for seasoning below the skin. Place the turkey breas t side up an all vents on full open mode, once the green mountain grill has come to temperature, inside the gmg. Nov 15, 2018 to spatchcock a whole turkey first remove the tail. Once salt is applied, allow turkey to sit at room temperature for 1 hour. It also lays more flat so it may fit better in your pellet grill or oven if vertical space is an issue. Grilling a turkey frees up your indoor oven to bake other dishes for your thanksgiving dinner, and cleanup is super easy too.
Stuff the pecan butter under the skin over the breasts, legs, and thighs of the turkey. When you spatchcock a turkey, you distribute all the meat in a more even way. Nov 16, 2017 put all of the turkey stock ingredients in a roasting pan. Situating the darker meat closer to a twozone indirect fire lets the legs and thighs cook faster than the more delicate breast meat, leaving both sections of the bird to reach their respective ideal temperatures at the same time. Smoked spatchcocked turkey grilling inspiration weber grills. Nov 17, 2018 traeger smoked spatchcock turkey is a delicious and easy way to cook a turkey that is as juicy as it is tender. Nov 20, 2019 once salt is applied, allow turkey to sit at room temperature for 1 hour. Once the spine is removed, flip the bird over and turn the thighs and legs out. Nov 21, 2014 the grill is wellsuited to roasted turkey perfection.
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