Dry the inside and outside of the turkey with clean paper towels. Big green eggic big green egg spatchcocked chicken big. Grilling a turkey frees up your indoor oven to bake other dishes for your thanksgiving dinner, and cleanup is super easy too. This helps the skin to end up with a good bite through. With both hands, press down on the breast to snap the breast bone allowing the turkey to lie flat. In fact, you could always use a bigger chicken, you will just have to grill it longer.
This recipe can be broken down into two major parts. You can also add spices to your brine or even use fruit juices get creative. Altons cooking show, good eats, is one that i used to watch all the time. Learn how to spatchcock a turkey aired november 25, 2014 to spatchcock a turkey, you need a pair of sharp kitchen shears, big knife, possibly a small paring knife and, of course, your turkey. Perfect thanksgiving turkey recipe cooked on a big green egg. Mad max turkey method naked whiz ceramic charcoal cooking. You may wish to use a hotter temperature for crispier skin, although we have found the path to crispy skin lies in letting the bird sit, uncovered, for 2448 hours in your regrigerator. Thanksgiving 2004 was a holiday to remember on the big green egg forum. Always rely on internal temperatures when cooking and not times given in recipes. You can duplicate this procedure on any cooker just hold your temps in the 275300 range. How to cook a smoked turkey on the big green egg or other. Whisk in half of the remaining spice rub, the garlic, bay. Hopefully santas elves delivered a bit early so you can use it during the holidays.
Alton browns method for preparing a turkey is perfect and roasting it on the big green egg instead of in the oven added so much flavor. Spatchcock turkey question big green egg egghead forum. I placed it in the center of a large platter and surounded it with roasted tomatoes, brussel sprouts, assorted squash, onions, apples, orange wedges, italian parsley, scliced sausage. Underneath the crispy skin, the tender meat is flavored with an herbinfused butter or ghee, if you prefer. Hundreds of people clamored for more details, which max strived to provide.
Let the turkey rest for 10 minutes before slicing and serving. But most importantly our spatchcocked grilled turkey. Tips for perfectly smoking a turkey breast on the big green egg. Chris capells spatchcocked turkey recipe isnt traditional, however the bird will be cooked evenly with his turkey method. Spatchcocking butterflying is a great way to grill poultry. The grill is wellsuited to roasted turkey perfection. Spatchcocked grilled turkey recipe food network kitchen food. Place the turkey in the refrigerator, uncovered, for 24 hours. Spatchcock chicken naked whiz ceramic charcoal cooking. I stuff our turkey with a halved apple, halved onion, halved orange and sprigs of rosemary. 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. Plus theres the bonus of adding wood chunks for lightly smoky, more flavorful meat. Each has been delicious whether on the grill big green egg or in the oven.
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. How to smoke a turkey spatchcock style meadow creek. This method of cooking a chicken is so easy and the results are amazing. Spatchcock is an old irish word that means to butterfly and simply describes the method of preparing the chicken. This is not about smoking a turkey, though this does have a hint of smoke flavor. Cook the turkey until a probe thermometer reads 165. A spatchcocked turkey looks a little odd and should be carved before presenting it to the table. It came out looking very similar to yours, just golden brown and beautiful. Spatchcocking involves cutting out the backbone of the chicken so that it can be pressed flat and cooked, resulting in a shorter cook time and some say a better tasting bird. Smoked spatchcocked turkey grilling inspiration weber. He made this last weekend on the big green egg using alton. Crispskinned spatchcocked butterflied roast turkey with gravy.
Simply place your chicken breast side down, and cut along one side of the. The turkey is spatchcocked and drybrined with kosher salt, and then left to sit looselycovered in the refrigerator for 24 to 48 hours. Rinse bird if desired, then remove backbone by cutting on each. Spatchcocked turkey recipe main dish holiday recipe. Follow our instructions for how to spatchcock a turkey. Use a basting brush to drizzle the melted butter mixture over the skin as the turkey cooks. This recipe will walk you through roasting a turkey for thanksgiving on a big green egg. Remove the chicken from the refrigerator and let it rest while the egg is heating.
How to grill or smoke a spatchcock chicken mom 4 real. If wet or drybrining, you can do this up to 3 days ahead of cooking. Prepare a grill for mediumhigh heat with both direct and indirect heat zones, preferably with hardwood or hardwood charcoal. Take your spatchcocked turkey to the grill for extramoist. I took a cue from alton browns dry brining and butterfly turkey technique. Spatchcocked grilled turkey recipe food network kitchen. Simple juicy grilled spatchcocked whole chicken dizzy. Place the turkey in the fridge uncovered for about 2 hours to allow the skin to dry further. Watch this how to spatchcock a chicken video on our youtube channel and dont forget to subscribe. Place the turkey on three big balls of aluminum foil to raise it up off of the pan and allow the fat to drip but not get inside the big green egg. Turned out a little drier than a spatchcock chicken but still much, much better than a normal roast turkey.
Then wet brine, drybrine, or season the spatchcocked turkey. So with a quality recipe in tow its time to fire up the big green egg and see what we can do here as we revisit our smoked turkey on the big green egg. Dead simple spatchcock chicken 2001, the naked whiz. To make a brine just combine salt, water and sugar. Controlling your fire and not using too much charcoal are both important to avoiding overcharring the chicken.
We used a big green egg with a raised grate so that the bird cooked about 12 inches above the charcoal. Yeah, last year i did an apple cider brined and spatchcocked turkey for thanks giving. I cant take any credit for this bird its my dads practice turkey for thanksgiving. How to make spatchcock poultry on the big green egg. Brick chicken on the big green egg grilled spatchcock chicken with malcom reed howtobbqright duration. Max rosen revealed his secret turkey and gravy recipe to the world.
The heavy ceramic of the big green egg retains heat beautifully, providing even cooking, and it holds in moisture. Depending on the size of the turkey, this could take longer. Tips for perfectly smoking a turkey breast on the big. In a small mixing bowl, combine the butter, herbs, salt, pepper, and lemon juice with a stick blender. Arrange the carrots, celery, onion, fennel and garlic in an even layer in a large roasting pan, and nestle in the backbone and neck. Maybe santa is bringing you a big green egg for christmas, so i wanted you to be armed and ready with a great recipe to impress your crowd. Heres a video from alton brown on how to spatchcock a turkey. This recipeadapted from our muchadmired food science guru alton brown calls for dry brining, and while he suggests that you dryage the. When cooking such a large bird direct, you really need to keep the fire under control to avoid over. Nov 23, 2014 as the centerpiece of our glutenfree prethanksgiving dinner, i decided to do a turkey on the big green egg. First of all we brined that turkey overnight in a cooler, because it was a 25 pounder.
Roast the turkey for about 4 and a half hours, until it has an internal temperature of 165 degrees and the skin is brown and crispy. Spatchcocked turkey big green egg recipes, green egg. Spatchcock is a funny word, but its a seriously smart way to cook a large bird. Our spatchcocked grilled turkey cooked up quickly and deliciously using our gas grill as an oven.
Dissolve the salt and sugar in 2 gallons cold water in a large at least 16quart stockpot or a clean bucket. Four days before service, place the salt, sage, thyme, black peppercorns, and allspice into a. The good eats episode romancing the bird is a classic that influenced. It looks like youre enjoying the bbq brethrens forums but havent created an account yet. In november 2011 i watched with eager anticipation alton browns countdown to tday. As for that turkey, you can cook a whole one or just a breast. Heat the butter with the herbs and garlic in a small pot until melted. Big green egg thanksgiving turkey big green egg thanksgiving turkey big green egg thanksgiving turkey big green egg thanksgiving turkey. Cajun brined turkeytwo ways recipe bobby flay food network. While the drying process is occurring, make up the herb butter recipe below step 4. Cajun injected brine with some john henrys texas chicken tickler rub. Now sit back, grab a nice glass of beaujolais nouveau, and enjoy this post for big green egg thanksgiving turkey. So, this year i will be adding a spatchcock turkey to the list.
Good eats roast turkey on the big green egg bakin and eggs. Spatchcocked chicken on the big green egg bouillie. Good eats roast turkey on the big green egg brandon and my dad cooked the turkey on the big green egg last year and it turned out wonderfully. Alton introduces butterflying, a technique for cooking a turkey faster.
The turkey is ready for the big green egg at this point, so fire up the smoker and bring the temperature up to 300 degrees. Dry brined spatchcocked big green egg turkey with lindas pantry duration. You will need to use either a pair of kitchen shears or a really sharp knife to cut the backbone out. We chose to cook on a large big green egg, but any charcoal cooker where you can control your fire, and get the bird at least 12 inches from the fire, will work. Home tips and recipes how to smoke a turkey spatchcock style. In this episode the smokinguitarplayer shows us hot to make a spatchcock turkey. Alton s roasted root veggie panzanella is a holiday side with a difference. Check out these turkey recipe options, get your big green egg charcoal on hand and enjoy. Spatchcock turkey roasted thanksgiving turkey foodology geek. If you are cooking your turkey on the big green egg, you will want to soak 34 cups of hickory chips or apple chips in a bowl of water for about an hour. Season the turkey all over with the spice rub and let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes to 1 hour. Below is a photo of how we grilled the spatchcocked turkey. How to smoke a turkey breast in a big green egg ehow. A turkey breast is the ideal starting point for a novice, because unlike a big pork shoulder it cooks in just a few hours, like an ordinary roasted bird.
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