Char-broiled turkey

10 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 15-20 pound turkey
Salt and pepper
Vegetable oil
Onions cut into cubes
2 Stalks celery cut into 2
Inch cubes
2 Limes quartered
1 Lemon quartered
1 Orange & apple quartered
1 Quart water
1½ Sticks butter
1 Lemon thinly sliced
Mesquite or hickory chips
1 Aluminum foil disposable pan
And roll of aluminum foil

Directions

Preheat charcoal grill to medium heat with most of coals on end opposite where turkey will be sitting directly over. Wash and rinse turkey, removing giblets. Dry with absorbant towels, and season inside of turkey with salt and pepper. Rub outside of bird with oil.

Stuff with onions, celery, orange, apple, 2 limes and the 1 lemon quartered. Completely fill cavities to keep turkey moist. Melt butter in roasting pan, add water and sliced lemon (add more lemon juice if desired). Cover turkey tightly (crimp edges) with aluminum foil, and cook over grill for 4 to 6 hours, removing foil and adding smoker chips for last hour or so. Alternatively, stuff the bird and then cover with aluminum foil and bake in 350 degree oven for 6-7 hours.

From Loren Martin, Cyberealm BBS Watertown NY 315-786-1120

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