Mesquite Smoked Turkey
Smoked Thanksgiving Turkey Recipe – brined with sweet tea, spatchcocked, injected and seasoned with Texas flavors, then smoked over mesquite wood for a flavorful, beautiful, juicy, smoked turkey.
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Mesquite Smoked Turkey
WHAT MALCOM USED IN THIS RECIPE:
– Malcom’s Bird Brine https://bit.ly/H2Qbirdbrine
– Meat Bags https://bit.ly/bbqmeatbags
– Pitmaster Meat Scissors https://bit.ly/MeatScissors
– Meat Church Holy Gospel http://bit.ly/MeatChurchHolyGospel
– Killer Hogs TX Rub http://bit.ly/TXBrisket
– Killer Hogs Hot Sauce http://bit.ly/KHHotSauce
– Thermoworks DOT http://bit.ly/ThermoworksDOT
Mesquite Smoked Turkey Recipe:
– 12lb whole turkey
– 2 gallons sweet tea
– 3-4 lemons halved
– 1 bottle Malcom’s Bird Brine
– 12oz Turkey Injection *recipe below
– 1/4 cup peanut oil
– 1/4 cup Meat Church Holy Gospel Rub
– 2 Tablespoons Killer Hogs TX Rub
Directions:
1, Place turkey in a large container and add the full bottle of bird brine and the lemons. Pour in the sweet tea and make sure the turkey is fully submerged in the brine. Place in the refrigerator or a cooler with ice for 24 hours.
2. Remove turkey from brine and pat dry. Spatchcock the turkey by flipping it over breast side down. Use kitchen shears to cut along the back bone on each side removing it from the bird. Cut the breast bone with a chefs knife and press down on the bird until it pops. Flip the turkey over breast side up and tuck the wing tips behind the neck.
3. Brush peanut oil over the skin and season with Holy Gospel Rub followed by a light layer of TX Rub. Inject the breast, thighs, and legs with the injection.
4. Prepare stick burner pit for indirect smoking at 275°F using lump charcoal and post oak splits for fuel. (Do not add the mesquite wood at this point)
5. Place the turkey on the pit and add 2-3 chunks of mesquite wood to the fire for smoke flavor.
6. At the 1 hour mark insert a probe thermometer into the breast of the turkey. Set the thermometer to 160°F. Add a couple more chunks of mesquite to the hot coals.
7. Monitor the internal temperate of the turkey and hold the pit at 275° the entire cook. Once the thermometer alarm sounds carefully remove the turkey from the pit and let it rest for 10 minutes before carving.
Turkey Injection
– 14oz can chicken broth
– 1/4 cup melted butter
– 2 Tablespoons Killer Hogs Hot Sauce
– 1 teaspoon Meat Church Holy Gospel Rub
Combine ingredients in a mixing container and whisk. Shake or stir well before injecting.
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Awesome videos where did you get your custom cutting board thanks
What total time for this cook?
Malcolm the sweet tea brine is something I’ve yet to see on anyone’s channel my friend. That bird looked goooood
Thanks for the video, Malcom! I'm here watching this video for the 5th time while my turkey brines! Can you share how long it took for the turkey to smoke? I could t find that info in the comments.
Thanks to your last videos. This is our 4th year smoking a Turkey.
Much love from Texas sir. I wish I had seen sweet tea brine before I made my brine this year. Thanks brother
I went to the Grill supply shop to pick up some things for this recipe and the guy says you are doing Malcom's Recipe!
cant go wrong with a smoked bird !! we love them in the fall!
He reminds me of the cool uncle
Id really like to know about how long it takes to cook, so i can plan accordingly.
Looks Yummy!! I usually marinate chicken with sung ghing's pepper shrimp powder!!
Now, I just knew a new way of doing it😍
Us mexicans use mesquite 100% lol and love it.. great video keep up the good work 👏 🙌 👍
Always coming with some good stuff on the holidays ! You the man bro!!! 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Great as always my man. Been watching since you first started. You've come a long way, keep it up!
Awesome as usual! Have a happy Thanksgiving Malcom!
Malcom, I am thankful for you for being you. Your positivity and passion is inspiring and your recipes are delicious. Happy Thanksgiving to you, your family and the beautiful community you have built.
I wat to do this on my pellet grill what would be a good base pellet to use? hickory?
I noticed you used some tumbleweeds to get your fire going. Those things are money
My question is when you buy say a Butterball it already has 8% brine solution, so is brining necessary at that point?
Much added respect throwing in Meat Church's rub. I exclusively purchase your rubs (specifically THE bbq rub and AP) and Meat Church's. You are my go too everything BBQ but love what Matt is doing over here in Texas 🙂
Will this turn out good on a pellet smoker?
For anyone here looking to smoke a turkey for the first time this year, of everything Malcom did, spatchcocking the bird is the most important. If you do that alone, your turkey will be awesome!
Mesquite carne Asada.. Mmmmmmm
Thanks for the help!! I'm definitely gonna try this for Thanksgiving it will be my first time smoking a bird ! How long does it take @300° brother?
Have you ever used the captain rodneys sweet tea glaze? I am kinda of interested in that and how to effectively use it. Any who! Good stuff enjoy all your content.
Man I needed this…..that turkey looked fantastic!!!!!!
Turkey is nasty af and the feather pores are too big and gross me out
Sir, I bow to your greatness!
still haven’t mastered keeping the heat at 300… hopefully this time I get it right… how long was total cook time ?
Your Videos should ultimately be put in the Smithsonian….you are the GOAT of BBQ and Smoking Meats…..you are an inspiration to me….I tried my first smoked Corned Beef Brisket and Regular Brisket last Friday…10 hour cook…..it went well….. awesome you are
The only Holy gospel is the Word of the Lord. Nothing to do with cooking or meat. wake up Malcome. Was a big fan.
God hates trump
What can I use for a bird brine waited too late to order your brine
Making money is an action. Keeping money is behavior. Growing money is knowledge.😊
Malcolm, I had an idea. you should make a Bourbon Cranberry Rib recipe. I want to do something like that for Christmas.
Less is more with mesquite. I do a 2:1 ratio with hickory and other hard woods and a 3:1 with apple and other fruit woods.