If using a gas grill with three burners, as we did, its important to let them all fly at high heat for a full 1015 minutesand then kill that middle burner, just before plopping on the bird. If youre using a gas grill, youll heat just one or two of the heating elements and place the. Let the spatchcocked turkey sit at room temperature on the counter while you prepare the grill to take the chill off from refrigerating. Spatchcocked turkey with sage butter and gravy recipe. Kick traditional to the curb with this woodfired take on turkey. Nov 05, 2017 spatchcocked grilled turkey spatchcock is a funny word, but its a seriously smart way to cook a large bird. Allow cooking for 48 minutes but being sure to monitor the. Situating the darker meat closer to a twozone indirect fire lets the legs and thighs cook faster than the. Ask a butcher to remove both the back and breast bones from your turkey.
Nov 15, 2018 smoke the turkey for 1 hour then baste. Southwestern grilled spatchcock turkey recipe eatingwell. And im starting with grilled turkey because people, 1, dont cook it nearly enough why is it relegated to winter. Put all of the turkey stock ingredients in a roasting pan. Soak the wood chips in water or beer before you use them for anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 hours. It will also be much easier to manage on the grill and have more surface area to absorb your marinade, seasoning and smoky flavors if youre using charcoal or wood chips. Allow cooking for 48 minutes but being sure to monitor the grill temperature so it doesnt get too hot or too cool. Cover, situating top vent over cool side of grill, and cook until an instant read thermometer registers between 165170f in thickest part of the thigh and between 145150f in thickest part of the breast, about 90 minutes.
To grill the spicy cajun spatchcocked turkey on a charcoal grill, take some heavy duty aluminum foil and lay. Spatchcocked grilled turkey with sage butter baste. Cook the turkey until a probe thermometer reads 165. Put the bay leaves, garlic, apples, celery, carrots, onions, cinnamon stick and thyme in a roasting pan and sprinkle with salt. Once the bird is open, split the breastbone to spread the. Why you should grill your thanksgiving turkey real simple. If you have 3 burners on your gas grill, light the side burners to medium and keep the middle burner off.
Roast a spatchcocked turkey in the oven, or throw it on the grill and up space in your oven to cook sides. Note that its best to do one side all the way, then open. Place turkey in the oven on the middle rack, and cook for 80 to 90 minutes, or until internal temperature reaches of the breast is approximately 150 degrees, and the thigh reaches. Oct 01, 2012 allow turkey breast to rest, lightly covered with foil for 15 minutes. How to make spatchcock citrus turkey grilla grills. Sep 17, 2012 stage one on the side of the grill that is not on not hot, place the turkey on its side so the wings and thighs are touching the grill and the legs are pointing to the back of the grill. In this cook i am cooking a 16pound heritage breed turkey from fossil farms. I spatchcocked, dry brined, and seasoned the turkey, then smoked it until it reached my target temperature. Spatchcocked turkey is rubbed down generously with our citrus turkey rub, given an aromatic kick with a parsley, rosemary, thyme and herb paste and slow roasted for some beautiful, rich color. Spatchcocked grilled turkey recipe food network kitchen food. Jun 24, 2019 grilled spatchcock chicken is a delicious and juicy way to cook chicken. Spatchcocked maple brined turkey recipe traeger grills. The grill is wellsuited to roasted turkey perfection.
The answer is that there can be a lot of variety to the time it takes to finish the perfect spatchcocked turkey or pork tenderloin. Arrange the carrots, celery, onion, fennel and garlic in an even layer in a large roasting pan, and nestle in the backbone and neck. Nov 01, 2017 spatchcocked grilled turkey food network. Rebecca brand shows how to make a spatchcock turkey recipe, step by step to get it flat for grilling fast. Grilling a turkey in half the time that tastes twice as good. If getting a turkey from butcher ask to butterfly if no butcher, rest. Prepare the grill for an indirect heat with an aluminum sheet underneath the turkey. Set aside the backbone and giblets for stock, if desired. Insert a cooking thermometer into the thickest part of the breast. Still, as the chart below shows, the internal temperature needs to hit a certain point before you can say come and get it. Take your spatchcocked turkey to the grill for extramoist. This spatchcock butterflied turkey gets a boost of flavor from sage butter and citrusherb salt before hitting the smoker or grill for the perfect dose of. Place, breast side down, on center of grill grate over unlit area. Flip the turkey upside down so the breast is on your cutting board with the opening to the larger cavity facing toward you using poultry or kitchen shears, start at the larger cavity end and cut along either side of the backbone so the bone can be removed.
The thighs may be a slightly higher temperature by the time the breast is fully cooked. Grab all the ingredients for our barbecue smoked turkey and start. For more on this simple trick and other thanksgiving tips, check out our. I like to use 2 handfuls of cherry and 1 handful of hickory. Grill the turkey at 350 degrees until the internal temperature reaches 160. Make sure you have a good pair of kitchen shears to make it easier to remove the backbone. Pellet smoker cooking time and temp guide grilla grills. Situating the darker meat closer to a twozone indirect fire lets the legs and thighs cook faster. If not, brine your turkey for at least 8 hours, up to overnight. Spatchcocked grilled turkey spatchcock is a funny word, but its a seriously smart way to cook a large bird. How to grill your turkey on a gas grill the reluctant gourmet. Always place your turkey in a plastic bag for thawing. Nov 20, 2017 our spatchcocked grilled turkey cooked up quickly and deliciously using our gas grill as an oven.
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. I am using my yoder ys640s pellet smoker fired with pecan pellets. Spatchcocked turkey breast on the grill home cooking. A 10 lb turkey will cook in about 45 minutes on a 450 degree grill. Our spatchcocked grilled turkey cooked up quickly and deliciously using our gas grill as an oven. 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.
Grilling a turkey frees up your indoor oven to bake other dishes for your thanksgiving dinner, and cleanup is super easy too. Give thanks for the ultimate spatchcock turkey recipe. Eager to get down and dirty with your grilla smoker and make this years turkey the talk of the town. Remove rack with turkey from sheet pan and place on grill, with turkey legs and thighs placed closer to the coals. Stage one on the side of the grill that is not on not hot, place the turkey on its side so the wings and thighs are touching the grill and the legs are pointing to the back of the grill. In a little more than an hour, you can have a perfectly roasted 12pound turkey. This causes the turkey to cook a lot more evenly, makes it easier to carve and often helps the skin to get more crispy especially if you are able to. Below is a photo of how we grilled the spatchcocked turkey. If youre grilling your spatchcocked chicken on a gas grill. Butterflied and hot from the grill, laid out on a platter with grilled lemons and a bowl of herb sauce, grilled spatchcocked chicken is a meal. 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. While a spatchcock chicken can fit on any grill, a spatchcock turkey takes up a little more real estate. Nov 21, 2014 the grill is wellsuited to roasted turkey perfection. Time to cook spatchcocked turkey on your wood pellet grill.
For juicy, evenlycooked turkey with a crisp, golden brown skin, spatchcocking is the answer. Mix together the spicy cajun spatchcocked turkey dry rub and rub it under the skin and sprinkle it all over the turkey. Jan 26, 2016 preheat your grill to 400f ambient temperature. How to grill a turkey breast on a gas grill leaftv. For a 22 kettle, i would use a turkey closer to 10 pounds. A crispy roast chicken recipe sure to be a new favorite. Plan ahead, because a 20 to 24 pound turkey can take up to 56 days in the fridge. 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 spatchcock a turkey for thanksgiving martha stewart. Spatchcock is a funny word, but its a seriously smart way to cook a large bird. Our grilled spatchcock chicken recipe works perfectly on either a gas grill or a charcoal grill.
My grilled spatchcock chicken first gets a dry rub and then smoked on the grill for added flavor. Loaded with spices of the southwest, the flavor of this bird is enhanced even more by grilling. Place the spatchcocked turkey bone side down on your seasoned grates. The easiest grilled spatchcock chicken kevin is cooking. Removing the backbone from the turkey, called spatchcocking or butterflying, allows it to lay flat on the grill so it cooks faster. Grilling a whole chicken is the kind of showy, secretly easy recipes we live to createits unbelievably simple to pull off, but it still makes for a dramatic dinnerparty supper. For the best spatchcock grilled turkey, use my easy turkey rub. I prefer using pacific pellet gourmet bbq apple andor hickory wood pellets. If your turkey is enhanced as explained in recipe notes above continue to step 2. By spatchcocking butterflying your turkey youll see that it cooks much more evenly and quickly than when roasted whole in the oven, with the added advantage of crispy skin and smoky flavor from the grill. Spatchcocked turkey with herbed butter in this smoked turkey recipe, i will show you how to speed up the process of smoking a turkey by butterflying it, commonly called spatchcocking the turkey. There is, of course, that whole spatchcocking thing, which can be a bit intimidating, but we will get through it. Eager to get down and dirty with your grilla smoker and make this years turkey the talk of the. Close your lid and after five to ten minutes reduce the heat in your grill to 240260f ambient temperature.
Prepare a grill for mediumheat cooking, leaving a cooler area on one side of the grill to move chicken to, if needed. Jun 19, 2019 my grilled spatchcock chicken first gets a dry rub and then smoked on the grill for added flavor. How to cook a turkey on your gas grill burning questions. Slice and plate, serving with your choice of sides. Both the white and dark meat grill evenly when the turkey is spatchcocked. Using either a charcoal or gas grill, you can control how heat is. Remove the heart and giblets from the turkey and reserve. This is where a dual probe remote thermometer comes in very handy.
A spatchcock chicken is a chicken that has had its backbone removed to allow the chicken to lay flat. Grill chicken, breast side down, covered with vent open, until nicely charred, 10 to 15 minutes. Spatchcocking a turkey is my favorite way of smoking a turkey on my mak 2 star wood pellet smokergrill. When the grill has preheated, place the breast skin side up over the back half of the unlit burner on the gas grill. Read the spatchcocked turkey breast on the grill discussion from the chowhound home cooking, turkey food community.
Set up a charcoal grill for low and slow cooking as per the image above. 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 is a delicious, speedy route to a sensibly sized turkey dinner and leaves the oven free for other duty. All you need is a pair of meat shears, a sharp knife, a hard cutting surface and a chicken. After 30 minutes, when the cooking thermometer registers approximately 100 degrees fahrenheit, add a handful of. Heat grill to mediumhigh, or set up for indirect heat.
How to smoke a turkey spatchcock style meadow creek. Jul 16, 2014 turns out grilled spatchcock chicken is pretty easy to do and the final bird is delicious and beautiful. Heat the butter with the herbs and garlic in a small pot until melted. Once youve had this spatchcocked turkey, ovenroasted turkey will be a thing of the past.
Spatchcocked and brined grilled turkey grill grate. Spatchcocked grilled turkey recipe food network kitchen. Plus theres the bonus of adding wood chunks for lightly smoky, more flavorful meat. Use a basting brush to drizzle the melted butter mixture over the skin as the turkey cooks. Ive made quite a few spatchcocked birds on my gas grill. Grilled spatchcock chicken is a delicious and juicy way to cook chicken. Using sharp kitchen shears, cut along both sides of the backbone, beginning at the tail end. On a cutting board, combine garlic, parsley, thyme, rosemary, and scallions.
Nov 19, 2015 rebecca brand shows how to make a spatchcock turkey recipe, step by step to get it flat for grilling fast. Take away your worries and frustrations by spatchcocking your turkey before putting it on your wood pellet grill. Put the turkey breast on the grill with the bone facing down, and lower the grill temperature setting to medium. With a large knife or shears, cut the bird open along the backbone on both sides, through the ribs and remove the backbone. You can put the wood chips in a smoker box or in a built in smoker box if your grill has one. Season the turkey generously with salt and pepper on bottom side. Remove the turkey now and place on a grill safe pan so you can collect juices from the turkey to make gravy with. Nov 07, 2019 drizzle the turkey with olive oil, season with salt and pepper, and carefully transfer to the grill grate. Lightly oil the grill grates and when nice and heated up, grill the turkey on each side for 810 minutes or until nice char marks have begun to form. Season the turkey all over with the spice rub and let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes to 1 hour. F, monitoring for consistent grill temperature and turning turkey after 1 hour and brushing with 34 cup cranberry mixture for the last 15 min. Grilled spatchcock turkey recipe thanksgiving turkey on the. How to cook a spatchcocked turkey cravings of a lunatic. When ready to cook, set temperature to high and preheat, lid closed for 15 minutes.
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. Grilled and smoked spatchcocked thanksgiving turkey recipe. Spatchcocking a chicken, or any poultry, is a great way to flatten the bird and get even cooking in less time than roasting whole. Grilled spatchcocked greek chicken recipe food network. Put a pan filled with water underneath where the turkey will sit, then a layer of unlit charcoal next to it.
Drizzle the turkey with olive oil, season with salt and pepper, and carefully transfer to the grill grate. Take your spatchcocked turkey to the grill for extramoist, evenly. Grilled spatchcock turkey recipe thanksgiving turkey on. Ive purposefully skipped doing a spatchcock turkey on the grill because. Allow your turkey to thaw in the refrigerator before grilling. Combine rosemary, kosher salt, pepper and garlic powder in a bowl and mix well.