Char-broiled turkey

10 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
115-20 pound turkey
Salt and pepper
Vegetable oil
Onions cut into cubes
2Stalks celery cut into 2
Inch cubes
2Limes quartered
1Lemon quartered
1Orange & apple quartered
1Quart water
Sticks butter
1Lemon thinly sliced
Mesquite or hickory chips
1Aluminum 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