Apple-Sage Glazed Grilled Whole Turkey with Grilled Apples

Recipe courtesy Bobby Flay

Show: Boy Meets GrillEpisode: Thanksgiving on the Grill

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (19)

Cook Time:
5 hr 0 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
20 servings

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: 45 min
Cook: 5 hr 0 min
Total:: 6 hr 5 min

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon canola oil, plus more for brushing on the turkey
1 small red onion, coarsely chopped
1 serrano chile, coarsely chopped
3 cups apple cider vinegar
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
2 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and coarsely chopped, plus 2 peeled, cored, and sliced into 1/2-inch thick slices
3 tablespoons chopped fresh sage leaves
Salt and freshly ground pepper
1 whole (20 pound) turkey

Directions

Preheat the grill to medium-high. Heat oil in a medium saucepan on the grates of the grill or on a burner. Add the onion and cook until soft, about 3 minutes. Add the serrano chile and cook for 1 minute. Add the vinegar and sugar and cook until the sugar has melted. Stir in the chopped apples and cook until the apples are soft and the mixture is slightly thickened, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool slightly. Place the apple mixture in a food processor and add the sage. Pulse until smooth. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Let cool to room temperature.

Have a large drip pan filled with a little water positioned under where the turkey will be placed on the grill. Brush the entire turkey with oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill the turkey on all sides until golden brown. Reduce the heat of the grill to medium to maintain a constant temperature of 350 degrees F. Cook turkey until a thermometer inserted into the thigh registers 170 to 175 degrees F. Begin brushing the entire turkey with the apple glaze during the last 15 minutes of cooking. Remove from the grill and brush with more of the glaze. Let rest for 15 minutes before slicing. Grill the sliced apples for 2 to 3 minutes on each side and serve with the turkey.

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recipe Apple-Sage Glazed Grilled Whole Turkey with Grilled Apples
Sherry Roy, UT 12-07-2009
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The glaze is awesome on pork!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

After seeing this on TV I wanted to try the glaze as a dipping sauce for pork. Thank goodness I read the reviews and only... used 3/4 cup of vinegar, that was still pretty potent. I decided that 1 1/2 cups of sugar would probably be too sweet so I only used 1 cup, I am glad I did, even then it was a little too sweet. I added an extra serrano but it was still not too spicy, I chose not to use the sage. I tested this recipe because I thought it would be great on a pork tenderloin and was I right! I made it and served it with plain old pork chops and everyone raved about it. This will be part of Christmas eve dinner this year. Thanks Bobby. Read more
recipe Apple-Sage Glazed Grilled Whole Turkey with Grilled Apples
Lynn Elmhurst, IL 11-28-2009
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Never go back to Oven Roasted Turkey Again
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This turley wa easy to do and fantastic flavor, the turkey is very moist . The drippings made a fantastic gravy too! We will... make this more than once a year.Read more
recipe Apple-Sage Glazed Grilled Whole Turkey with Grilled Apples
Greg Anaheim, CA 11-28-2009
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The best Turkey I've made thanks to Bobby
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I was going to initially make a traditional turkey with some citrus aromatics but i watched Bobby's show and i immediately... changed the recipe. I have no complaints and my guests devoured the turkey. The breast was moist, the skin was crunchy and carried all the flavor of the glaze. My turkey was slightly smaller at 13 lbs. so it only took 3 hours to cook. It was great easy and enjoyable. I'm going to be making this turkey next year as well. All in all great recipe and great taste. *Cooks note: the recipe does call for the wrong amount of apple cider vinegar. i ended up using 1 2/3 cups of it. Read more
recipe Apple-Sage Glazed Grilled Whole Turkey with Grilled Apples
bobby tracy, CA 11-26-2009
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a million thanks iron chef flay
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

i just finished serving this bird to my family and it was a huge success! the glaze was simple and the instructions were... amazing and easy! thanks again bobby!Read more
recipe Apple-Sage Glazed Grilled Whole Turkey with Grilled Apples
lawrence DRACUT, MA 11-21-2009
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Stuffing
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

This sounds really good.. I was just wondering can you add stuffing inside the turkey while cooking? I love the taste of... stuffing baked inside the turkey and dont want to miss that flavor..Read more
recipe Apple-Sage Glazed Grilled Whole Turkey with Grilled Apples
BARBARA TUCSON, AZ 09-29-2009
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USING THIS TURKEY RECIPE EVERY YEAR FOR SPECIAL DINNERS!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is my all time favorite turkey recipe to date . I have made it for the family dinner a number of times. One thing... needs to be corrected, when watching the show that featured this recipe Bobby only put about 3/4 of a cup of apple cider vinegar in the pot. 3 cups would be to much I would think. Would Bobby FLay let us know the correct amount please.Read more