Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon concentrated liquid crab and shrimp boil (recommended: Zatarian's)
- 1/4 cup apple cider
- 3/4 cup honey
- 1 (12-ounce) bottle beer
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon ground allspice
- 1/2 cup Creole seasoning
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup finely minced garlic
- 1 (10 to 12-pound) turkey, rinsed well inside and out, patted dry
- 4 teaspoons kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
- 1 to 2 cups chicken broth, as needed for bottom of roasting pan
Directions
Make the marinade by combining the Worcestershire sauce, crab boil, apple cider, honey, beer, salt, allspice, Creole seasoning, cayenne, olive oil, and minced garlic in a blender and process until very smooth, about 5 minutes. Fill a large syringe* and inject turkey in the breast and thigh area, as well as the back, wings, and legs, with at least 2/3 of the marinade. You will have to fill the syringe numerous times.
Preheat the oven to 420 degrees F and line a large roasting pan with aluminum foil.
Season the injected turkey well both inside and out with the kosher salt and black pepper. Place the turkey in a large roasting pan lined with aluminum foil and pour the remaining marinade all over the turkey. Bake the turkey uncovered for 30 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F, add 1 cup of the chicken broth to the roasting pan, and continue to bake the turkey until golden brown and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the deepest part between the thigh and the leg registers 165 degrees F. (If the turkey begins to brown too much, tent loosely with aluminum foil until it is done. Also, add more broth as necessary to keep the bottom of the roasting pan from burning.)
When the turkey is done, remove it from the oven and set aside to rest at least 20 minutes before carving.
* Large syringes designed especially for injecting turkeys may be purchased at many grocery stores in the spice / marinade / seasoning sections; many folks inject turkeys before frying them.
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By coles4christ_58...
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on November 20, 2012
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I use this recipe every year to rave reviews. I leave out all of the salt, much too salty for us, and I use a Hefeweisen beer. I've used different beers each year and the Hefeweisen made the best marinade! We inject it 24 hours before cooking and again in the morning. We use a cajun spice rub under and over the skin before rubbing the oil on the skin and putting it in the turkey fryer. Thanks Emeril!
By charlandj
Encinitas, CA
on November 18, 2012
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This will be my 4th year using this recipe and it's to die for! I even used this recipe when it was my first time cooking a turkey and it still turned out great. I highly recommend this for beginners or any level. Last year I cooked at 28 pound turkey for my friends and one was nervous and thought it would turn out dry but this recipe will not fail you. The turkey comes out VERY moist and flavorful, people will rave about!!!
By gizmobuddypriss
on November 17, 2012
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Made is last year for the first time and making it again this year! I do two small turkeys each year, one cajun and one original. Very easy and tasty!!!!!
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