How to cook thanksgiving turkey outside without an oven. How to cook a smoked turkey on the big green egg or other. Using either a charcoal or gas grill, you can control how heat is delivered to the bird in a more strategic fashion than you can in the oven. Prepare the egg for indirect cooking with the conveggtor in with the legs up position, and the stainless steel grid on top. Heat your grill to 350 degrees, creating a direct and indirect zone.
Talk to several different cooks and they all have their own method of cooking a turkey including smoking, frying, baking, and spatchcock. How large of a turkey can i spatchcock on a large bge. Rub the bird with some olive oil and season with your favorite grill seasonings. You can also join the conversation and get more information and amazing kamado recipes by following big green egg at. On the bge this means using about half a fire box full of lump charcoal, an. You adjust the heat by opening or closing dampers similar to other charcoal grills. Set the egg for indirect cooking at 325f163c, sprinkle smoking chips over charcoal and add the conveggtor.
To make a brine just combine salt, water and sugar. Cut the backbone and broke the breast bone to spatchcock the turkey. So the wife went weekly grocery shopping and bought another turkey breast. Spatchcocked turkey and chicken on the big green egg you cut out the backbone and cook opened i like a 1112 lb bird. Hundreds of people clamored for more details, which max strived to provide. I made this spicy spatchcocked turkey recipe for thanksgiving, but im also planning on doing it for our easter turkey. How to cook thanksgiving turkey outside without an oven cnet. When cooking such a large bird direct, you really need to keep the fire under control to avoid over. When i brought it to the table, everyone took out their phones and took pictures. Turn the chicken and continue to cook for 35 40 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 165 f74c. Spatchcocked turkey recipe main dish holiday recipe dizzy pig. And ive tried it with turkey and with big roasting chickens, with small cornish game hens and with the little fryer chickens like the one i am.
Taste of atlanta big green egg turkey demo and turkey grilling tips. Place the chicken skin side down on the cooking grid. How to spatchcock and carve a turkey hostess at heart. Look no further than this recipe for big green egg thanksgiving turkey.
That way you can enjoy using your big green egg and savour the mouthwatering flavours of all the tasty dishes. Place the chicken on the cooking grid meaty side up and cook for. Set up your green egg to cook with charcoal and mix in half of your wet smoking chips. Heres a couple of tips for cooking a spatchcocked turkey on the grill. Smoked brined turkey once you try brined turkey on the egg, youll agree that nothing does a better job of roasting meats. Ive done beer can turkey on the big green egg for the past two years so i was looking to do something different this year for this years thanksgiving turkey. Check out this delicious lemon sage spatchcocked turkey recipe and free up some valuable oven space by cooking your holiday turkey outdoors on your grill. To spatchcock the chicken, turn it breastside down with the legs towards you. The egg offers unparalleled cooking experiences, and youll soon discover how easy and fun it is to create a variety of dishes or an entire meal in your egg. I made a 12 pound spatchcock turkey today, raised direct. Prepare smoker for indirect cooking using your favorite wood or smoking pellets for flavor. Also, if you carve at the table, as my family likes, the spatchcocked bird comes apart very easily and you get the chance to show of some knife skills. Rub the chicken under the skin and outside of the skin with the barbecue sauce. Set your grill up for 4 hour indirect cook over medium heat 350f.
Spatchcock chicken direct or indirect big green egg. In this episode the smokinguitarplayer shows us hot to make a spatchcock turkey. Indirect cooking ingredients 1 whole chicken about 4 pounds, cut spatchcock style big green egg simply zensational seasoning instructions prepare the egg to cook indirect with conveggtor at 400f204c. Max rosen revealed his secret turkey and gravy recipe to the world. Set up to cook with indirect heat stone platter and get your temperature stabilized at 250 degrees. First of all we brined that turkey overnight in a cooler, because it was a 25 pounder. If you are cooking your turkey on the big green egg, you will want to soak 34 cups of hickory chips or apple chips in a bowl of water for about an hour. It will not be the big fat beautiful bird that a traditional turkey. Thanksgiving 2004 was a holiday to remember on the big green egg forum. Take your spatchcocked turkey to the grill for extramoist. Monitor the temperature of the breast at its thickest part and when it reaches about 158160 its time to move it from the heat. Cooking turkey on a kamado grill big green egg, grill dome, primo, kamado joe, vision, etc my set up for cooking a turkey on the kamado grill is to mix in 23 small chunks of hickory with the lump and put in the platesetter heat diffuser for indirect heat. Guide to cooking thanksgiving turkey on a big green egg. Chris capells spatchcocked turkey recipe isnt traditional, however the bird will be.
With turkey, and most poultry, you want to use a minimal amount light woodsone or two small chunks of apple or cherry will doto keep the bird from becoming overly smoky, which can render the meat acrid. Mad max turkey method naked whiz ceramic charcoal cooking. Big green egg roasted whole artichokes with herb oil. Spatchcocking or removing the backbone is great for larger birds.
Once the temperature was stabilized, we set the turkey on a raised grate and. Using sturdy kitchen scissors or poultry shears, cut down one side of the parsons nose and the backbone. Smoked spatchcock turkey served with andys chimichurri. This spicy spatchcock chicken recipe is simple to make and tastes fantastic. Its also great if youre limited on shelf space in your smoker. Take your spatchcocked turkey to the grill for extramoist, evenly. Spatchcock smoked turkey recipe on the grill how to bbq right. Indirect heat and proper coal arrangement is the key perfectly grilled spatchcocked. Bacon never hurts anything and is always good on chicken and turkey. We chose to cook on a large big green egg, but any charcoal cooker where. So when i smoke some spatchcock chicken, should i have the conveggtor in there. Season the chicken liberally on all sides with the seasoning. That way you can enjoy using your big green egg and savour the mouthwatering flavours of.
It allows the turkey to lay flat on the cooking grate and helps the meat cook more evenly. Almost anything tastes good on a spatchcocked chicken. We use whats called a big green egg which is a ceramic grill that takes lump charcoal. Mix the chicken base, ketchup, brown sugar, cider vinegar, paprika, hot sauce, garlic powder, chili powder, and black pepper in a small mixing bowl. Third season the bird with your favorite poultry rub and cook it on indirect heat this night i put a deep dish pizza pan between the fire and the chick chick at 350f degrees until the internal temp of the chicken registers 165f in the breast or 180f in the thigh. Spatchcock chicken on a big green egg by greg burks big. Remove the chicken from the refrigerator and let it rest while the egg is heating. A spatchcocked turkey looks a little odd and should be carved before presenting it to the table.
When i saw the spatchcocked turkey on my friends chris blog nibblemethis, i was inspired to. As an alternative to just using the deflector alone, you can also try this. For thanksgiving this year i though id try a new new to me that is cooking technique called spatchcocking on my turkey. I use a combination of dizzy pig and john henry rubs. Cover the chicken with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours and up to 8 hours. How to make spatchcock poultry on the big green egg. When you cook the bird on the grill, you want to set it up like an oven. Since we happened to have a big green egg on hand, we took the opportunity to put it to the test to see how well this charcoalpowered.
This is my first try at spatchcock chicken on the big green egg. Showing this alternative method to smoking a turkey. While many of us are hunkered down and cooking more than ever, we can hardly live on macaroni and cheese alone. The real pros know to get to the stores early in the season when youll find the smaller birds in the 1115 pound range. Ive done beer can turkey on the big green egg for the past two years so. I am planning to cook indirect, but im wondering if the parts of the turkey that are above the three gaps between the fire ring and the plate setter will cook faster than the rest of the. Place the turkey on the grill grate skin side up, with the legs pointing toward the heat source. That means a turkey can take up the entire surface of the grill and still be cooked using indirect heat. The turkey has a subtle smoky flavor and is moist and succulent, but if you prefer a bolder smoky flavor, add more hickory or pecan. We chose to cook on a large big green egg, but any charcoal cooker where you can control your fire, and get the bird at least 12 inches from the fire, will work. Juicy smoked thanksgiving turkey on the big green egg. Tips for perfectly smoking a turkey breast on the big.
If you need a refresher on using a big green egg, take a look at the how to lay a fire and control the temp in your big green egg. Im thinking of using the top grillgrate with a 12 heat deflector under where the chicken goes. The kids eat it all, before the wife and i had a chance to try it. Here is a sampling of what you can accomplish using the best cooking techniques. Spread the hickory or apple chips over the heated lump charcoal, then add your plate setter conveggtor legs up. Heat your grill or smoker to 110c using the indirect method.
You can also add spices to your brine or even use fruit juices get creative. I get the most consistent results from cooking a spatchcock chicken with the indirect method. I typically take mine to 350 degrees first and then reduce it down. Spatchcocked turkey recipe main dish holiday recipe.
A kamado grill solves this problem by using a deflector plate to create indirect heat inside the grill. Send us tips, ideas or recipes of what you think fogo should be grilling. Grilled up a spatchcocked chicken on the big green egg. So, this year i will be adding a spatchcock turkey to the list. That is what i am going to smoke today for our new year dinner on my big green egg. Calibrated 400 dome is a great temperature for whole or spatchcock. Spatchcock chicken tomorrow night direct or indirect. How to cook the ultimate turkey featuring the slow n sear. How to make the ultimate backyard spatchcock chicken. Taste of atlanta big green egg turkey demo and turkey.
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