Stinky_Hooker
12-27-2011, 10:33 AM
Wanted to smoke a turkey for the family.
Friday I made the brine 1.5 gallons of water a cup of kosher salt and a cup of brown sugar. I put the bird in a bag and buried it in an ice chest full of ice.
Its brined for about 17 hours when I began preparing the stuffing mix.
1# of connecuh and a pound of fresh pork sausage
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/bbingsuperman/IMAG0174.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/bbingsuperman/IMAG0173.jpg
Also a large onion, bell pepper and 2 boxes of Ben's wild rice.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/bbingsuperman/IMAG0175.jpg
Snausage all cooked, ground and mixed with all ingredients.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/bbingsuperman/IMAG0176.jpg
The bird stuffed full after the brine, injected with cajun butter and coated good in Kickin Chicken seasoning from Weber:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/bbingsuperman/IMAG0177.jpg
After 5.5 hours on smoke @ 350 with cherry wood.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/bbingsuperman/IMAG0179.jpg
Turned out REALLY moist. Great smoke flavor and the rice/sausage stuffing was excellent. Had some left over we ate on but the stuff in the bird was better after the smoke. Plenty of leftovers!
Friday I made the brine 1.5 gallons of water a cup of kosher salt and a cup of brown sugar. I put the bird in a bag and buried it in an ice chest full of ice.
Its brined for about 17 hours when I began preparing the stuffing mix.
1# of connecuh and a pound of fresh pork sausage
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/bbingsuperman/IMAG0174.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/bbingsuperman/IMAG0173.jpg
Also a large onion, bell pepper and 2 boxes of Ben's wild rice.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/bbingsuperman/IMAG0175.jpg
Snausage all cooked, ground and mixed with all ingredients.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/bbingsuperman/IMAG0176.jpg
The bird stuffed full after the brine, injected with cajun butter and coated good in Kickin Chicken seasoning from Weber:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/bbingsuperman/IMAG0177.jpg
After 5.5 hours on smoke @ 350 with cherry wood.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/bbingsuperman/IMAG0179.jpg
Turned out REALLY moist. Great smoke flavor and the rice/sausage stuffing was excellent. Had some left over we ate on but the stuff in the bird was better after the smoke. Plenty of leftovers!