Best Deep Fried Turkey

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Let me show you how to make the best deep fried turkey this Thanksgiving season!

Prep Time10

Cook Time45

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: deep fried turkey, thanksgiving recipe, turkey recipe, deep frying a turkey,, dinner recipe, grilling recipes, grillin with dad recipes, grilling with dad recipes.

Servings: People

Author: Maciek Zurawski

Ingredients

16 lbs Whole turkey
2 sticks Unsalted butter
2 tbsp Minced garlic
2 tbsp BBQ rub
1/4 cup Hot sauce
3 GAL Peanut oil
1/2 White onion
1/2 can Beer or Apple Juice as alternative

Instructions

Defrost the turkey by placing it in the refrigerator 4-5days before the cook day.
Rinse it under cold water, remove all the giblets from the inside cavity and pat it dry.
In a mixing bowl, melt sticks of butter add minced garlic, BBQ rub, apple juice, grated white onion and hot sauce of your choice. Mix the ingredients together and get the syringe ready.
Inject the liquid into multiple areas of the breast and into the thighs. When done just wipe off any access liquid on the skin.
Preheat the oil in the deep fryer to 325 degrees.
Very slowly lower the turkey, breast side down into the fryer.
For frying time, assume 3 minutes per pound with total cook time under 1 hour.
Once the internal temperature of the turkey reaches 165 degrees, slowly pull up and remove from the fryer. Let it rest for 10 minutes before carving

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