Bacon wrapped smoked Turkey

Name: Bacon wrapped smoked Turkey
Yield: 8 people
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons salt; 3 teaspoons chopped rosemary; 3 teaspoon minced garlic; 1/2 teaspoons pepper; 2 sticks butter; 4 green apples; 4 Sage leaves; 4 Rosemary sprigs; 1 onion (small); 1 pound bacon; 8 pound Turkey

jaysongeisler @cook_3409330

Bacon wrapped smoked Turkey

jaysongeisler @cook_3409330

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Ingredients

8 people

3 tablespoonssalt
3 teaspoonschopped rosemary
3 teaspoonminced garlic
1/2 teaspoonspepper
2 sticksbutter
4green apples
4Sage leaves
4Rosemary sprigs
1onion (small)
1 poundbacon
8 poundTurkey

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Steps

1

Wash Turkey inside and out
2

Brine Turkey: mix salt, 1 teaspoon minced garlic, 2 teaspoons rosemary, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper with water in large pot. Soak completely covered Turkey for 24 hours
3

Rinse and pat dry turkey
4

Butter spread: soften butter and mix in minced garlic, pinch of salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Apply butter over the entire turkey to include inside.
5

Preheat smoker to 275 (I like to use apple pellets)
6

Apply bacon: using a basket weave method apply bacon to Turkey
7

Cut apples, onions, rosemary sprigs and insert with Sage leaves into the cavity of the turkey
8

Smoke Turkey uncovered for 30 minutes per pound