Char-Broiled Turkey

13 ingredients
9 steps

Ingredients

  • 15 pounds turkey
  • 1 x salt and black pepper
  • 1 x vegetable oil
  • 1 x onions cut into cubes
  • 2 Stalks celery cut into 2 inch cubes
  • 2 each limes quartered
  • 1 each lemon quartered
  • 1 each oranges quartered
  • 1 each apples quartered
  • 1 quart water
  • 1 1/2 sticks butter
  • 1 each lemon thinly sliced
  • 1 x potato chips mesquite or hickory

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat charcoal grill to medium heat with most of coals on end opposite where turkey will be sitting directly over.
  2. 2
    Wash and rinse turkey, removing giblets.
  3. 3
    Dry with absorbent towels, and season inside of turkey with salt and pepper.
  4. 4
    Rub outside of bird with oil.
  5. 5
    Stuff with onions, celery, orange, apple, 2 limes and the 1 lemon quartered.
  6. 6
    Completely fill cavities to keep turkey moist.
  7. 7
    Melt butter in roasting pan, add water and sliced lemon (add more lemon juice if desired).
  8. 8
    Cover turkey tightly (crimp edges) with aluminum foil, and cook over grill for 4 to 6 hours, removing foil and adding smoker chips for last hour or so.
  9. 9
    Alternatively, stuff the bird and then cover with aluminum foil and bake in 350F (180C) F oven for 6 to 7 hours.

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