Quick Smoked Turkey

Name: Quick Smoked Turkey
Ingredients: 1 (12 pound) whole turkey, neck and giblets removed; 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil; 1 1/2 cups cider vinegar; 6 tablespoons hot pepper sauce (optional); 6 tablespoons garlic powder; 1/4 cup salt (optional); 1/4 cup ground black pepper; 3 tablespoons honey

8 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

1 (12 pound) whole turkey, neck and giblets removed
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups cider vinegar
6 tablespoons hot pepper sauce (optional)
6 tablespoons garlic powder
1/4 cup salt (optional)
1/4 cup ground black pepper
3 tablespoons honey

Directions

1

Preheat smoker using pans of briquets and hickory chips, adding the chips according to manufacturer's directions. Cut turkey in half.
2

Bring vegetable oil, cider vinegar, hot pepper sauce, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and honey to a rapid boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer basting sauce for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3

Lay turkey flat on wire racks of the smoker. Place racks into the smoker, and smoke according to manufacturer's directions, basting every 15 minutes, about 2 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh should 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).