Injected Turkey

Total Time: 4 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 cup water, very warm
• 1/8 cup salt
• 3/4 cup lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon garlic juice
• 1/2 teaspoon tabasco sauce

Recipe

• 1 mix warm water with salt, first, whisking to make sure salt is dissolved.
• 2 add rest of ingredients.
• 3 using a turkey injector or large bore needle & syringe, inject the mixture in to the turkey, trying to make sure you have all parts covered.
• 4 some will leak out -- tip pan, draw up, & re-inject to the best of your ability.
• 5 do not stuff this turkey (the stuffing draws the marinade & will taste overly strong of the marinade!).
• 6 roast, according to your turkey's size -- about 15 minutes per lb, breast down.
• 7 for a 15 lb turkey, roast at 400 degrees for 30 minutes, 350 degrees for 2 hrs., 225 degrees for the last hour and a half.
• 8 1/2 hr before the turkey should be done, start checking its temperature. be sure the thermometer is not touching a bone - dark meat should be 175 degrees, the breast meat should be 160 - 165 degrees.
• 9 remove from oven & let rest 15 - 20 minutes.
• 10 tip - save out 1/4 - 1/3 c of the marinade & use it as part of the liquid when making your stuffing/dressing separately.