Best Injected Buffalo Turkey Recipes

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PERFECTLY PAIRED TURKEY INJECTION MARINADE AND RUB



Perfectly Paired Turkey Injection Marinade and Rub image

This delicious marinade paired with the rub gives your turkey just the right amount of flavor while helping to make it melt-in-your-mouth tender and juicy. Great for deep frying or just plain old roasting.

Provided by my4teengirls

Categories     Side Dish     Sauces and Condiments Recipes     Marinade Recipes

Time 12h50m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 cup chicken broth
½ cup lemon juice
½ cup butter, melted
1 clove garlic, minced
1 teaspoon English mustard powder
1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
1 cup butter, softened
3 sprigs fresh rosemary, leaves stripped and finely chopped
2 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves stripped and chopped
2 small cloves garlic, minced
1 (14 pound) whole turkey, neck and giblets removed
1 tablespoon olive oil, or to taste
1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

  • Stir chicken broth, lemon juice, 1/2 cup melted butter, 1 clove garlic, mustard powder, and ginger together in a bowl. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate marinade for flavors to blend, about 30 minutes.
  • Mix 1 cup softened butter, rosemary, thyme, and 2 cloves garlic together in a bowl until rub is evenly combined.
  • Separate skin from the meat of the turkey by running your hand under the skin to separate. Spoon rub mixture evenly under the skin in several different parts of the turkey.
  • Pour marinade into a meat injector and inject the meatiest parts of turkey with marinade, changing the angle of the needle several times.
  • Brush turkey with olive oil and season with salt and pepper; place in roasting pan and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate turkey for 12 to 24 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 800.1 calories, Carbohydrate 1 g, Cholesterol 316 mg, Fat 50 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 81.4 g, SaturatedFat 20 g, Sodium 440.8 mg, Sugar 0.3 g

DEEP-FRIED WHOLE BUFFALO TURKEY RECIPE



Deep-Fried Whole Buffalo Turkey Recipe image

Frank's RedHot and a side of blue cheese dressing add Buffalo flavors to this deep-fried turkey.

Provided by J. Kenji López-Alt

Categories     Entree     Dinner     Mains

Time 1h

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 turkey, about 12 pounds (5.5kg), giblets removed, patted dry (see note)
3 to 4 gallons (11 to 15L) peanut oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
24 ounces Frank's RedHot sauce (3 cups; 720ml)
12 ounces unsalted butter (3 sticks; 345g)
1 head celery, rinsed
3 cups (720ml) store-bought or homemade blue cheese dressing

Steps:

  • Meanwhile, make hot sauce. Heat Frank's and butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, whisking occasionally, until butter is fully melted and sauce is hot.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 939 kcal, Carbohydrate 5 g, Cholesterol 234 mg, Fiber 1 g, Protein 42 g, SaturatedFat 26 g, Sodium 2329 mg, Sugar 3 g, Fat 83 g, ServingSize Serves 8 to 12, UnsaturatedFat 0 g

BUTTER-INJECTED TURKEY



Butter-Injected Turkey image

An easy Butter-Injected Turkey recipe

Provided by Brian Page

Categories     turkey     Roast     Thanksgiving     Dinner     Fall     Delaware     Peanut Free     Soy Free

Yield Makes 6 to 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 18

Turkey:
1 10- to 15- pound turkey
1 pound butter
2 sprigs thyme
salt and pepper
N/A pepper
Dressing:
2 pounds specialty bread, (wheat, oat, French,&whatever you like), cut into 1-inch cubes
2 eggs
2 cups turkey or chicken stock
1 clove garlic
1 Spanish onion
3 pieces bacon
1 bag crushed walnuts, toasted
2 grated fresh carrots
dried raisins or cranberries as garnish
salt and pepper
N/A pepper

Steps:

  • Prepare Turkey:
  • Preheat oven to 500°F.
  • Melt the butter.
  • Use a hypodermic needle or baster-injector to inject the butter into the turkey. Or stuff solid butter under turkey skin.
  • Place thyme in turkey cavity, lightly salt and pepper the bird inside and out.
  • When temperature reaches 500°F, put turkey in the oven. Let cook for 20 minutes or until the exterior is crisp, but not golden brown. Reduce heat to 375°F. Let bird roast until finished. You should have a crispy, golden brown turkey with very, very tender, buttery meat.
  • Prepare Dressing:
  • Render bacon. Reserve fat.
  • Add garlic and onion to bacon fat and saute. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  • Sauté onions until translucent.
  • Add stock. Reduce slightly. Add bread cubes. Salt and pepper to taste.
  • Add grated carrot. Gently mix.
  • Crush bacon and add to mixture.
  • Add walnuts to mixture. Let mixture cool.
  • Mix in the eggs until they are well incorporated.
  • Place in heatproof pan (or turkey cavity) and cook at 375°F until crisp on top.
  • Garnish with dried raisins or cranberries.

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