Hello everybody, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, cajun injected smoked turkey breast. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Cajun Injected Smoked Turkey Breast is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Cajun Injected Smoked Turkey Breast is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
Cajun injected, seasoned, and smoked turkey breast on the Green Mountain Grills Davey Crockett portable pellet grill. I used Kent Rollins Mesquite seasoning. Brined turkey breast retains its moisture as it smokes.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have cajun injected smoked turkey breast using 19 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Cajun Injected Smoked Turkey Breast:
- Make ready For the turkey:
- Take 1 (7-8 lb) turkey breast
- Take 2 1/2 tsp chili powder
- Prepare 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- Make ready 1 tsp ground black pepper
- Take 3/4 tsp sea salt
- Get 1/4 tsp cayenne powder (1/2 for more heat)
- Make ready 3 tbs warm water
- Get 1 tbs honey
- Prepare 1/3 cup oil (vegetable or light olive is best)
- Make ready Other supplies
- Get 1 bag charcoal (if smoker/grill is charcoal)
- Prepare 1 bag hickory, mesquite or apple wood chips
- Make ready Injector syringe with needle
- Prepare Smoker or large grill
- Make ready Water
- Take Smoker box (for gas grills)
- Make ready Grill thermometer
- Prepare Meat thermometer
If you like a LOT of flavor in your Turkey and also one that is super moist, this is one of my recipes you have got to try. This combines all of my favorite cooking tricks including: Brining, Injecting, Smoking, and steaming aromatics. First off you need to do JB's brining method which is simple and more. This Cajun Smoked Turkey is incredible, the brine packs the flavor into the meat and the injection keeps it super moist.
Instructions to make Cajun Injected Smoked Turkey Breast:
- Remove turkey breast from package, rinse and then pat dry with clean paper towels. Place on a large platter or foil lined cookie sheet, meat side up.
- In a mediun bowl mix together all the dry seasoning. Add the water and honey. Stir with fork to combine until honey is fully melted in. Slowly add oil while continuing to stir constantly.
- When everything is well incorporated set 1 tbs of mixture aside. Draw remaining mixture up into injector syringe and inject into turkey breast in several places all over until all of the mixture is used up. Rub reserved mixture all over skin.
- Soak wood chips in water for about 15 minutes while you prepare your smoker according to its user manual, or set up a grill for indirect heat if you do not have a smoker. Note: indirect heat means building your fire on one side of the kettle and placing meat over the empty space (usually filled with a "drip pan") on the other side to cook slowly.
- When the smoker reaches 300°F, place wood chips directly on coals (or into smoker box placed on flame for gas grills). Place turkey breast on grate and cover tightly with lid. Cook for 2 - 3 hrs, checking every 20 - 30 minutes, replacing coals and chips as needed. Turkey is done when internal temp reaches at least 165°f.
- When turkey breast is done remove from smoker, tent loosely with foil and let rest 20-30 minutes before carving.
- Note: If the turkey breast begins looking too brown but is not fully cooked you can either tent with foil while still on the smoker or transfer to a 300°F oven (again, tent with foil) to finish cooking.
It is spicy but not hot and the Place quartered apples and onion in the cavity and tie the legs together with butcher twine. Inject the breast, legs, and thighs with Cajun injection*. This is a Cajun Thanksgiving spread from a sassy Southern Lady, Dorothy from Tennessee. Andouille Sausages are a smoked cured Cajun sausage. It is easier to grill turkey breast halves than the whole breast, which sits awkwardly on the grill rack.
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