Description
Sweet and light, this is the easiest way to cook a big bird! It will be the best turkey you have ever had. The breast is moist and juicy, and the honey makes a great thin sauce. I hope you enjoy it as much as my friends and family do when I make it. I never have any leftovers! Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 1 (12 pound) whole turkey
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh sage
- 2 tablespoons ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons celery salt
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 (12 ounce) jar honey
- ½ pound mesquite wood chips
Instructions
- Preheat grill for high heat. If you are using a charcoal grill
- use about twice the normal amount of charcoal. Soak wood chips in a pan of water
- and set next to the grill.
- Remove neck and giblets from turkey. Rinse the bird and pat dry. Place in a large disposable roasting pan.
- In a medium bowl
- mix together sage
- ground black pepper
- celery salt
- basil
- and vegetable oil. Pour mixture evenly over the turkey. Turn the turkey breast side down in the pan
- and tent loosely with aluminum foil.
- Place the roasting pan on the preheated grill. Throw a handful of the wood chips onto the coals. Close the lid
- and cook for 1 hour.
- Throw about 2 more handfuls of soaked wood chips on the fire. Drizzle 1/2 the honey over the bird
- and replace the foil. Close the lid of the grill
- and continue cooking 1 1/2 to 2 hours
- or until internal temperature reaches 180 degrees F (80 degrees C) in the thickest part of the thigh.
- Uncover turkey
- and carefully turn it breast side up in the roasting pan. Baste with remaining honey. Leave the turkey uncovered
- and cook 15 minutes. The cooked honey will be very dark.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 3 hrs 15 mins
Total Time: 3 hrs 45 mins
Servings: 16