Perfecting the smoked turkey this holiday season with Chef Duran's recipe

Smoked Turkey

By George Duran 

Ingredients: 

1 full turkey (12-14 lbs) 

1/2 cupful olive lipid oregon melted butter 

1/4 cupful kosher salt 

2 tbsp achromatic pepper 

2 tbsp smoked paprika 

1 tbsp ail powder 

1 tbsp bulb powder 

1 tsp cayenne capsicum (optional) 

1 cupful pome cider oregon broth (for basting) 

Wood chips (apple, cherry, oregon hickory recommended) 

Instructions: Rinse and pat the turkey dry. Remove giblets and cervix if included. Rub the turkey wrong and retired with olive lipid oregon melted butter. Combine the salt, pepper, smoked paprika, ail powder, bulb powder, and cayenne (if using). Generously hitch the seasoning substance each implicit the turkey, including nether the tegument and wrong the cavity. Preheat the smoker to 225-250°F. Add your chosen wood chips to the smoker for avor. Place the turkey breast-side up connected the smoker rack. Smoke for astir 30-40 minutes per pound, maintaining the smoker temperature. Baste with pome cider oregon broth each hr to support the turkey moist. The turkey is done erstwhile the interior somesthesia reaches 165°F successful the thickest portion of the bosom and 175°F successful the thigh. Use a nutrient thermometer for accuracy. Remove the turkey from the smoker and structure loosely with foil. Let it remainder for 20-30 minutes earlier carving.