Our Best Turkey Ever!

Today, in the midst of our foggy dreary day, we are planning to smoke a turkey.  The second time we smoked a turkey, we stumbled upon this combination of ingredients.  It was truly THE best turkey either of us have ever had (and I'm not usually a huge fan of turkey).  So, today we are going to attempt to recreate this delicious meal!

Injection Ingredients:

1 can chicken broth

1 Tbsp salt

Garlic Powder (LOTS)

3 Tbsp Worcestershire

Turkey:

Turkey (we have an 10 pounder)

1 stick butter

Seasoning salt

Herbed pepper

Emeril's Essence Seasoning

2 onions

3 cloves garlic

Chicken broth

Apple wood for smoker

Start by injecting the turkey.  Do the night before if possible.

Put turkey in the water pan from the smoker.  Ours fit perfectly.  Melt one stick butter, rub it all over turkey.  Use it all.  (OK, not South Beach here!)  Sprinkle with seasoning salt and herbed/seasoned pepper.  Sprinkle Emeril's Essence over the bird.  Be generous.  Cut up 2 medium onions, add 3 cloves of garlic, and place inside the turkey cavity.  Add a little chicken broth to the inside of the cavity, and pour about 1/2 cup into the pan that the turkey is sitting.

Baste using the juices from the bird about once an hour.  Add more chicken broth if it becomes dry.

We used apple wood in the smoker.  Make sure you keep the smoker above 220 degrees.  Cook until turkey reaches 180 degrees.

I'm making twice baked cauliflower, and a recipe I found for whole wheat double mushroom stuffing that sounds quite tasty (and is South Beach legal).  I'm hoping that this turkey turns out just as well the second time around...