Create some much-needed space in your oven for Thanksgiving by grilling the turkey instead!
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time P1DT4h5m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- For the turkey: One to two days before cooking, combine the sugar, 1/4 cup kosher salt and 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper in a small bowl. Rub this mixture all over the turkey, including under the breast and thigh skin and inside the cavity. Refrigerate uncovered or lightly covered with plastic wrap.
- For the cranberry bbq sauce: Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and a pinch of salt. Cook until the onion is very soft and translucent, about 8 minutes. Add the garlic and paprika and cook, stirring frequently, 2 minutes. Stir in the cranberries, apple juice, ketchup, light brown sugar, molasses, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, dry mustard, chipotle pepper, 3/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Simmer until the cranberries start to burst, about 12 minutes. Transfer to a food processor and blend until very smooth. Reserve half for serving with the turkey. (You can make this sauce the day before and keep it refrigerated.)
- Half an hour before cooking, remove the turkey from the refrigerator. Preheat a grill for indirect cooking over medium heat (about 350 degrees F). For gas grills (with 3 or more burners), turn all the burners to medium-high heat; after about 15 minutes turn off one of the middle burners and turn the remaining burners down to medium. For charcoal grills, bank one chimney starter-full of lit and ashed-over charcoal briquettes to one side of the grill. Set up a drip pan on the other side to avoid flare-ups. (Be sure to consult the grill manufacturer's guide for best results.)
- Pat the turkey very dry with paper towels. Brush the turkey all over with oil and sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper.
- Place the turkey breast-side up on the indirect side of the grill with the legs facing the hotter side. Cover the grill and roast until almost done (an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the thigh should register around 150 degrees F), 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours. Brush the turkey all over with the cranberry sauce. Cover the grill and continue cooking the turkey until a thermometer registers at least 165 degrees F in the thigh and 155 degrees F in the breast, 15 to 25 minutes more.
- Let the turkey rest 30 minutes before carving. Serve with the reserved cranberry sauce on the side.
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Benjiro Guda
[email protected]I love this recipe! The turkey is always moist and flavorful, and the sauce is delicious. I've made it several times and it's always a hit.
Niyobyiringiro Israel
[email protected]This recipe is easy to follow and the results are amazing. The turkey was juicy and flavorful, and the sauce was the perfect balance of sweet and tangy.
ASEKOKHAI JOSEPH
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of turkey, but this recipe changed my mind. The turkey was moist and flavorful, and the sauce was delicious.
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[email protected]This is the best grilled turkey recipe I've ever tried. The cranberry BBQ sauce is the perfect complement to the turkey.
Nurul Islam Sayed
[email protected]I've made this recipe several times and it's always a hit. The turkey is always moist and flavorful, and the sauce is delicious.
HUMAUN BHUIYAN
[email protected]This recipe is a great way to change up your Thanksgiving dinner. The turkey is delicious and the sauce is amazing.
Sqlah Kech
[email protected]I made this recipe for a party and it was a huge success! Everyone loved the turkey and the sauce.
Majid Satti
[email protected]This recipe is a great way to use up leftover turkey. The sauce is flavorful and the turkey is moist and tender.
syed alamin
[email protected]I love this recipe! The turkey is always moist and flavorful, and the sauce is delicious. I've made it several times and it's always a hit.
shaikh Anwar
[email protected]This recipe is easy to follow and the results are amazing. The turkey was juicy and flavorful, and the sauce was the perfect balance of sweet and tangy.
Wafaa Mhaseb
[email protected]I followed the recipe exactly and the turkey turned out perfectly. The sauce was also delicious.
Brian Jorgensen
[email protected]This recipe is a keeper! I will definitely be making this again and again.
Malak Khan
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of turkey, but this recipe changed my mind. The turkey was moist and flavorful, and the sauce was delicious.
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[email protected]This is the best grilled turkey recipe I've ever tried. The cranberry BBQ sauce is amazing.
Mostafa Atwi
[email protected]I made this recipe for a potluck and it was a huge hit! Everyone raved about the turkey and the sauce. I'll definitely be making this again.
Enock owusu
[email protected]My family loved this recipe! The turkey was perfectly cooked and the sauce was delicious. Even my picky kids ate it up.
Ohema Agyeiwaa
[email protected]Wow! This grilled turkey with cranberry BBQ sauce was fantastic! The turkey was juicy and flavorful, and the sauce was the perfect complement. I will definitely be making this again.