Charcoal Grilled Turkey Half

Total Time: 3 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 6 lbs turkey, half of turkey
• 1 medium onion, peeled and chunked
• 4 carrots, washed and sliced
• 1/2 cup celery, optional 1 inch chunks
• 1/2 cup turkey broth or 1/2 cup sub chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 mix first 8 ingredients together in small dish, put onion, carrots, and celery in center of foil pan that you plan on using for grilling or roasting; sprinkle 1 1/2 teaspoons of seasoning mixture onto vegetables, add turkey broth.
• 2 rinse bird inside and out; pat dry.
• 3 try to loosen up some of the skin.
• 4 mix together olive oil and lemon juice; rub onto turkey.
• 5 sprinkle inside, outside, and under skin of bird with the remaining seasoning mixture.
• 6 put turkey cut side down in foil pan and refrigerator for one hour . (try to get veggies covered by the turkey so that the flavors can saturate the meat a bit).
• 7 prepare grill: all grill vents (including the cover) are open. (our grill has 3 vents on bottom and 1 on the lid, open them all up).
• 8 put 50 briquettes in grill.
• 9 set grate in place.
• 10 allow the coals to glow red hot, then change into a light coating of gray ash, which might take about 35 minutes, with the temperature reaching 350°f (medium heat) or so that your hand cannot tolerate the heat for more than 2 seconds-w/o touching grate, of course.
• 11 put foil pan onto grate; close 2 of the 3 bottom vents, cover with grill cover that has its 1 vent halfway open.
• 12 grill for about 90 to 120 minutes, or until the meat thermometer temperature is 165 degrees f. (allow 15 to 18 minutes per pound).
• 13 start checking 25 minutes before the minimum amount of cooking time. (if parts of the turkey begin to get dark before the bird is done, drape those areas with foil.).
• 14 remove turkey from grill and let sit for 15 to 20 minutes before carving.