Tequila Lime BBQ Turkey

"Great for the last few days of summer."
 
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Ready In:
2hrs 10mins
Ingredients:
6
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Use pit BBQ or place a pan in the bottom of your BBQ to catch the drips.
  • Remove backbone from turkey and crack the breast bone so that turkey will lay flat on the grill.
  • Mix next 3 ingredients and marinate turkey several hours or overnight.
  • Remove turkey from marinade, sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Place on grill- not directly on top of coals- breast side up.
  • Cut whole lime in half, squeeze over turkey to baste every 20 minutes.
  • Replace coals to keep temperature at 350-375.
  • Turkey is done when thermometer reads 165.
  • Tent with foil and let set for 15 minutes before carving.

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  1. This was a hit with the Thanksgiving crowd. Added sweet onion slices to the marinade.
     
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Raised in LA, schooled in France at Cordon Bleu. Ran 2 restaurants one in Calif and one in TX. My favorite cookbook is the Joy of Cooking - not the new version. Canning food is my passion. You can check this out at http://www.texfiles.com/msintrepid/canning.htm
 
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