Char-Broiled Turkey

6 hours Prep: 40 minutes Cook: 6 hours

1426 calories per serving view nutrition facts

10 servings suggest servings

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Ingredients

15	pounds	turkey
1	x	salt and black pepper
1	x	vegetable oil
1	x	onions	cut into cubes
2	Stalks	celery	cut into 2 inch cubes
2	each	limes	quartered
1	each	lemon	quartered
1	each	orange	quartered
1	each	apple	quartered
1	quart	water
1 1/2	sticks	butter
1	each	lemon	thinly sliced
1	x	potato chips	mesquite or hickory

Directions

Preheat charcoal grill to medium heat with most of coals on end opposite where turkey will be sitting directly over.

Wash and rinse turkey, removing giblets.

Dry with absorbent towels, and season inside of turkey with salt and pepper.

Rub outside of bird with oil.

Stuff with onions, celery, orange, apple, 2 limes and the 1 lemon quartered.

Completely fill cavities to keep turkey moist.

Melt butter in roasting pan, add water and sliced lemon (add more lemon juice if desired).

Cover turkey tightly (crimp edges) with aluminum foil, and cook over grill for 4 to 6 hours, removing foil and adding smoker chips for last hour or so.

Alternatively, stuff the bird and then cover with aluminum foil and bake in 350 degree F oven for 6-7 hours.

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Poultry

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 747g

Amount per Serving

Calories 1426 41% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 64.0g	99%
Saturated Fat 23.0g	115%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 540mg	180%
Sodium 527mg	22%
Total Carbohydrate 5.0g	2%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g	4%
Sugars 3.0g
Protein 196.0g	392%

Vitamin A	9%		Vitamin C	26%
Calcium	16%		Iron	54%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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I have made this recipe many times for my husband who is from Morocco. I had this recipe book and lost it--finding the recipe here was great. This is one of his favorites. I would recommend not making this in a crock pot.

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