A weekend Smoked Turkey Breast

dewetha

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• Feb 20, 2012

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nothing too fancy since this was my first breast I didn't do too much.it was already injected with some turkey broth solution so i let it be. I brushed on some honey and coated with some left over chicken rub and some rosemary powder. smoked it with go tot blend of hickory,apple,cherry.

my target crowd doesn't like it spicy but next time i will inject the honey and some cayenne to give it a little boost and use more spicy rub.

it came out pretty good. I am convinced 90 pct of that is due to getting good meat at the butcher. 10 my skill :)

a very impatient crowd limited my pic. I made a cranberry/walnut relish to go with it. my wife made stuffing and corn. it was a good sunday dinner.

 

berninga87

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• Feb 21, 2012

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Looks great! Was it juicy enough? I usually brine poultry. 

 

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• Feb 21, 2012

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It looks good from here!

 

dewetha

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• Feb 21, 2012

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thanks AL.

Berninga,

 it was very juicy and tender. that was due to the 15pct(I think) solution that was already in the turkey. since it specifically said it was turkey broth i left it alone. it was a gamble but it turned out good.

 

berninga87

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dewetha said:

Berninga,

 it was very juicy and tender. that was due to the 15pct(I think) solution that was already in the turkey. since it specifically said it was turkey broth i left it alone. it was a gamble but it turned out good.

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Good to hear! 

 

smokinhusker

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• Feb 21, 2012

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Good job and that relish looks "to die for". Bet it was outstanding with the turkey.

 

dewetha

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the relish was a food network recipe easy and very tasty. i had frozen berries but i bet some nice fresh organic berries would be outstanding!

www.foodnetwork.com

Servings
Yield:

Ingredients

• 1 orange
• 2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries (about 8 ounces)
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup chopped walnut pieces

Directions
* Finely grate the zest of half of the orange into a medium saucepan, then squeeze in all of the juice. Add the cranberries, sugar and walnuts and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the mixture thickens and the cranberries start to pop, about 10 minutes. Let cool.

 

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• Feb 21, 2012

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I love a good smoked Turkey

 

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• Feb 21, 2012

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           Great job

      

Thanks for the Qview 

 

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• Feb 22, 2012

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Dewetha , good looking Breast there ;)-   I know you had fun and enjoyed the rewards.

The Honey and Cayenne will be a good combo and (if not overdone) will add a bit of intrigue to your Family's tastebuds.

Have fun and as always...

 

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• Feb 22, 2012

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It looks yummy and moist it will do great Sammie's

 

dewetha

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• Feb 22, 2012

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Sammies? it was descended upon by a ravenous horde of in-laws. I had to count my fingers!

 

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Don't you hate that ; you get all this neat stuff done and have it looking like you want and , BOOM , all of a sudden the Son (in my case ) , and his crowd ( I say that lovingly because in his household there's the Wife , G-Son , G-Daughter  and a Cousin-in-law along with her Fiance' , so any leftovers hoped for are GONE

.    grumble...grumble........