Here are a few homemade turkey injecting tips from our Barbecues Galore family to yours to help shake up the taste of your Turkey.
Turn your favourite BBQ sauce into an injectable marinade with this quick and easy recipe.
- Combine 3 tablespoons melted butter with a ¼ cup honey or maple syrup, and 3 tablespoons of your favourite BBQ sauce. Feel free to ‘get crazy’ and use a different marinade on each side of the bird – we think the kids today call it ‘fusion’ or a ‘mash-up’, … well not exactly.
- Add any flavour of your choice, but we found that apple-based type sauce or sweeter-type BBQ sauces work the best.
- Add 2 tablespoons cider vinegar and 1 teaspoon Tabasco/your favourite FURY, Neil’s Real Deal, or Slap Your Momma Hot Sauce. Ensure that it is mixed well and non-chunky.
- GARLIC LEMON PEPPER BUTTER
Make your own mixture of lemon pepper and butter for your turkey injection. This combination has convinced many people to give up cooking their turkey in the oven because grilling gets great results.
- Add 3 tablespoons melted butter
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2/3 cup chicken stock
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon finely ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon Tabasco (optional)
- DIRECTIONS
- Mix all ingredients in a small saucepan over medium heat until all ingredients are dissolved and well blended.
- Let cool to room temperature before injecting in the turkey.
- Before putting the marinade in the injector, whisk the mixture well to emulsify all the ingredients together.
- Inject the bird about half an hour before frying – then follow the directions for frying the turkey below.
- Both are good for 12–15-pound turkeys.
- START WITH THE RIGHT GEAR
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Below is a brief description of our recommended marinade injectors:
$9.99 Brander ‘The Juicy Jet’ Marinade Injector
Don't have time to let your meat marinate for hours? Don't sweat it! Just use a marinade injector for fast flavour infusion! This marinade injector holds up to 2 oz. of your favourite flavoured marinade. The plastic ergonomic handle makes it easy to inject your turkey or any other meat.
$16.99 Broil King Marinade Injector
The Broil King marinade injector includes both a large and small needle tip, which can be exchanged depending on the type of meat you are grilling. Along with this, the stainless-steel body of the injector has a window so you can see exactly how much marinade you are adding to your food. All of this disassembles fairly easily allowing for a quick clean up.
$19.99 Napoleon Stainless Steel Marinade Injector
The Napoleon stainless-steel injector allows you to explore the limits of adding flavour to your meats. Durable construction with two separate needle sizes included. The thin needle is used for butter, wine, and thinner marinades, and the larger needle is used for thicker marinades and marinades with solid substances such as fresh herbs and garlic. The tube also features a side window for easy measurements, cleaning brushes, and a storage kit to keep everything together.
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