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TEXAS
DRY-RUB SLOW-GRILLED TURKEY BREAST
Any
kind of wood chips will work here. Serve
this moist turkey breast with sweet potato
wedges: Cut potatoes into 6 wedges; toss
with oil, salt, and pepper, and bake at
400°F for 35 minutes or until done.
1
cup hickory wood chips
1 tablespoon Hungarian sweet paprika or
paprika
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
3/4 teaspoon onion powder
3/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1 (2-pound) skinned, boned turkey breast
half
Cooking spray
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Soak
the wood chips in water 1 hour. Drain well.
Combine
paprika and next 7 ingredients (paprika through
cloves); rub turkey with spice mixture.
To
prepare turkey for indirect grilling, preheat
grill to medium-hot using both burners. After
pre-heating, turn the left burner off (leave the
right burner on). Place wood chips on hot coals.
Place a disposable aluminum foil pan on briquettes
on left side. Pour 2 cups water in pan. Coat grill
rack with cooking spray; place on grill. Place
turkey on grill rack covering left burner. Cover
and grill for 1 hour and 50 minutes or until a
meat thermometer registers 180°F, turning
halfway during cooking time.
Serves
8.
1
Serving - 3 ounces turkey: Calories: 139 (Cal.
from fat: 19%), Fat: 2.9g (Saturated: 0.9g), Cholesterol:
57mg, Sodium: 347mg, Carbohydrate: 1.8g, Protein:
24.8g.
[Cooking
Light, June 2000]
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