A Perfectly Seasoned Holiday Turkey Technique

The holiday season is now upon us, and I know we've all been confronted with the inevitable Holiday Turkey. You usually can't escape it on Thanksgiving, but I bet you try to squirm out of the grand ole bird for Christmas. Well, this year try out the BlackTie Barbecue approach to seasoning Turkey and put all of your dry, underseasoned and unimaginitive holiday Turkey experiences behind you.



Step 1
Make a rub with all of your favorite ingredients in a small bowl. Unfortunatly we can't give away the Black Tie Barbecue rub, but I'm sure you can come up with something on your own. I suggest that you combine all of your seasonings and taste the combination together prior to applying them to your meat to prevent over-seasoning, regardless of the cooking technique.

Step 2
With your fingers, carefully separate the skin from the meat of the turkey without ripping it. This will create a pocket to lock in flavor. Using your hands, scoop up some of the rub and begin massaging the meat under the skin. Continue this step until the whole turkey is seasoned under the skin. The legs and thighs may be difficult, but do your best not to rip the skin.

Step 3
Using a boning knife or the sharpest knife you have, make incisions along the breast and the bone as well as along the rear cavity between the thighs. Using your fingers, place the rub in the slits that you've created. This will create pockets on both the top and bottom of the meat - ensuring maximum flavor.

Step 4
Now we're going to oil up the bird. Use a mixture of olive oil and butter and rub it all over the bird. Next,take the remaining rub in the bowl, and begin rubbing it on top of the skin so the whole bird is well seasoned.

Step 5
Filling the cavity. Whether you're going for a traditional bird or an exotic flavor, putting onions, garlic, oranges, apples, celery, carrots, etc...into the cavity of the bird will create additional moisture and flavor during the cooking process.

Step 6
Follow directions for roasting your turkey. A good rule of thumb is 15 minutes for every pound at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Step 7
Enjoy and let us know how it turns out!