Hello everybody, it is Brad, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, beer can turkey. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Place turkey and can in roasting pan. Place the turkey on a clean work surface and remove the plastic piece binding its legs together. Coat the top of the turkey evenly with barbecue rub, salt, and pepper, to taste.

Beer Can Turkey is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Beer Can Turkey is something that I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have beer can turkey using 8 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Beer Can Turkey:

1. Make ready 1 Turkey
2. Take 14 oz can of beer (like Guinness)
3. Take 5 oz Savory dried herb mix (e.g. tarragon, rosemary, sage, parsley, thyme)
4. Prepare 1/2 tbsp fresh ground pepper
5. Prepare 1/3 oz fresh ground salt
6. Get 1 tsp cayenne pepper
7. Prepare honey
8. Prepare olive oil

Make sure that the turkey stands easily and doesn't sway. The turkey needs to be stable. Carefully place the turkey cavity (legs side down) on top of the beer can. Make sure the turkey is upright and standing on its own.

Instructions to make Beer Can Turkey:

1. Prep the turkey by removing the innards and tucking back the wings. Pat it dry so the rub will stick to it.
2. Mix the spices with the honey and oil until it is a well mixed paste but not too stiff or too runny
3. Take your beer can and remove the entire lid and the nitro ball. You can also mix some of the spices into the can too. Slide the turkey around the can, using the legs and can as a tripod to keep it upright.
4. Plaster them seasonings all over your bird
5. Layer some foil around dat bird and stick it in the oven at 400 for 8 minutes, then lower it to 325 and cook about 2.5 hours. Remove the foil the last 30 minutes to brown the skin up.
6. Grind up the giblets and turkey juices with the remaining beer and some flour to make your gravy. Mmmmmmm!

Close the lid of the grill and do not open. The onion adds incredible flavor to the beer can turkey. Pop open a tall boy and drink half of it down, then insert the can carefully into the turkey's body cavity. Set the turkey on the grill and close the lid. Remove the turkey from the grill, and carefully remove the can.

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