Description: Is your only experience with turkey dry and boring? Are you looking for a new way to bring this protein to life and drop the stigma? We got your covered. Try this recipe for succulent smoked turkey breast that is as smooth as butter to carve and will blow your tastebuds away.
Ingredients:
- Preheat smoker to 250F/120C with a fruit wood of your choice.
- Prepare turkey by coating thoroughly Forager rub.
- Smoke turkey breast for about 2.5 to 3 hours or until golden brown.
- Double wrap turkey beast in foil top side down with butter.
- Continue to cook until the internal temperature hits 160F/70C roughly 1.5 to 2 hours.
- Unwrap turkey and sit out to rest until internal temperature is 140F/60C.
- Slice and serve!
Hot Tip:
- Here’s a little Southern secret for keeping poultry juicy: coat the meat in mayonnaise before adding your seasoning. Sounds a bit unusual, right? But trust us — the mayo acts as the perfect binder for your rub and, being oil-based, it locks in moisture like nothing else. It’s our go-to method, and it never fails to deliver tender, flavour-packed results.