Smoked Wild Turkey Breast

Name: Smoked Wild Turkey Breast
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h 20 min
Yield: 6 serving
Ingredients: 1 skinless turkey breast, trimmed; kosher salt; 1/4 cup brown sugar; 1/3 cup honey

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Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
4 hrs
Total Time
4 hrs 20 mins
Servings
6
Calories
92 kcal
Course
Main Course, Appetizer
Cuisine
American

Smoked Wild Turkey Breast

Elizabeth Hodge

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To trim, I slice off the thin triangle of turkey breast that lays over the tail end of the breast -- you will notice that all bird breasts have a thick and a thin end, and you are trimming the turkey's breast so you have, more or less, a big cylinder of meat that smokes better.

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Ingredients

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1 skinless turkey breast, trimmed (see note above)
kosher salt (see note above)
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup honey, maple syrup or other syrup

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Instructions

Mix together the salt and sugar. Massage the mixture into the meat and, ideally, vacuum seal it. If not, put the salted turkey into a freezer bag. Set in the fridge for at least 3 days to cure.
Remove the turkey breast from the bag and set it in the fridge, uncovered, for an hour or three to form the pellicle, a sheen that allows the turkey to take on smoke better. Turn the turkey over a few times while you do this. Don't skip this step!
Smoke the turkey slowly at about 200ºF until it reaches an internal temperature of about 160ºF -- this takes about 4 hours with my smoker. Let the turkey smoke undisturbed for an hour, then paint it with honey every 45 minutes or so until it's done. When the turkey is ready, take it out of the smoker and set it on a rack. Paint it one more time with the honey and serve any way you like it: Warm for dinner, or cold for sandwiches.

Notes

Once made, the smoked turkey will keep in the fridge for a week or so, and can be frozen (vacuum-sealed is my preference) for up to a year.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 92kcal (5%) Carbohydrates 25g (8%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 1g (2%) Cholesterol 1mg (0%) Sodium 3mg (0%) Potassium 22mg (1%) Sugar 24g (48%) Calcium 8mg (1%) Iron 1mg (6%)