Best Petes Tailgate Turkey Marinade Recipes

PERFECTLY PAIRED TURKEY INJECTION MARINADE AND RUB

Perfectly Paired Turkey Injection Marinade and Rub image

This delicious marinade paired with the rub gives your turkey just the right amount of flavor while helping to make it melt-in-your-mouth tender and juicy. Great for deep frying or just plain old roasting.

Provided by my4teengirls

Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Marinade Recipes

Time 12h50m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 cup chicken broth
½ cup lemon juice
½ cup butter, melted
1 clove garlic, minced
1 teaspoon English mustard powder
1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
1 cup butter, softened
3 sprigs fresh rosemary, leaves stripped and finely chopped
2 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves stripped and chopped
2 small cloves garlic, minced
1 (14 pound) whole turkey, neck and giblets removed
1 tablespoon olive oil, or to taste
1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

Stir chicken broth, lemon juice, 1/2 cup melted butter, 1 clove garlic, mustard powder, and ginger together in a bowl. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate marinade for flavors to blend, about 30 minutes.
Mix 1 cup softened butter, rosemary, thyme, and 2 cloves garlic together in a bowl until rub is evenly combined.
Separate skin from the meat of the turkey by running your hand under the skin to separate. Spoon rub mixture evenly under the skin in several different parts of the turkey.
Pour marinade into a meat injector and inject the meatiest parts of turkey with marinade, changing the angle of the needle several times.
Brush turkey with olive oil and season with salt and pepper; place in roasting pan and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate turkey for 12 to 24 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 800.1 calories, Carbohydrate 1 g, Cholesterol 316 mg, Fat 50 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 81.4 g, SaturatedFat 20 g, Sodium 440.8 mg, Sugar 0.3 g

JUICY TWO-STAGE THANKSGIVING TURKEY MARINADE

Juicy Two-Stage Thanksgiving Turkey Marinade image

This recipe has two different marinades that are started on Tuesday morning. This is a marinade recipe only, and makes a pre-Thanksgiving marinade for a juicy turkey with lots of flavor.

Provided by jaclynfarr

Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Marinade Recipes

Time P2DT25m

Yield 15

Number Of Ingredients 17

Ingredients

1 cup salt
1 cup orange juice
1 cup brown sugar
1 gallon water
1 (3 inch) cinnamon stick
1 (15 pound) turkey, thawed if purchased frozen
3 oranges, sliced
3 lemons, sliced
½ cup chopped onion
½ cup chopped green bell pepper
¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
1 tablespoon whole cloves
¼ cup garlic powder
2 (3 inch) cinnamon sticks
2 tablespoons paprika
¼ cup olive oil
3 tablespoons ground black pepper

Steps:

On the Tuesday morning before Thanksgiving, whisk together salt, orange juice, brown sugar, a cinnamon stick and water in a large nonreactive container with a cover, such as a large stainless steel stockpot. Stir until salt and sugar dissolve, about 5 minutes. Place the turkey into the brine, cover, and refrigerate overnight.
The next day, remove turkey from the first marinade, shake off excess, and pat the bird dry. Discard the brine. Clean the stockpot or brining container.
In the clean stockpot, make the marinade by stirring together together sliced oranges, sliced lemons, onion, green bell pepper, parsley, cloves, garlic powder, cinnamon sticks, paprika, olive oil, and pepper. Place the turkey into the stockpot and rub the marinade into the turkey. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
On Thanksgiving Day, remove turkey from the marinade and shake off the excess. Discard the remaining marinade. Roast the turkey using your favorite method.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 814.1 calories, Carbohydrate 27.1 g, Cholesterol 267.6 mg, Fat 35.7 g, Fiber 3.6 g, Protein 93.3 g, SaturatedFat 9.8 g, Sodium 238.1 mg, Sugar 19.8 g