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