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Southern Fried Cajun Turkey

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PREP TIME
30 min
COOKING TIME
45 min
TOTAL TIME
575 min
SERVINGS
12 servings
Southern Fried Cajun Turkey
Ingredients
  • 2 cups butter
  • 7 fluid ounces beer
  • 1/4 cup onion juice
  • 1/4 cup garlic juice
  • 1/4 cup Louisiana-style hot sauce
  • 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tablespoons ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 (12 pound) whole turkey, neck and giblets removed
  • 3 gallons peanut oil for frying, or as needed
Instructions
1
Heat the butter in a substantial cooking vessel over a moderate heat setting. Introduce beer, onion juice, garlic juice, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, black pepper, and cayenne pepper into the mixture. Combine ingredients until a harmonious blend is achieved.
2
Utilize a specialized syringe or a kitchen tool designed for injecting liquids into food to inject the marinade into the turkey, ensuring all parts are adequately coated. Place the turkey in a large plastic bag and allow it to marinate in the refrigerator for an extended period, ranging from 8 hours to overnight.
3
When it's time to cook, remove the turkey from its bag and position it into a cooking container. Determine the amount of oil required by submerging the turkey in the fryer and filling it with sufficient oil to cover its entire surface. Set the turkey aside.
4
Heat the oil to 365 degrees F (185 degrees C). Reintroduce the turkey into its cooking container and carefully lower it slowly into the hot oil using a specialized device designed for deep-frying turkeys. Ensure the turkey is completely submerged in hot oil.
5
Cook the turkey for 36 minutes or 3 minutes per pound of turkey. Verify that an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh registers 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
6
Turn off the heat source and slowly withdraw the turkey from the oil, allowing excess oil to drain out of its cavity. Allow the turkey to rest on a serving platter for 20 minutes before carving.