About the Recipe
Ingredients
1 (10 pound) whole turkey, neck and giblets removed
4 cloves garlic, crushed
2 tablespoons seasoned salt
½ cup butter
2 (12 fluid ounce) cans cola-flavored carbonated beverage
1 medium apple, quartered
1 medium onion, quartered
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
2 cups hickory wood chips, or more as needed (Optional)
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat a smoker to 225 to 250 degrees F (110 to 120 degrees C).
Step 2
Rinse turkey under cold water, and pat dry.
Step 3
Rub crushed garlic over the outside of the turkey, and sprinkle with seasoned salt. Transfer to a disposable roasting pan.
Step 4
Fill the turkey cavity with butter, cola, apple, onion, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Cover turkey loosely with foil.
Step 5
Add wood chips to the smoker according to the manufacturer's directions. Place the roasting pan in the preheated smoker. Smoke the turkey, basting every 1 to 2 hours with juices from the bottom of the roasting pan, for 5 hours.
Step 6
Add more wood chips if desired. Continue smoking and basting, until turkey is no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 5 more hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone, should read 180 degrees F (80 degrees C).
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