Deep Fried Turkey
November 24, 2014
This recipe and the pictures come from my Father. He has Deep Fried Turkey over the last few years and it always looks so good when he posts about it on Facebook. Since I have no fryer myself I asked him to contribute this year. Maybe one year I’ll have the guts to do it myself but for now I leave the perfect deep frying up to him. Hope you all enjoy!
- To start, take the wrapper off of the turkey, and
remove and discard the neck and giblets.
- Deep-fry your turkey outside on a flat surface, far
away from homes, garages, wooden decks, etc.
- To determine how much oil is needed for frying, place
the thawed turkey in the fryer.
- Add water until
the top of the turkey is barely covered.
- Remove the turkey, allowing the water to drain from
the turkey back into the fryer.
- Measure and mark the water line, and use that line as
a guide when adding oil to the propane fryer.
- Pat the turkey dry with paper towels.
- Add oil to the fryer (based on the water line).
- Preheat oil in the fryer to 350° F.
- While the oil is heating, prepare your turkey with any
seasonings, marinades, or injected flavor that you desire.
- I use Tony Chachere’s Cajun seasoning as a rub on the
outside of the turkey, and their Cajun Butter injectable, injected into the
turkey, Then I put a whole Vidalia Onion inside, along with 5
or 6 Garlic cloves
- When the oil is hot, turn the burner off and slowly
lower the turkey into the hot oil. (to prevent flare up) Slowly lowering
the basket helps prevent the oil from bubbling over. Turn the burner back
on.
- Cook the turkey about 3 to 4 minutes per pound. The
internal Temperature should be between 175 – 180 Degrees F.
- When the turkey is done, Turn the burner off, then slowly
lift it from the pot and place it in a pan or on paper towels to drain
- Carve and
Enjoy
19 Comments
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Onica MommyFactor
That's such a cool way to cook a turkey. I had turkey made this way for the first time and it tasted amazing.
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Melissa
Oh my goodness, that looks so good! The hubs has wanted to make a Fried Turkey for Thanksgiving every year but for some reason we haven't yet. I think we may need to make one for Christmas now because I don't think I could wait until next year for one.
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Lois Alter Mark
Wow, I would love to try that. I don't think you can go wrong with anything that's deep fried!
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Paula Schuck
That turkey looks great. The skin is the right colour and everything. But I would be nervous doing that with kids. Good thing he had a decent and safe setup outside there. I wonder how much faster this would be.
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Angela
I have been saying for years that I want to try this. It seems so intimidating to me. I'm glad to hear it turned out so well for you!
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Growing Up Madison
I've actually never tried frying turkey. I've always done it in the oven. I think I'll give this a shot next Thanksgiving.
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jaime
The turkey looks fantastic! I don't have a fryer, but would love for someone to invite me over for deep fried turkey. 🙂
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Coolmoms Cooltips
We love friend Turkey! Your safety tips at very important. Hope you enjoyed the celebration
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LifeAsAConvert
That turkey looks perfect. I can almost remember the switch from oven roasted to deep fried turkey around here. Once we started frying we didn't go back.
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Sarah-Louise Bailey
You have made it sound like it's really quite easy – I don't think I would manage to do it at all though. x
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Jennifer Williams
I have only had a deep fried turkey once and it was really good. I have never been brave enough to do it myself though.
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Tough Cookie Mommy
My colleague fried her turkey this Thanksgiving too. She says it was delicious and the meat fell right off the bone.
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Ken Payne Jr
If you buy a Kit it comes with a 30 Quart Pot w/cover, the Oil Temp Gage, Turkey Stand and hook/handle used to lower and raise the Turkey in and out of the oil. Some of the kits also include a basket so you can deep fry smaller stuff, like Chicken wings. And as long as you follow the safety tips it is easy, I've done it in warm, cool, and cold weather and when I say cold I'm Talking below 32 degrees, which is where the pictures came from
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Tracy Crowder
We have a turkey deep fryer. It's like a deep fryer/rotisserie. It's fully enclosed and make a deep frying a turkey so easy.
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Masshole Mommy
I have heard how good deep fried turkey is, but I have yet to try it. I need to do that one of these years.
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The Mommy-Files
That looks amazing! We had 2 turkeys this year. One was smoked and the other was cooked in the oven.
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Anonymous
This makes it sound almost too easy to do! Is there a special brand or just a tall large pan to fry?
Krystal Butherus
That just looks amazing! I'd love to cook up a turkey unique next year.