Deep Fried Cajun Turkey

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 12 -16 lbs turkey, washed dried inside and out
• 1/4 cup cajun seasoning, try my cajun spice mix recipe 92066
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 fresh sage leaves, chopped
• 1 sprig fresh rosemary, chopped
• 2 sprigs fresh thyme, chopped
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 take whole turkey place in deep fryer fill with water remove turkey.
• 2 mark the water line with a marker.
• 3 spill out water and dry careful not to remove marked line.
• 4 fill with canola oil.
• 5 heat oil to 350 degrees.
• 6 in a small pot melt butter and oil and fresh herbs and crushed garlic let simmer 15 minutes.
• 7 strained and set aside.
• 8 save garlic and herbs.
• 9 tie legs and wings with cotton string to keep them in place next to the body.
• 10 place the chopped strained garlic and herbs under the skin of the turkey.
• 11 inject the herbed butter-oil mixture into the breast and legs.
• 12 rub the cajun mixture inside and outside of the turkey.
• 13 place the turkey breast side up in lowering slowly into oil.
• 14 caution of splattering oil.
• 15 fry turkey 3 1/2 minute per pound.
• 16 use a meat thermometer in the thigh and when it reads 180 degrees its done.
• 17 remove from hot oil and drain on paper towels.
• 18 lets rest for 15 to 20 minutes.
• 19 carve and serve.
• 20 i`m really sorry that i didn`t get a picture of the turkey before i carved it.
• 21 so the carved picture is what you get for now.
• 22 i`m making this for the fourth of july so i hope to get the picture of the whole turkey then.