Recipe: Nicely Spiced Smoked Turkey Breast

Nicely spiced indeed!

This smoked for about two hours. It was finished off in a cooking bag using this recipe.

NICELY SPICED SMOKED TURKEY BREAST

Serves 10-12

7-8 lb whole turkey breast, bone-in

2 lemons, each peeled and cut into 6 slices

4 cloves garlic, crushed or minced

1 tsp dried rosemary

½ tsp ground black pepper

3 bay leaves

FOR WATER PAN

4 quarts water

2 tsp dried rosemary

1 cinnamon stick

½ tsp nutmeg

Put lemons, garlic, and spices in breast crevices and under skin of turkey breast. Soak 3 wood chunks (hickory is good for this) for 1 hour in water to cover before placing on hot coals. Light coals in smoker and let burn to grey, about 30 minutes. Fill water pan with listed ingredients. Place soaked wood chunks, shaken dry, onto hot coals. Assemble smoker with turkey breast in center of smoker on sprayed grill. Smoke 4-6 hours or until breast meat reaches 185^o.