wild turkey cooking ideas

[Corey Bohn]

I do have an ail cooker, but am looking for other suggestions for preparing and cooking a wild turkey. Any roasting ideas or marinades/ basting would be appreciated.

Are any of you injecting marinades for roasting and/or oil cooking?

Thinking about wrapping it in bacon and/or roasting with a beer, butter, onion basting. I would think injecting some type of marinade would help keep it from drying out while roasting in a cooking bag.

This is my first time preparing a wild turkey, so trying my best from it becoming a disappointment.

Suggestions either way would be appreciated. I tried searching for this but found nothing on the first 5 pages.

thanks.

[Chapo]

I've had a locker smoke one in the past which was okay. I deep fried my second one and it was fabulous. Couldn't tell the difference between wild turkey and turkey bought in the store.

[picksbigwagon]

The last turkey I got I took one of the turkey breasts and butterfly'd it open so it was even thickness. I then put some wild rice stuffing on it and rolled it up like a stuffed pork loin. I then used thick cut unsmoked bacon, and put it on my smoker for about 2-3 hours and then finished it on the grill (on low) for about an hour.....My wife actually liked it, I loved it but for her to eat game that "used to have feathers" is a huge step. I am pretty sure the next one I get I will cook both breasts this way but might just finish it in the oven instead of on the grill.....

Now I just need to remember to apply next year and hope I get lucky

[goblueM]

i like breasting out and pounding or cutting them to 1/2 or 3/4 inch thickness

put them in a glass baking pan

simmer 1/2 cup white wine, 3/4 cup chicken broth, some salt and pepper, then pour this over the breasts

saute some mushrooms in butter, place over breasts. then shave fontina and parmesan cheese over the whole deal and bake in the oven

delicious!

[Flip]

Cut the meat into chunks and bread them just like chicken strips. Deep fry them like you would fish. I work with a guy who has a cookout every spring turkey season. He makes deep fried turkey, crappie and morel mushrooms. It is not real healthy but it sure tastes good.

[Dark Cloud]

Heres what I do with all my turkeys anymore...

http://www.hotspotoutdoors.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/1610107/1