Name: Cajun Deep-Fried Turkey
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Butter - 2 cups; Beer - 7 fluid ounces; Onion juice - ¼ cup; Garlic juice - ¼ cup; Louisiana-style hot sauce - ¼ cup; Worcestershire sauce - ¼ cup; Ground black pepper - 2 tablespoons; Cayenne pepper - 1 teaspoon; Whole turkey, neck and giblets removed - 1 (12 pound); Peanut oil for frying, or as needed - 3 gallons

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30 min.

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Ingredients for - Cajun Deep-Fried Turkey

1. Butter - 2 cups

2. Beer - 7 fluid ounces

3. Onion juice - ¼ cup

4. Garlic juice - ¼ cup

5. Louisiana-style hot sauce - ¼ cup

6. Worcestershire sauce - ¼ cup

7. Ground black pepper - 2 tablespoons

8. Cayenne pepper - 1 teaspoon

9. Whole turkey, neck and giblets removed - 1 (12 pound)

10. Peanut oil for frying, or as needed - 3 gallons

How to cook deliciously - Cajun Deep-Fried Turkey

1. Stage

Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add beer, onion juice, garlic juice, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Mix until marinade is well blended.

2. Stage

Use a marinade-injecting syringe or turkey baster with an injector tip to inject marinade into turkey, including legs, back, wings, thighs, and breasts. Place turkey in a large plastic bag and marinate in the refrigerator, 8 hours to overnight.

3. Stage

When it's time to fry, remove turkey from the bag and place into the cooking basket. Measure the amount of oil needed by lowering turkey into the fryer and filling with enough oil to cover it. Remove turkey and set aside.

4. Stage

Heat oil to 365 degrees F (185 degrees C). Return turkey to the cooking basket and lower slowly into hot oil using the hanging device that comes with turkey deep-fryers. The turkey should be completely submerged in hot oil. Cook for 36 minutes or 3 minutes per pound of turkey. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of thigh should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

5. Stage

Turn off the flame and slowly remove turkey from oil, making sure all of the oil drains out of the cavity. Allow turkey to rest on a serving platter before carving, about 20 minutes.