Good turkey rub/injection recipes

• justincredible

  

  It's about that time again and I am in charge of the turkey for the second straight year. I used some sort of cajun run and injection last year and the turkey was really spicy. It was great but a little too spicy if you aren't in to spicy food so I am trying to tone it down this year. I still want to rub the outside with something spicy but would love to hear what other huddlers use when preparing their turkeys.
  
  To cook it I use a Big Easy infrared "deep fryer" and it does an awesome job. A healthier bird without all of the mess or safety concerns.
• brutus161

  

  Try brining it. Best turkey you will ever have.
• joebaseball

  

  justincredible wrote: It's about that time again and I am in charge of the turkey for the second straight year. I used some sort of cajun run and injection last year and the turkey was really spicy. It was great but a little too spicy if you aren't in to spicy food so I am trying to tone it down this year. I still want to rub the outside with something spicy but would love to hear what other huddlers use when preparing their turkeys.
  
  To cook it I use a Big Easy infrared "deep fryer" and it does an awesome job. A healthier bird without all of the mess or safety concerns.

  Is this the recipe you used?
  http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/cajun-injected-spicy-turkey-recipe/index.html
  
  I'm planning on using this recipe but may tone it down a bit.
• justincredible

  

  No, but that looks like it would be awesome.
• se-alum

  

  Make sure you put some rub under the skin of the turkey, and not just on the outside.
• gorocks99

  

  Yo dog, I herd you like poultry, so I put a chicken in your turkey so you can gobble while you gobble.
  
  
• stwest30

  I use an injection sauce called "creole garlic butter" and has been extremely good. I'm not sure about the rub I will use this year. I have a pretty good pork rub I use. But it is kind of spicy. Still working on the rub.
• Society

  Not what you are looking for, but wrapping a turkey in bacon while cooking is damn good.
• OneBuckeye

  

  I 2nd using a brine instead.
• wes_mantooth

  

  Yeah, brining is a must.
• se-alum

  

  Brining is a given. You can still use a rub on it though.
  
  I use this basic rub:
  Salt
  Pepper
  Paprika
  Garlic Powder
  Red Pepper Flake
  Brown Sugar
  
  I like the turkey leg, and the Brown Sugar & Red Pepper Flake give the skin a good sweet & spicy flavor.
  
  Also, I'm sure most everyone knows this, but if you brine and are deep frying, make sure you dry the inside of the turkey out well!!
• justincredible

  

  I've never brined before, this is only my second time cooking a turkey. Is it just saltwater? What kind of ratio do I mix up?
• stroups

  

  gorocks99 wrote: Yo dog, I herd you like poultry, so I put a chicken in your turkey so you can gobble while you gobble.
  
  

  lol
• justincredible

  

  I made a brine using apple juice, orange juice, salt, cloves, brown sugar and water. Should be good.