Garlic Hot Sauce Turkey Injection

Mr. Orange:
Welcome back on line. Hope you have a speedy recovery.
We are planning to fry a turkey on Saturday. I know first hand that you make a very tasty garlic injection sauce.
Is there any chance you could have time to share the details prior to Sat. so that we can recreate it?

Sure can! I’ve got lots of time now to share recipes that I’ve already done (though not quite so much ability to develop new ones). You’re in luck, too, because the garlic-infused hot sauce injection is incredibly easy to make.

Simply smash a few cloves of garlic (6-8 or so) so that they’re basically whole, but broken. That way their natural oils can easily comingle with the hot sauce and lend their flavor to it. Put the garlic in a sauce pan and add 12 ounces of cayenne pepper hot sauce. Put over a medium flame and let simmer for about a half hour or forty-five minutes. Strain the garlic from the hot sauce and let it cool.

Using your turkey-injection needle, inject the infused hot sauce into the breasts, legs, and thighs of your bird (so that pockets of flavor form between the skin and the meat; you’ll be able to see the bubbles) and then fry it according to the directions provided with your turkey fryer. Also, be certain to follow all safety precautions listed in your turkey fryer instruction book, including (but not limited to) only using the turkey fryer outdoors, not overfilling it, and keeping a close eye on the temperature of the oil.

Email me your culinary questions!

4 Responses to “Garlic Hot Sauce Turkey Injection”

  1. Mom Says:

    Thanks for the recipe. The turkey was probably one of the best we’ve ever had! We all really enjoyed it.

  2. Pete Says:

    Read your recipe for injecting turkey prior to frying (garlic & cayenne hotsauce). Will that same recipe work for an over-baked turkey, or would it be too strong/hot? Over here in Okinawa, we don’t have the means for deep-frying (our favorite). Thanks for any info you can share.

    Pete
    RDPeterson, Ph D
    Dept of Defense
    Okinawa, Japan

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  4. Hot Sauce Addict Says:

    Wow that sounds good.

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