Turkey Recipes Recipes - Wife Of A Hunter https://wifeofahunter.com/category/hunting/upland-game/turkey/ Recipes for a Hunter's Wife Thu, 06 Jul 2023 03:31:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://wifeofahunter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Header-WOAH-150x150.png Turkey Recipes Recipes - Wife Of A Hunter https://wifeofahunter.com/category/hunting/upland-game/turkey/ 32 32 191194188 Smoked Wild Turkey Breast https://wifeofahunter.com/smoked-wild-turkey-breast/ https://wifeofahunter.com/smoked-wild-turkey-breast/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2022 00:33:12 +0000 https://wifeofahunter.com/?p=3417 This Smoked Wild Turkey Breast recipe made me feel like a certified pit master it was so good! I love smoked turkey! It’s a good way to eat delicious barbecue while pretending you aren’t eating a ton of calories. Since I got a brand-new pellet smoker from Z-Grills (use sophie5 for 5% off at checkout, […]

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This Smoked Wild Turkey Breast recipe made me feel like a certified pit master it was so good!

I love smoked turkey! It’s a good way to eat delicious barbecue while pretending you aren’t eating a ton of calories.

Since I got a brand-new pellet smoker from Z-Grills (use sophie5 for 5% off at checkout, even for smokers already on sale 😎), I really wanted a smoked turkey breast to be my first recipe. The only problem, like with most wild game, is wild turkey can be very lean.

To fix this issue I brined it overnight, used mayo as a binder to help hold in moisture, and basted it while it was cooking in butter. OMGosh it was juicy and delicious!

I also looked around the internet for different ways to retain moisture while cooking. I saw a couple people use mayo as a binder. I knew mustard was a common binder in pork butts and briskets, but I had never seen mayo!

I ended up smoking two breasts. I used mayo on one and mustard on the other. Anecdotally, I think the mayo one was more moist (the breasts were from two different birds though).

After making this recipe, I am mad I’ve gone this long in my life without a smoker! Paying $10 a pound for smoked turkey at HEB, or $15+ for a plate of it at a BBQ restaurant, when I can do it at home has me questioning all of my life choices.

I’m only three cooks into my Z-Grills smoker, but I am in love! As I said earlier, they have given me a discount code, sophie5, for 5% off anything on their website. This isn’t a lot on its own, but you can use it on top of any already on sale item on their website!

I also get a small kickback if you use my code, which is nice because I’ve made like no money from my year of cooking and making wild game recipes lol. So, if you’re in the market for a pellet grill, and you want a well-priced starting smoker, and you want to help support me… Buy a Z-Grills Smoker and use sophie5 at checkout!!!

Smoked Wild Turkey Breast
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Smoked Wild Turkey Breast

Moist delicious smoked wild turkey breast!
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, BBQ
Keyword BBQ, Smoked, Turkey, Wild Turkey
Prep Time 12 hours
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Resting Time 30 minutes
Total Time 14 hours
Servings 2 breasts
Author Sophie May

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 2 turkey breasts skinless, boneless, with the tenders removed
  • 1 stick unsalted butter melted

Turkey Brine

  • 3/4 C kosher salt
  • 1/3 C sugar
  • 1 large garlic clove smashed
  • 1/4 lemon sliced
  • 1 apple quartered
  • 4 bay leaves

Turkey Rub

  • Duke's mayo enough to coat the breasts
  • Salt/Pepper/Garlic rub (equal parts of each) or favorite BBQ Rub enough to coat the breasts

Instructions

Turkey Brine Instructions

  • Place all of your brine ingredients into a stockpot with 4 C of water.
  • Bring the pot to a boil.
  • Reduce to a simmer, stirring occasionaly, until the salt and sugar have fully dissolved.
  • Remove from heat and add 8 cups of cold water.
  • Allow the brine to cool to room temperature so you do not cook the turkey breasts.
  • Submerge the turkey breasts in the brine and refrigerate for at least 6 hours or up to a day. The longer you brine, the juicier the meat will get, but also saltier.
  • Wash the brine off of the breasts in cold running water, when you are done.

Turkey Rub Instructions

  • Pat your turkey dry and then lather it in mayo. You don't want it too thick just enough to act as a binder to hold the seasoning on.
    Mayo Binder
  • Season with your favorite SPG or BBQ rub and work into the breast. You don't want a liberal coating, just enough to cover thoroughly.
    BBQ Seasoning
  • Let rest while you get your smoker up to temperature

Smoking Instructions

  • Get your smoker up to 275°F.
  • I used a competition blend style of pellets, but hickory would also work here.
  • Put your breasts on the smoker. I use a temperature probe to watch the internal temperature of the meat closely.
  • At an internal temperature of 120°F I baste the top of the breasts with melted butter. This took ~30 minutes to get to, but wild game will vary.
  • Remove at an internal temperature of 160°F and let rest for ~15 minutes. This took an additional ~45 minutes-1 hour. Again times will vary.
  • Slice your turkey thin and ENJOY!

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This Wild Turkey Ramen will karate chop your taste buds and the tired old ramen you ate in college.

I love ramen! When I lived outside of Houston my mom and I had a ramen place we would go to all the time. Now that I live in San Antonio the only cuisine choices are Mexican, BBQ, and burgers. Don’t get me wrong, all of these things are delicious, but I do miss some of the variety in cultures that Houston and Katy had.

Again, I’ve been getting a lot of wild turkey recipe requests, so I thought I would bring it back to my childhood with a more traditional Asian ramen bowl! Most people might think of ramen as something you have to eat in college because you’ve spent all your money on tuition, books, or beer. But making your own broth, throwing in some soft-boiled eggs, and bok choy will make you wonder why you haven’t been doing this your whole life!!

This recipe is a little more involved because of the multiple things that require cooking. However, there is enough down time that you can multitask without too much effort!  

I included toppings I like for the ramen, but if you’d rather have radishes and no bean sprouts do what you want! Overall, this is just another tasty way to use your wild turkey so ENJOY!

Wild Turkey Ramen
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Wild Turkey Ramen

Enhance your favorite poor college kid's meal!
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Asian
Keyword Asian, Ramen, Turkey, Wild Turkey
Prep Time 1 day
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 day 1 hour
Servings 4 servings
Author Sophie May

Ingredients

Turkey Marinade

  • 2 T mirin rice wine
  • 1/8 tsp light brown sugar
  • 2 T low sodium soy sauce
  • 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 2 garlic cloves chopped finely
  • 1 lb turkey breasts

Turkey Glaze

  • 2 tsp brown sugar
  • 1 T low sodium soy sauce
  • 1 T water

Ramen

  • 32+14.5 oz chicken broth I used a carton and a can of it
  • 4 stalks green onions trimmed and cut in half
  • 5 garlic cloves sliced
  • 2 inch ginger peeled, sliced
  • 2 thai chili
  • 1/4 C low sodium soy sauce
  • 1/4 C mirin
  • 8 oz stir fry mushrooms trimmed and sliced
  • 3 bags ramen noodles seasoning discarded or saved for something else

Steamed Greens

  • 2 baby bok choy chopped into smaller pieces
  • soy sauce to taste
  • sesame oil to taste

Ramen Toppings

  • green onions finely chopped
  • bean sprouts
  • 5-10 soft boiled eggs cut in half; number depends on how many eggs each person wants
  • chili garlic oil or sriracha
  • corn I use canned sweet corn
  • toasted sesame seeds

Instructions

Marinade Instructions

  • Mix up all of the marinade ingredients and coat the turkey breasts. Let marinate for at least an hour or overnight. Flipping and tossing the bag around every once in awhile or whenever you remember, to keep the meat evenly coated.

Turkey Cooking Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325°F.
  • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Add turkey and marinade. Tent with foil.
  • Place in oven and cook for 40 minutes or until the turkey reaches 160°F.
  • With 5-10 minutes left (~145°F) add your glaze to the top of the turkey and cook uncovered.
  • Set aside and when ready to serve cut into slices.

Ramen Base Instructions

  • In a saucepan put your stock, ginger, garlic, green onions, thai chilis, soy sauce, and mirin. Stir and cover the pot.
  • Let it come to a boil (~medium high to high heat) and then lower the heat (~medium) and let it simmer for 25 minutes. Taste after and add more soy sauce if needed.
  • Strain your broth (removing all ginger, garlic, green onions, and thai chilis) and add your mushrooms. Cook for an additional ~5 minutes or until the mushrooms have softened.

Noodles Instructions

  • While the ramen base simmers, cook your noodles according to their package instructions. DO NOT ADD THE PACKAGE SEASONING.

Steamed Greens Instructions

  • Wash your bok choy and cut them in into sections.
  • Place them into a bowl and drizzle with soy sauce and sesame oil. Toss to combine.
  • Cover with a plate and microwave in 1 minute intervals until the bok choy is desired wilted-ness.

Serving Instructions

  • Fill your bowl with your broth and noodles.
  • Top with bok choy, sliced turkey, eggs, green onions, bean sprouts, and whatever else you want to add!
  • ENJOY!

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This Wild Turkey Caesar Wrap recipe is delicious!

Since we’re in the middle of turkey season I thought I would throw together some turkey recipes for you guys! I also have some other turkey recipes, that are delicious, already on the website, but I might redo some just to make the pictures prettier lol.

As you guys know I’m a big fan of just replacing regular recipes with wild animals and that is exactly what I did here. I also love Caesar salads, wraps, and turkey so this recipe kind of just fell together.

It’s not a very difficult recipe, especially since I didn’t make the Caesar dressing, but if you want to do that go ahead. However, I did make the croutons and boy were they good! Just fry the turkey up and mix them up with the lettuce, croutons, and dressing. Throw all of that in a wrap or tortilla and ENJOY!

Wild Turkey Caesar Wrap
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Wild Turkey Caesar Wrap

Wild turkey variation of a tried and true classic. Wrap it up or leave it as a salad and you're good to go.
Course Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword Caesar Wrap, Crunchwrap, Sandwich, Turkey, Wild Turkey
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 5 wraps
Author Sophie May

Ingredients

  • 1 lb turkey breast diced into bite size pieces; salt and pepper to taste
  • vegetable oil enough for frying
  • chopped lettuce I used a bag of romaine
  • caesar dressing I like the Bolthouse one
  • 5 large tortillas the biggest burrito sized tortillas you can find

Wet Batter/Egg Wash

  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 C half and half

Dry Batter

Croutons

Instructions

Croutons

  • Preheat oven to 375°F.
  • Chop the baguette up into small pieces, if you have not already done so, and place on a parchment sheet lined cookie sheet.
  • Toss the bread pieces with the olive oil until well coated. Sprinkle seasoning over the top and toss until well mixed
  • Cook for 15-20 minutes or until the croutons are your desired crunchy consistency.

Dredge

  • Mix up the wet ingredients in a shallow dish.
  • Mix up the dry ingredients in a separate shallow dish.

Turkey

  • If you haven't already, season your turkey pieces with salt and pepper.
  • Heat up oil to 375°F in a deep pan for frying.
  • Dip your turkey pieces into your wet ingredient dish and then into your flour.
  • Put your pieces into the oil and cook until golden brown ~2-4 minutes.

Assembly

  • Mix up your fried turkey, croutons, and salad into a bowl. Put the filling into your wrap and wrap it up.
  • If you want you can seal your wrap, seam side down, in a hot pan but it is not necessary.
  • ENJOY!

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This crockpot spicy cheesy turkey mac is something out of your ooiest gooiest dreams.

Wild Turkey gets a bad rap for being too tough and dry compared to its butterball farmed friends. The problem with this and with most wild game is people just don’t know how to handle it correctly. Again, just like all wild game, wild turkey is much leaner than the ones you can buy in a store and needs to be treated as such.

One of the easiest ways to counteract this issue to use a crockpot! Letting the meat cook in a crockpot surrounded by stock or a broth is a tried-and-true way to keep even the leanest of meats moist. This recipe does just that and if you like very cheesy mac & cheese, you won’t be disappointed!

I went to the farmers market and picked up some spicy pasta shells from a local vendor, but you can use whatever pasta you want! The crockpot spicy cheesy turkey mac isn’t a totally sit it and forget it recipe, but it is pretty darn close. So, throw a big ole turkey breast in the crockpot and ENJOY!

Spicy Cheesy Turkey Mac
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Crockpot Spicy Cheesy Turkey Mac

Delicious Mac & Cheese with a wild turkey twist!
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword American, Cheesy, Pasta, Turkey
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 20 minutes
Servings 16
Author Sophie May

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 10.5 oz cream of chicken 1 can
  • 1 turkey breast
  • 1/2 C Frank's Red Hot
  • 14.5 oz chicken broth 1 can
  • 4 oz can sliced jalapeños don't drain
  • 8 oz cream cheese
  • 8 oz pepper jack cheese
  • 16 oz Colby jack cheese
  • 16 oz Monterrey jack cheese
  • 32 oz pasta I used a local companies roasted garlic and jalapeno shells; cooked and drained.

Seasoning:

  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp onion powder
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp paprika
  • 1/4 tsp cayenne

Instructions

  • Mix all the seasonings together in a small bowl.
  • Add the cream of chicken, turkey breast, Frank's Red Hot, chicken broth, sliced jalapenos, and seasonings to the crockpot.
  • Cook for 3 and a half hours on high in the crockpot or until tender and shreddable.
  • Shred the turkey breast.
  • Add in 8 oz of cream cheese,
  • Shred 16 oz Monterrey jack, 8 oz Pepperjack, and 16 oz Colby jack and add to the crockpot.
  • Stir until melted and fully incorporated.
  • If you haven't already done so cook your pasta as directed and drain it.
  • Fold pasta into crockpot mixture.
  • If desired put extra cheese on the top and cook for another 30 minutes or until desired melty/cheesiness and enjoy!!

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My all-time favorite sandwich meat is turkey. When my dad brought back two turkeys from a hunting trip, I knew I needed to make a solid roasted turkey recipe. You can use this roast turkey on sandwiches, soups, or just eating straight up. This recipe, coupled with my brine recipe, is tender and juicy and will satisfy your turkey cravings! I might even have a few recipes up my sleeve for you to use it in! Enjoy!

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Roasted Turkey Breast

How to roast your turkey breasts after you brine them.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword American, Spicy, Turkey
Servings 2 breasts
Author Sophie May

Equipment

Ingredients

Extras For Soup

  • 5 carrots diced
  • 2 celery stalks diced

Instructions

  • Two hours before cooking take the breasts out of the brine, rinse the brine off in cold running water, and let them rest until they are room temperature.
  • Preheat oven to 325°F.
  • Place chicken broth, breasts, jalapeno, and garlic in a roasting pan (diced carrots and celery too if you want to make a soup).
  • Place butter pats on top of the breasts.
  • Put lid on roasting pan.
  • Roast for 40 minutes or until turkey breast reaches 165°F.
  • Slice against the grain and enjoy!

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I adapted this recipe from the cookbook “Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat”. The reviews of this book are actually true, if you are just learning how to cook or if you are a chef in a three-star Michelin restaurant you’ll learn something from it. There is so much useful information in this book, even if it is not slated for wild game cooking. One of the first recipes in the book is a turkey brine. I wanted to give it a shot, but I had to change it to account for the active lifestyle of a wild turkey. Using a brine on a pen raised, saline infused turkey, requires a much shorter brine time. A wild turkey struts around the woods worrying about coyotes, wild hogs, hunters, and basically every other predator in the woods, and in turn requires a much longer brine time to account for the toughness. I also added some extra flavor and heat to the recipe. After brining, I roasted the turkey, and you can kind find that recipe here. I hope you enjoy!

Spicy Jalapeño Brine
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Spicy Jalapeño Brine

Perfect brine for roasted turkey
Course Brine
Cuisine American
Keyword Brine, Spicy
Servings 2 breasts
Author Sophie May

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup kosher salt
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1 garlic head halved horizontally
  • 2 tsp peppercorn medley whole
  • 2 tbsp red pepper flakes
  • 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 lemon
  • 6 bay leaves
  • 1 jalapeno
  • 1 rosemary sprig
  • 2 thyme sprigs
  • 2 wild turkey breasts boneless and skinless

Instructions

  • Place the salt, sugar, garlic, peppercorns, red pepper flakes, cayenne pepper, rosemary sprigs, thyme sprigs, and bay leaves in a large pot with four cups of water.
  • Use a vegetable peeler to remove the lemon zest into the pot, then half the lemon and squeeze the juice into the pot. Place the lemon halves into the pot as well.
  • Cut the top off of the jalapeno and cut the jalapeno length-ways and add to the pot.
  • Bring the pot to a boil.
  • Reduce to a simmer, stirring occasionally, until the salt and sugar have fully dissolved.
  • Remove from heat and add 8 cups of cold water.
  • Allow the brine to cool to room temperature so as not to cook your turkey breasts (if you get impatient and have room you can put it in the freezer to speed up the process).
  • Submerge the turkey breasts in the brine and refrigerate for at least 12 hours up to 48 hours depending on the size of the breasts. Wash the brine off of the breast in cold running water when you are done.
  • The longer you brine the breasts the juicier they will become, but they will also get saltier.
  • If you use my roast recipe save the garlic and jalapeno.

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An easy summer staple is a BLT. Something about it is fresh and delicious, but I decided that wasn’t enough… I decided to add an extra T to that normal everyday BLT.

I made a BLTT, or a BLT with some wild (T)urkey breast! Not only was it a BLTT, but it was a BLTT with pimento cheese! However, the extra T and P again weren’t enough for me. I wanted to spice it up a bit too.

I decided to create a spicy brine (coming soon) for the wild turkey breast. I paired the spicy roasted turkey breast with the pimento cheese, crispy bacon, salted tomato, lettuce, and some Asiago bread. Yes, it was as good as it sounds. This is a sandwich you’ll want to eat for lunch, dinner, by the pool, at a picnic, honestly just anywhere. Throw some pickles and chips on the side with a tall glass of lemonade, and that my friends is one tasty meal!

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BLTT and Pimento Cheese Sandwich

Way better version of a BLT!!
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Southern
Keyword American, Sandwich, Southern, Turkey
Servings 6
Author Sophie May

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Brine and roast your turkey breast (Links in notes below).
  • Slice your turkey into sandwich sized pieces.
  • Cook bacon to desired crispiness.
  • Assemble your sandwich. Serve with pickles, chips, lemonade and ENJOY!

Notes

Brined Turkey Recipe
Roasted Turkey Recipe

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