Smoked Huckleberry Ghost Turkey

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Smoked Huckleberry Ghost Turkey

Yield: 1 smoked turkey

Author: The Taste of Montana

Ingredients

For the Brine

• 1 gallon apple cider
• 1 gallon water
• 2 TBSP Arthur Wayne Huckleberry Ghost Hot Sauce
• 1 1/2 cups kosher salt
• 1 TBSP garlic powder
• 1 TBSP ground black pepper
• 1 TBSP chili powder
• 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1/2 cup brown sugar

Instructions

For the Brine

1. In a food-grade large bucket, combine the apple cider, water, hot sauce, kosher salt, garlic powder, chili powder, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and brown sugar.
2. Dunk the turkey into the brine and store in a refrigerator. Soak turkey for 2 days before smoking or roasting.