Grill-Roasted Turkey with Apple Cider Jus

Name: Grill-Roasted Turkey with Apple Cider Jus
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 3 h 30 min
Yield: Makes 12 to 14 servings
Ingredients: Kosher salt and ground black pepper to taste; Kosher salt and ground black pepper to taste; 1 fresh turkey, 12 to 14 pounds; 3 teaspoons Tuscan Rosemary Rub; 5 tablespoons butter, salted or unsalted; ½ cup chicken broth; 4 cups apple cider

Preparation info

Makes
12 to 14
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
3 hr 30

Appears in

Mastering the Grill

By Andrew Schloss and David Joachim

Published 2007

About

Turkey gets burnished gold on the grill, and the method is effortless. You can literally put it on and forget about it (except for replenishing the charcoal every hour or so). The turkey is cooked in a roasting pan so that you can catch its drippings for the apple cider jus.

Ingredients

4 cups apple cider
½ cup chicken broth
5 tablespoons

Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Directions

Heat the grill as directed.
To make the basting liquid, heat ½ cup of the cider, the broth, 3 tablespoons of the butter, and 1 teaspoon of the Tuscan rub in a saucepan over medium heat until the butter melts. Cool to room temperature. This can be made a day ahead.
Wash the turkey inside and out with cold water and remove any visib