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Injecting the turkey with the seasoning.

Turkey Injection Recipe

This turkey injection recipe is the best way to flavor a turkey fast. This homemade savory seasoning is the best, it's simple and delicious and you can add your own flavors!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
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Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 8
Calories/serving 109 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
 

  • ½ cup butter melted, I used unsalted
  • ¾ cup chicken broth or turkey
  • 3 Tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 ½ teaspoons garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon sage optional, see note 2

Instructions

  • Melt butter and heat up broth to be hot. Add together with the lemon juice and Worcestershire sauce and mix until combined. Add the garlic powder, onion powder, salt, paprika and sage and stir to combine. Pour the marinade into a tall glass. This makes it easier to get the marinade into the injector, since the injector has holes partway up it. Fill the injector and insert at a diagonal into the turkey. I like to start with the top of the breasts and work my down, evenly distribute the marinade throughout the entire turkey. We recommend wearing an apron as it does to tend to make a little bit of a mess.
    Making the turkey injection brine.
  • Brine or season the turkey as your normally would then bake as directed. Enjoy your juicy, flavorful meat!
    Injecting the turkey with the seasoning.

Notes

  1. This recipe is for one turkey 10-16 pounds in size. For a slightly bigger bird, increase the chicken broth to 1 cup. For a 20 pound or bigger bird, double the recipe.
  2. We intentionally made a great basic turkey injection recipe that could be adapted. Add 1 teaspoon of your favorite powdered seasonings such as thyme, rosemary, lemon pepper, cajun, etc. Add no more than 4 teaspoons to keep the marinade smooth and easy to use.
  3. I used Better Than Bouillon to quickly make my chicken broth.
  4. You could use salted butter in this recipe. For such a large amount of turkey, that extra bit in butter won't make enough of a difference to need to compensate anywhere else.
  5. For a tasty variation, substitute the broth for apple cider or apple juice. This will make the recipe less savory and give it a little sweetness.
  6. Make sure to only use powdered herbs and seasonings. Fresh can clog your injector. 
  7. Make sure to insert your injector needle so that all holes are inside the turkey, otherwise the marinade will squirt everywhere.
  8. Inject the entire turkey.
  9. Don't go too fast. Ease the sauce out of the injection needle. Going too fast could cause the sauce to start spraying everywhere.
  10. You can absolutely use this one a chicken too.
  11. This tends to be a pretty messy process, especially your first time. We recommend wearing an apron and having a large work space.
  12. Have a hard time sucking up the marinade? Make sure to use a tall thin glass, all the holes must be submerged in order for it to suck of the marinade.

Nutrition

Calories: 109kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 0.4gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 484mgPotassium: 41mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 0.5gVitamin A: 480IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 10mgIron: 0.2mg
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