Maple Bourbon Spatchcock Turkey

When you have cooked as many turkeys as I have in my life you have to get creative and try new flavor profiles. This maple bourbon turkey utilizes a tasty, wet brine to impart serious moisture and amazing flavor into turkey while creating a gorgeous final product with beautiful color. You can prepare this as a traditional turkey, but I prefer to spatchcock my turkeys. A spatchcock turkey cooks more evenly than a traditional whole turkey plus it presents beautifully and is easier to carve! We use our southwestern sweet heat rub, Texas Sugar, in this recipe but you can substitute your favorite seasoning.

Meat Church Hedley & Bennet Apron: Rotate the turkey or cover any tips with foil during the cook if you feel parts are getting too dark. 

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[spencerweddle]

Just did this for our Christmas get together. Absolutely the best Turkey I have ever done. Glaze was awesome!

[russsauers]

This was a big hit at our family gathering yesterday. I love how you always say, use what you have! I just happened to have Meat Church rub, which works best for our cooks. Thank you so much for what you do!!!

[YinzerBooth]

WET BRINE ALL THE TIME! Awesome job Matt.

[tjy]

I love the respect you give to turkey. It's a great food to cook and this one looks marvelous. We've been doing maple bourbon for a few years now and it's the best!

[justinkelley]

I’ve always hated turkey. Dry and no flavor. I just smoked my first turkey ever. Smoked it on my BGE. Followed this video to a T. Best turkey I have ever tasted. Nice and juicy with tons of flavor. Everybody loved it. Thank you Mat for teaching us how to make delicious food. Happy Thanksgiving 🦃

[doublelranch]

Cooked this maple bourbon turkey and it was amazing

[johnmcleanjr.]

First of all let me say that it was awesome meeting and talking with you in Kansas city. That hole meal was worth the drive from Wyoming. Now about the turkey. I always wet brine my turkey. I do believe that it adds moisture and in parts flavor from any spices that may be added. My next turkey will be brined in your Maple Burben brine. I've not spatchcocked a turkey before but I'm going to try that also. I have did that with chicken and it was great. So again thanks for the Maple Burben recipe as well as the awesome time and food we enjoyed in Kansas city!

[NancyStober]

Outstanding job on the cook and video! Easy to follow THANK YOU!

[nateferguson]

That is the best looking turkey I have ever seen!

[TheDentDad]

Welp, did our bird like this today. I think the only thing I did different was I did Texas Sugar first, then dusted Honey hog. 20lb bird took 5.5 hrs to hit 165 on my ZGrill.

Everyone in the family couldn’t stop talking about how it was the best Turkey they ever had. So, guess who’s in charge of the bird now every year!? Thanks a lot Matt!

[pintsforksfriends]

Thank for this episode! We used a butter syrup & bourbon injection in our brined/smoked turkey 🍻

[donaldeugenealford]

I like wet brining myself, I inject mine with honey Italian dressing, and on the rotisserie, great turkey indeed. Love your channel Matt, my family lives in Austin Texas.

[thomasj]

Thank you! My Turkey was the best this year! I definitely would like to learn how to smoke a good restaurant style brisket.

[buddyb]

That's a mighty fine looking bird!

[yeeyeepacnw]

Family in town and filled with Meatchurch. Did TX Chili yesterday, Mexican Pulled Pork today and this recipe on the big day! Can’t go wrong

[kevinmeibaum]

I did this for Thanksgiving and came out unbelievable. Thanks man!!!

[UBBlifestyle]

I made my first turkey on my new smoker last weekend. Family sampled it and Now I’m in charge of Thanksgiving. Thanks Matt!

[gatlinjonathan]

Tried this recipe for thanksgiving. It turned out great!

[notsurewhatscookin]

Yummy anything with maple and bourbon sounds awesome 😁 nice video 👍👍👍

[papascruffy]

I like the way this sounds and looks amazing!
Gotta try!