Homemade Butter and Bacon Turkey Injection - Recipe Quickie

Unlike the fried turkey where we used a store-bought injection marinade, I decided to make my own for the grilled bird. This is the first time I used rendered bacon fat. I've been missing out because this is AMAZING!

Ingredients:
1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, barely melted
1/2 cup of bacon fat, barely melted
1 cup of chicken stock, I used homemade, ultra-low salt
1 tsp cayenne
1/2 tsp California chili powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp white pepper powder
1/4 tsp cumin powder

Note: It's important to use powdered ingredients so you don't clog the injector needle.

Also: Make sure your bacon fat and butter are just barely melted and cool enough to touch. If it burns your finger, it will cook the meat and we don't want that just yet.

I hope you enjoyed the video and give my recipe a try - or at least use it as inspiration for your own custom poultry injection.

Thank you for watching!

[romeomartinez]

I did this last year for the christmas turkey before frying it. Were doing the same thing this year for thanksgiving. Everyone was amazed and couldnt believe how good it was. Great video man

[xStephism]

This content was gold, and not easy to come by. Thank you so much, I cannot wait to buy the injector, save my bacon fat and make this with a whole chicken!!!

[ronaldb]

Fantastic recipe for injection for your turkey

[kookiemama]

I do that too with the bacon fat. It always has my husband question my methods, but he has nothing to say when eating the bird, 😂.

[Sanderly]

Hi. Just found hour channel and addicted, one tip I'd give you, if you put the butter and stock into a saucepan and then cook out the raw harshness from the cayenne, add a Bouquet garni with a layer of a fresh leek Place freshly parsley, thyme, and bay leaf sage or winter savoury, it smells like sage and onion stuffing, znd some fresh orange peel wrap 8t up like a parcel and let it infuse I would put some of that fresh orange into the butter injection baste

[warcraftwow]

I’m not sure if the turkey agrees with all those injections it might make it over weighted don’t you think?

[johnwooldridge]

what was the first jar of liquid you poured into the mix?