Recipe for cooking deep-fried turkey
Recipes from the Southwest US :: Southwestern Main Dish Poultry
1 (10 to 12 pound) turkey 2 tsp. salt 2 tsp. pepper 1 tsp. cayenne pepper 4 to 5 gallons peanut oil Rinse and dry turkey. Remove neck and giblet bag from small cavity in front and the large body cavity. Generously season inside cavity with salt and pepper. Use as much cayenne pepper as taste buds will allow. Heat oil in cooking pot large enough to submerse turkey in hot oil. Heat oil to 350 degrees fahrenheit to 375 degrees fahrenheit. When oil is hot, using a sling of strong twine or a lifter, lower turkey into hot oil. Cook about 5 mins. per pound or until meat thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh reaches 180 degrees fahrenheit. Makes 10 to 12 servings.
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