How To Inject A Turkey Breast

After injecting rub your turkey or whole chicken with a dry rub and cook adequately.

How to inject a turkey breast. Each thigh and each side of the breast should be injected with 1 to 2 ounces of liquid depending on the size of the turkey. Place your clear liquid in a bowl. Place thyme in turkey cavity lightly salt and pepper the bird inside and. Instructions place the turkey or turkey breasts into a roasting pan.

Pull the needle out slightly but not. Or stuff solid butter under turkey skin. Push the syringe to inject part of the marinade into the turkey breast. Combine all marinade ingredients in a small saucepan and simmer 5 minutes.

Pull the needle back slightly and then place it back into the breast at another angle. A meat injector is basically a hypodermic needle with a large gauge needle. Fill the needle injector with your favorite marinade if you are using a needle injector you may have to use a coffee or spice grinder to make sure all dry herbs are small enough to fit through the needle and insert it into the breasts and thighs of the turkey see the diagram above. 1 12 ounces is sufficient for a 12 lb.

See reference 2 if you have leftover marinade use it to inject the turkey back and the meaty portion of both wings. Cool and pour into a narrow glass. Cover the turkey and refrigerate overnight to allow the injected liquid to impart its flavor throughout the layers of meat. Any remaining flavoring can be injected into the drumsticks of the wings and into the back of the turkey.

Insert the needle into the fleshiest portion of one of the breasts. Simply mix salt worcestershire sauce tabasco soy sauce garlic powder and onion powder and put the mix in the injector keeping it warm so the butter doesnt solidify while in use. Use this syringe to place small amounts about two teaspoons per location of sauces into thick parts of any meat before cooking. Combine all rub ingredients and lifting gently the skin of the bird use a small spatula to spread the rub all over the meat under the skin.

Load up your syringe and inject into the turkey throughout all the breast and thighs. Inject the syringe into the turkey breast and release a bit of the liquid. The necessary tool in order to reach the deepest parts of the turkey you need a special tool called a meat injector. Push the syringe to inject more marinade into this new area.

Use a hypodermic needle or baster injector to inject the butter into the turkey.