Fried Turkey
Poultry Recipes
Preparation Time: 45 minutes
Start to Finish Time: 1 hours
Yield: 10 servings
- 1 12- to 14-pound turkey, neck and giblets removed
- 4 gallons vegetable oil
Thoroughly dry bird inside and out.
Pour oil into a 7- to 8-gallon frying pot. Place pot on burner and heat oil to 375° over medium-low heat according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Mount turkey onto frying base and, using oven mitts and a sturdy hook, carefully lower turkey into hot oil. Check the thermometer often during frying and keep oil at 350°. Fry 40 minutes. Turkey is done when a meat thermometer inserted into thigh registers 170°.
Remove turkey from oil using oven mitts and hook; drain and let rest 20 minutes before slicing.
Reviews by Readers
My family love turkey cooked this way. – Reviewed by Patsy Pierce
Being from Texas we cook one bird this way and the other in oven. This one is always the first gone! You gotta try this! – Reviewed by Linda Ebbert
The only way to eat turkey! Once you've tried it, you won't want to go back to oven-roasted turkey. Fried turkey is not greasy; rather, the oil seals in the juices, making it a much juicier bird than one (even basted) from the oven. – Reviewed by Karen Brown
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