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sliced deep fried turkey on cutting board

How to Deep Fry a Turkey

5 from 2 votes

Ingredients
  

  • 4-5 gallons cooking oil peanut oil for a 12-to-14-pound turkey in a 30-quart pot If anyone has allergies to peanuts, you can use canola or vegetable oil.
  • 1 12-14 pound turkey

Turkey Dry Rub

  • 2 Tbsp Kosher salt
  • 1 Tbsp pepper
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 tsp thyme
  • 2 tsp rosemary

Instructions
 

  • Bring oil in the fryer to 375 degrees.
  • Dry the brined turkey and cover with the dry rub, inside and out.
  • Once the oil reaches 375 degrees, SLOWLY lower the turkey into the hot oil until fully submerged. This should take at least 5 minutes. The temperature of the oil will drop. Bring the temperature of the oil back up to 350 degrees and continue to cook at 350 degrees until the turkey is done: 40-50 minutes or when an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the breast reaches 165 degrees.
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