Smoked Fried Turkey – whole turkey brined and smoked with pecan wood,  then deep fried it in peanut oil for a juicy, smoked turkey with a crispy turkey skin.  

• 1 Whole Turkey 12lbs
• 1 bottle Malcom’s Bird Brine
• 2 gallons Water
• 1 can Vegetable Cooking Spray (or your favorite oil)
• 2 Tablespoons Killer Hogs AP Seasoning 
• 2 Tablespoons Malcom’s King Craw Seasoning

Instructions

1. Remove thawed turkey from packaging be sure to check the cavity and neck area for giblets.
2. Place the turkey in Meat Bag or large container and pour in the bottle of Bird Brine. Add 2 gallons of water (enough to completely submerge the bird) and place in the refrigerator or in a cooler on ice for 24-48 hours.
3. Remove turkey from brine and allow to drain. Place on a wire rack over a sheet pan and place in the refrigerator for 2 hours to dry the skin. (It helps to pat the excess moisture off the skin with paper towel)
4. Prepare pellet grill for indirect smoking at 275°F using pecan pellets.
5. Spray the skin with the cooking spray – or another oil – and season with AP seasoning on all sides.
6. Place the turkey in the smoker breast side up until an internal meat probe hits about 150° F.
7. Set up a turkey fryer for deep frying at 350°F using peanut oil for best flavor. Any clear frying oil will work.
8. Remove the turkey from the smoker and insert the turkey frying rod/hanger through the cavity.
9. Leave the meat probe inserted in the thickest part of the breast to monitor internal temperature while frying.
10. Carefully lower the turkey breast side down into the hot oil. Use extreme caution and follow the turkey fryer directions carefully.
11. When the internal temperature reaches 165°F in the breast, carefully remove the turkey from the hot oil allowing it to drain. Place the turkey immediately on a cutting board breast side up and remove the turkey frying rod/hanger.
12. Season the outer skin with King Craw Cajun Seasoning and let the bird rest for 5-10 minutes before carving.

Pork Belly Burnt Ends smoked with a sweet and spicy Firecracker Sauce

• 1 pork belly
• 1/4 cup yellow mustard
• 1/4 cup Killer Hogs Hot Rub
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/4 cup Killer Hogs Hot Sauce
• 1 Tablespoon Frank’s Red Hot Seasoning

Firecracker Glaze:

• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup Killer Hogs Hot Sauce
• 1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Combine ingredients in a small bowl and microwave for 1-2 minutes stirring often to melt the sugar.

Instructions

1. Prepare pellet grill for indirect cooking at 275 degrees using hickory pellets.
2. Cut pork belly into cube size portions, coat with mustard, and season on all sides with Killer Hogs Hot Rub.
3. Spray a raised cooking rack with vegetable oil and place pork belly pieces on the rack. Cook on the pellet grill for 2 hours.
4. Place each piece of pork belly in a half-size aluminum pan and add brown sugar, honey, hot sauce, and Frank’s Red Hot seasoning.
5. Cover the pan with aluminum foil and place back on the pit for 1 hour.
6. Remove the pan from the grill, carefully remove each pork belly burnt end from the hot liquid in the pan and transfer to a small baking pan.
7. Glaze each piece with the Firecracker Glaze and place back on the pit for 2-3 minutes or until the glaze sets.
8. Remove the pan from the grill and serve with extra glaze for dipping.

Beef Tenderloin slow smoked on the pellet grill alongside some beefy, smoked mushrooms. Perfect for a different, delicious take on steak night.

• 1 whole beef tenderloin
• 2 Tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce
• 1 Tablespoon Killer Hogs AP seasoning
• 2 Tablespoons Traeger Saskatchewan Seasoning (or your fave blackened rub)

Beefy Smoked Mushrooms

• 3 pints sliced mushrooms
• 1 shallot finely chopped
• 5–6 cloves garlic minced
• 1 cup red wine
• 1 cup beef broth
• 1 Tablespoon Kitchen Accomplice Beef Broth Concentrate
• 1/2 stick butter
• 2 teaspoons Killer Hogs AP Seasoning
• Place all ingredients into a smoker-safe dish or a half size aluminum pan. Smoke on pit for 1.5 – 2 hours until mushrooms and garlic are tender.

Instructions

1. Trim the whole beef tenderloin into center cut portion be sure to remove any sinew or silver skin.
2. Prepare pellet grill or any other smoker for indirect smoking at 250 degrees.
3. Drizzle the outside of the tenderloin with Worcestershire for a binder and season with a layer of AP seasoning followed by the Saskatchewan seasoning.
4. Place the tenderloin on the smoker, insert a probe thermometer into the center of the roast and smoke until internal temperature reaches 120 degrees.
5. Remove the tenderloin from the pit and cover loosely in foil and rest for 20-30 minutes.
6. Slice the tenderloin into desired thickness and serve.

Ribs with a Honey Jalapeño Glaze smoked on the new Traeger Timberline XL

• 1 slab St. Louis Trimmed Spare Ribs
• 1 Tablespoon Heath Riles Garlic Jalapeno Rub
• 1 Tablespoon Killer Hogs The BBQ Rub
• 2 Tablespoons Mike’s Hot Honey
• 2 Tablespoons juice from Killer Hogs Sweet Fire Pickles
• 4 Tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup Honey Jalapeño Rib Glaze* (recipe below)

Honey Jalapeno Rib Glaze Recipe:

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup Honey
• 1/4 cup Killer Hogs Vinegar Sauce
• Slices of fresh jalapeño

Instructions

1. Prepare Traeger grill for indirect smoking at 225°F using signature blend pellets.
2. Season ribs on both sides with garlic jalapeño rub and Killer Hogs The BBQ Rub.
3. Smoke ribs for 2 1/2 hours on pellet grill, remove from grill and place on a sheet of aluminum foil.
4. Wrap the ribs with: pats of butter, Mike’s Hot Honey and sweet fire pickle juice.
5. Place the wrapped ribs back on the Traeger and increase the grill temperature to 275 degrees. Continue to cook the ribs until internal temperature reaches 200 degrees between the rib bones.
6. Carefully unwrap the ribs and glaze on both sides with honey jalapeño rib glaze recipe below. Return the ribs to the grill for 10-15 minutes to set the glaze.
7. Cut into individual portions and serve.
8. For The Honey Jalapeno Rib Glaze Recipe: In a small pot over medium heat, sauté the slices of fresh jalapeño in butter until soft. Add in the brown sugar, honey, and vinegar sauce. Stir to combine. Once sauce hits a light boil, reduce heat to simmer and continue to cook for 10-15 minutes until sauce has thickened. Transfer to glass jar and cool to room temperature. Can be stored in the refrigerator for 1 week.