Instead of a roast turkey for Thanksgiving, how about trying the Chinese tea smoked turkey? It only takes about 10 minutes for a delicious tea infused smoked turkey.
Author: Mike Hsu
Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Fusion Chinese/American
Serves: 4-8 servings
Ingredients
Ingredients for smoking:
3 lbs turkey breast / thigh deboned and cooked (roasted / steamed / braised)
½ cup flour
¼ cup brown sugar
¼ cup tea leaves (dried)
¼ cup uncooked rice (jasmine)
1 tbsp sesame oil (after smoking)
Instructions
mix the dry ingredients for smoking
line pan / grill with heavy duty foil
add the smoking ingredients
put wire rack on top of smoking ingredient (1”-2” separation)
place meat on the rack and cover pan / grill
heat on high heat for 3 stages of smoke
stage 1 - steam / smoke
stage 2 - foggy smoke
stage 3 - yellow smoke - turn heat to medium low
allow to smoke 2-5 min for light smoke and 10 min for heavier smoke
turn off fire and let smoke settle for another 1-2 minute
remove and brush with sesame oil and carve and serve
Recipe by It's My Dish at https://itsmydish.com/chinese-tea-smoked-turkey/