Chinese Tea Smoked Turkey (茶香熏雞)
 
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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.
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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
  1. mix the dry ingredients for smoking
  2. line pan / grill with heavy duty foil
  3. add the smoking ingredients
  4. put wire rack on top of smoking ingredient (1”-2” separation)
  5. place meat on the rack and cover pan / grill
  6. heat on high heat for 3 stages of smoke
  7. stage 1 - steam / smoke
  8. stage 2 - foggy smoke
  9. stage 3 - yellow smoke - turn heat to medium low
  10. allow to smoke 2-5 min for light smoke and 10 min for heavier smoke
  11. turn off fire and let smoke settle for another 1-2 minute
  12. remove and brush with sesame oil and carve and serve
Recipe by It's My Dish at https://itsmydish.com/chinese-tea-smoked-turkey/