Chili Spiced Smoked Turkey Breast (on The Gas Grill)

Total Time: 5 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 teaspoons cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 2 teaspoons brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 6 lbs turkey breast, bone in
• 3 cups mesquite wood chips
• pam cooking spray
• 1 teaspoon fresh sage leaf, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon rind, grated

Recipe

• 1 combine the first 10 ingredients.
• 2 marinade turkey breast in a large ziplock bag or dish for 2 hours.
• 3 soak wood chips in water for at least 1 hour.
• 4 drain the wood chips well and make a smoke 'bomb' using 1 cup of moistened wood chips wrapped in thick tin foil with numerous holes poked in it.
• 5 heat bbq to 350-400.
• 6 when heated turn off the right side. place smoke 'bomb' on the side with the flame and the turkey breast, skin side up, on the right side of the grill.
• 7 maintain temperature of grill at about 300 degrees.
• 8 after every hour, replace the smoke bomb with a fresh one.
• 9 allow meat to cook slowly using indirect heat until the internal temperature reaches 160 degrees, approx 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
• 10 sprinkle with sage and lemon.
• 11 tent with foil and allow to rest for 10 minutes before carving.
• 12 enjoy and wait for the compliments!