Turkey Loco

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 12 lbs whole turkey, thawed
• 4 limes, halved
• 4 teaspoons oregano
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 remove turkey neck and giblets; discard large lumps of fat.
• 2 with poultry shears or a knife, split turkey lengthwise along one side of backbone.
• 3 pull turkey open; place, skin side up, on a flat surface and press firmly, cracking breastbone slightly, until bird lies reasonably flat.
• 4 rinse and pat dry.
• 5 (at this point, you may cover and refrigerate until next day).
• 6 before cooking, squeeze 1 to 2 lime halves and rub over turkey; sprinkle with oregano, then lightly sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• 7 barbecue turkey by indirect heat placing turkey, skin side up, on a lightly greased grill directly above drip pan.
• 8 cover barbecue and adjust dampers as necessary to maintain an even heat.
• 9 cook turkey until a meat thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh (not touching the bone), registers 185ºf or until meat near thighbone is no longer pink; cut to test (1 1/-2 hours).
• 10 every 30 minutes, squeeze 1 to 2 lime halves and rub over turkey.
• 11 transfer turkey to platter.
• 12 to carve, cut off wings and slice breast.
• 13 cut off legs and slice meat from thighs.