SMOKED SALMON RECIPE ELECTRIC SMOKER RECIPES

Steps:

• Apply yellow mustard all over the outside of the meat to help the rub to stick better.
• Pour ¼ cup of Jeff's original rub on top of the pork butt and massage it in to create a paste. Cover the top and sides with the rub/mustard paste.
• Cover/wrap the pork butt and place it in the fridge overnight if possible
• Set up smoker for cooking at about 300°F with indirect heat. Once it's ready, it's time to cook.
• Place pork butt on grate fat side down and close lid/door.
• When the pork butt reaches 165°F or when the color is perfect (about 3 hours), remove meat from smoker and wrap in a double layer of heavy duty foil.
• Place pork butt back onto 300 degree smoker and continue to cook for 2 hours or until the internal temperature of the meat reaches 205°F.
• Remove the meat from the heat and let it rest for at least 30 minutes.
• Pull the meat into chunks, pieces discarding any clumps of fat that did not render during the cooking process.
• Serve pork on slider buns with slaw, pickles, Jeff's barbecue sauce, onions, etc.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Thaw turkey in fridge 2-3 days before needed.
• Remove turkey from package and remove giblets, neck, etc from cavity and set aside.
• Remove and discard popup timer
• To a medium pot add 1 quart of water, 1 TBS of course ground black pepper, 1 TBS of red pepper flakes, 2 long sprigs of thyme, 2 long sprigs of rosemary and 8-10 garlic cloves smashed with the side of a knife.
• Bring to a boil then remove it from the heat and let it steep covered for 20-30 minutes.
• Place the mixture in the fridge for several hours to cool.
• To make the brine, add 3 quarts of cold water to a gallon sized pitcher and 1 cup of kosher salt.
• Stir the mixture until the salt is dissolved.
• Add the cooled mixture from the fridge into the brine and stir to combine.
• Place the turkey into a brining container and pour the brine over the turkey to cover and then into the fridge for 8-10 hours.
• After brining is complete, rinse the turkey under cold water.
• Pat the turkey dry with a paper towel and set aside.
• Mix 3 sticks of softened butter with 3 heaping tablespoons of Jeff's original rub to create the rub butter mixture.
• Stuff 1/3 of this mixture under the loosened skin of the breast on both sides.
• Rub 1/3 of the rub butter mixture onto the outside of the turkey breast, legs, wings and back.
• Season the outside of the turkey generously with Jeff's original rub.
• Setup smoker for cooking at 240°F with indirect heat.
• Place turkey on smoker grate and cook until internal temperature of breast reaches 162°F.
• Brush with remaining rub butter (melted) a couple of times during the last hour of the cooking process.
• Remove from heat and rest turkey under foil for 20 minutes.
• Carve and serve.