Honey Turkey Breast in a Bacon Wrap

Honey Turkey Breast in a Bacon Wrap

Time 180-240 minDifficulty 🔥🔥🔥By Bácsalmási Katalin

Ingredients

  • 2.5 kg turkey breast fillet (skinless)
  • 0.5 kg sliced bacon
  • 225 + 110 grams honey
  • 225 ml apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons freshly ground pepper
  • 0.25 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Method

  1. Preheat your charcoal grill to 135°C.
  2. Mix together the apple cider vinegar, 110 grams of honey and the cayenne pepper.
  3. Using a marinade injector, inject the above marinade into the turkey breast.
  4. Make a bacon wrap from the bacon slices by laying the slices perpendicular over each other and weaving them under one another in a lattice.
  5. Place the turkey breast on the bacon mat, wrap it up and turn it so the edges of the bacon are on the underside.
  6. Place the turkey breast in the grill and smoke for 2 hours.
  7. Mix the remaining honey with the freshly ground pepper.
  8. After two hours, pour half of the honey glaze over the bacon-wrapped turkey breast.
  9. Smoke for a further 1 hour, or until the internal temperature reaches 75°C.
  10. Remove the turkey from the smoker, rest for a few minutes, then serve warm.
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