3-4 cups (750 mL – 1 L) hickory, maple or cedar barbeque chips
1 ½ cups (375 mL) apple juice
Marinade:
¼ cup (60 mL) cider vinegar
3 Tbsp (45 mL) Dijon mustard
3 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
1 lime, juiced
½ lemon, juiced
½ cup (125 mL) brown sugar
1 ½ tsp (7 mL) salt
6 Tbsp (90 mL) olive oil
1 tsp (5 mL) freshly ground pepper
Directions
Combine all marinade ingredients in resealable bag.
Add turkey breast and marinate overnight or for no less than one hour.
Pre-soak hickory chips in apple juice for 30 minutes.
Preheat BBQ grill to 400ºF (205ºC).
Place chips in a foil pan and top with foil.
Poke several holes in the foil to encourage smoke to escape.
Grill turkey breast skin-side down for 10 minutes.
Add foil pan under the grill, flip the turkey breast bone-side down and close the lid of the barbeque.
Reduce heat to 350ºF (175ºC) and cook for another 20 minutes or until a digital meat thermometer inserted deep into the meat away from bone, registers 165ºF (74ºC).
Remove hickory chips packet from barbeque and discard.
Suggested VQA Wine Pairings
Selected by the BC Wine Institute & Wine Country Ontario.
Poplar Grove 2011 Munson Mountain Pinot Gris
Burning Kiln Winery 2011 Riesling
Suggested Canadian Brewery Pairings
Selected by Thirst for Knowledge Inc.
Beer Style
Specific Beers
Why
Porters
Sleeman Fine Porter
Cannery Brewing Blackberry Porter
Mill St. Brewery Coffee Porter
These beers will attempt to match the smokiness of the turkey breast while cutting down the acidity of the cider.
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