Ingredients

The following ingredients have 1 Servings
  • 9 Pound Turkey (I used a 9 pound Lil' Butterball Turkey)
  • 2 Tablespoons Emeril's Essence or other Cajun seasoning
  • 3 Tablespoons peanut oil

Instruction

  • Remove giblets and anything else from inside of turkey. Rinse and pat dry with paper towels. Secure legs together.
  • Brush outside of turkey with 2 tablespoons of peanut oil. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of Essence all over the outside. Pat seasoning onto turkey. Brush again with remaining tablespoon of peanut oil.
  • Insert probe of meat thermometer in breast, making sure not to touch the bone with the tip.
  • Place turkey in basket of Oil-Less Turkey Fryer, legs up.
  • Place basket in Turkey Fryer. Light fryer and cook turkey approximately 10 minutes per pound, until it reaches a temperature of 162° F.
  • Remove basket and allow turkey to rest in basket for 10 minutes while it continues cooking to 165° F from the internal heat.
  • Remove turkey from basket; allow to sit 30 more minutes before carving.
  • Yield: 1 Cajun "Fried" Turkey without the Fry