How to Cook Turkey Thigh Tips

These are super simple to do and a great way to start your BBQ journey.

Ingredients

• Turkey Thighs
• 1 Tbsp Salt
• 1 Tbsp Pepper
• 1 Tbsp Garlic Powder
• 1 Tbsp Onion Powder
• 1 tsp Cayenne Peppers
• 1 Tbsp Sweet Paprika
• 1 Tbsp Brown Suga

Step 1: To Start Off We Need to Light a Chimney of Charcoal and Add to Your BBQ.

For this cook, we are using the snake method (the video above shows you how to do this).

Try to use lump charcoal when doing low and slow cooks like these because we want them to burn slowly and keep an even temp.

Step 2: Now for the Rub.

In a bowl add:

• 1 Tbsp Salt
• 1 Tbsp Pepper
• 1 Tbsp Garlic Powder
• 1 Tbsp Onion Powder
• 1 tsp Cayenne Peppers
• 1 Tbsp Brown Sugar

Mix all of these together. This is my go-to simple rub for poultry, it’s simple and has a great punch of favour.

Step 3: Next You’ll Need Some Turkey Thigh.

These have had the bone and skin removed because we want to chop the turkey into bite-sized pieces after the cook.

Coat the turkey thighs with the rub. Ensure they are fully coated as we want to pack as much flavour into them as possible.

Step 4: We're Going to Cook These Indirectly at 275f or 135c for 3 Hours.

Add your choice of wood, for turkey I like to use applewood.

Try to get lumps of wood rather than the wood chips as they burn whereas we want the wood to smoulder creating that beautiful light blue smoke.

Step 5: Cover With the Lid and Sit Back and Relax.

Come back after the first hour and a half to turn over the turkey and check to make sure you still have enough lit charcoal going.

Cover and cook for the remaining hour and a half.

Step 6: The Turkey Should Be Ready to Go, If You Would Like to Double Check the Temperature It Should Be Sitting Around 160f or 73c.

Allow the turkey to rest for at least 15 minutes and as it does the carry over temperature will finish off the turkey to around 180f to 82c.

Step 7: All That’s Left to Do Is Chop Up These Thighs Into Bite Size Turkey Tips

Make sure to pour over any of the juices from the tray.

There you have it, Turkey Tips.

You can eat these beautiful nuggets of tender meat just by themselves but my favourite way to eat them is laid out on a bed of fries salted with chicken salt and topped with some sticky BBQ sauce.