Picture a crispy brown turkey on your dinner table, that's not even greasy. Can you believe it? Explore some exciting infrared turkey fryer recipes here; that will make you accept.
What's your favorite turkey? Roasted, smoked, or fried? We love different flavours, but none can ignore the crusty, ultra-moist flavour of a deep-fry.
Imagine, you are on an outdoor party; a beautiful turkey is frying on a pan full of oil. Suddenly, the oil splatters and the fire caught in. That won't make you happy. On your next feast, try an oil-free recipe from here.
Now get a healthy, juicy, and crispy turkey on your dinner table on every thanksgiving. Infrared Turkey Fryer makes it super easy to fry a whole turkey within a few hours. And more of it, you will not need to go through the trouble of heating the oil anymore.
The fryer uses infrared technology to air fry turkey, spreading heat evenly. It creates a stable, uniform heated atmosphere inside the fryer. As turkey fryer gradually heats the food from base to top, you will get a crunchy turkey with succulent core inside.
So, what can you cook with an Infrared Fryer? You can cook lots of oven recipes, and that's in a lesser time than an oven. Here discover two quick and easy infrared turkey fryer recipes you can prepare.
Ginger Sesame Shrimp
Cooking time: 8 minutes. Temperature: High.
Ingredients List - For 6 servings
You will need shrimp (4 lb) and for marinade:
- 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon of soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons of rice wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon of brown sugar
- 3 teaspoons of olive oil (approx.)
- 5 teaspoons of hot sauce
- Try to use Clamlube’s Ginger Bite Hot Sauce for better taste.
Procedure
Peel and devein shrimps and then marinate with the mixture. Put the marinated shrimps in a Ziploc bag and refrigerate for 1 to 6 hours. Once set, take out the shrimp, thread on the skewer and place in fryer. Once ready, dish out hot.
Nutrition Facts Per Serving
- 131.3 calories
- 2.5gm fat
- 165.8mg cholesterol
- 507.8mg sodium
- 207.9mg potassium
- 8.1gm carbohydrate
- 18.8gm protein
Jalapeno Parmesan Wing
Cooking time: 55 minutes. Frying Temperature: 165° F.
Ingredients List - For 20 wings
Firstly, you will need chicken wings (20 pcs) and Jalapenos (4 minced). To make your wings crispier, you will need kosher salt and baking powder (both 2 tablespoons). Besides, take butter (6 tablespoons), Parmesan cheese grated (1 cup), Stubb's Spicy BBQ sauce (1 cup), Chicken Spice Seasoning to taste, and for garnish chopped parsley.
Direction
- Clean thoroughly and towel dry the wings.
- Put the wings on a baking pan and sprinkle over salt and baking powder.
- Refrigerate for a day.
- Take out the next day, coat with seasonings and put on a preheated fryer.
- In a separate pan add BBQ sauce and jalapenos.
- Simmer the sauce in medium heat. Gradually add butter and cheese.
- Spread over the wings cooked in the fryer. And they are ready to eat.
Nutrition Facts
- 2160 calories
- 80gm fat
- 28gm saturated fat
- 720 mg cholesterol
- 540mg sodium
- 176gm protein
Char-Broil Oil-Less Fryer Recipes
This Oil-Less Turkey Fryer is the most acclaimed one you will find in the market. It uses the power of propane tank and perfectly suitable for outdoor uses. Besides, it consumes less power than ovens.
True to its name, Char-Broil Big Easy has the capacity to entertain your weekend guest needs. And you can serve a table full of dishes within a short course of time. So, enjoy mouth-watering recipes on your next fete using Char-Broil TRU-Infrared Turkey Fryer. And here are some delicious recipes for you.
Oil-Less Fried Whole Turkey
Can you think of thanksgiving without a fried turkey on your table? Now, make your turkey both crispy and healthy with this simple recipe.
Ingredients: For 12 Servings
A whole turkey (around 14 lb) calls for 90gm sliced butter, 4 cloves minced garlic. For seasoning use black pepper and kosher salt, according to taste.
Steps in preparing turkey fry
Cooking time: 2 hours and 20 minutes, Preparation time: 10 minutes.
- Take the inwards out from the turkey and pat it dry.
- Stuff the butter slices and garlic inside the skin and breasts.
- Finally, season the turkey with salt and pepper.
- Now, oil the basket before putting the turkey inside. Place it with the leg down and insert the meat thermometer into the breast. Be careful to put it in a way so that you can read the dial during frying and the tip doesn't touch the bone.
- Place the basket inside the oil-less deep fryer.
- Set on a medium-high temperature.
- Check on internal temperature for 170°F.
- Once done, take the turkey out and set aside for about 15-20 minutes. After the time passes, put it out of the basket on serving dish.
Nutrition Information
You will receive per serving:
- 639 calories
- 1g carbohydrate
- 90g protein
- 29g fat
- 10g saturated fat
- 315mg cholesterol
- 1098mg sodium
- 938mg potassium
- 1g fiber
- 1g sugar: 1g
- 175IU vitamin A
- 1mg vitamin C
- 3mg calcium
- 1mg iron
Note of Caution
Ensure the turkey is fully softened. A half thawed turkey will take the flavour of dish out.
Garlic & Paprika Chicken Quarters
Another fabulous recipe you can prepare using Char-Broil.
Ingredients - For 3 servings:
You will need chicken quarters (3 pieces) and olive oil (about 3 teaspoons). For seasoning: Kosher salt, black pepper powder, dried thyme, oregano - each for ½ teaspoon, 2 tablespoons of paprika (smoked), and 1 teaspoon of garlic powder. For better taste, add Wells Chicken & Rib BBQ Sauce of about 5 tablespoons.
Instructions for Preparation - Cooking time: 65-70 minutes
- Preheat the fryer for 15 minutes.
- Clean the chicken and towel dry it.
- Brush olive oil all over the chicken and season with dry ingredients mixture.
- Put in the basket and place inside the fryer.
- Drip the sauce when the chicken temperature reaches 155-158° F.
- Cook until the inside temperature hits 165° F.
- Take the basket out and rest the chicken inside for 10 minutes.
- Dish out right away for best flavour.
Nutrition Information
Per piece contains:
- 209 calories
- 2g carbohydrates
- 14g protein
- 16g fat: 16g
- 3g saturated fat
- 70mg cholesterol
- 179mg sodium
- 221mg potassium
- 1gm fiber
- 1gm sugar
- vitamin A 755IU
- vitamin C 2.3mg
- 29mg calcium
- 1.2mg iron
Benefits of using Char-Broil Turkey Fryer: It's easy to clean and comes with a drip pan.
Drawbacks of Char-Broil Oil-less Turkey Fryer: Take large space, fit for outdoor use only, and don't facilitate stuffing.
Frying a turkey with “The Big Easy” Infrared Fryer by Char-Broil
Infrared turkey fryer recipes (FAQs)
1. How fast can I cook a turkey using an infrared fryer?
It depends on the size of your turkey. Usually, it takes infrared fryer 10 minutes to fry per pound of turkey. If your turkey weighs 14 pounds it will take around 2 hours and 15 minutes to fry the whole turkey.
2. What makes infrared turkey fryer better?
It is safer and healthier than the traditional way of frying in a pan full of oil. Besides, it will deliver a crunchy outside with a tender inside in your turkey.
3. How can I cook in infrared turkey fryer?
First, calculate the required time. Then brush the cooking basket with oil and place the turkey on it. Next, preheat the fryer for a minute. Once heated up enough, put the basket inside. Keep checking on the meat inside temperature. Once fried, take the basket out and keep in rest for 20 minutes.
Conclusion
Sure, you can fry more than turkey. Then, what are you preparing for the next festival? There are so many luscious recipes that you can make with the infrared fryer. And all without oil. Also, you won't need to fret over fire exposure or scalding yourself every time you think of deep-frying.
If you are a fry lover but harrowing over calorie intakes, this fryer is your fitness checker. So which of the infrared turkey fryer recipes is your pick?
From now on, enjoy unlimited fries and stay safe!
Chester’s expertise in air fryer cooking stems from her belief that air frying is one of the healthiest and most convenient cooking methods. Her recipes are designed to make the most of the air fryer’s unique cooking properties, producing crispy and delicious meals without excessive oil.