How to make it
Put the butter in a small bowl and add zest of 1 lemon, 8 tbsp chicken rub and 4 tbsp olive oil
Press 3 cloves of garlic and add
Finely chop the parsley and add it too, then mix everything well
Take the turkey and loosen the skin at the front and back (don't remove it)
Make 2 balls of butter of about 4 cm and push these under the skin on both sides. Then gently massage it further under the skin
Then sprinkle 1 tbsp chicken rub into the turkey via the back
Cut 2 onions and 1 lemon in half and put these into the turkey via the back as well
Take the bay leaves and now push these under the skin, at the back only
Rub the rest of the leftover butter mixture generously over the turkey and place the turkey in a dish
Cover with aluminium foil and put in the fridge until the next day *
Get the BBQ ready for indirect grilling (heat deflector) and heat it up to 230 degrees
Temperature stable? Put the turkey (in the roasting tray) on the grate for about 10 min. Does the turkey have a nice colour? Then take the roasting tray off the Q now and close the air vents and let the temperature drop back to 150 degrees
In the meantime you can pour the juices and fat in the roasting tray over the turkey. Do this about 6 times.
150 degrees? Put the turkey (in the roasting tray) back on the grate and leave for about 2 hours. Take it off when the core temperature of the breast fillet is 72 degrees
Let the turkey rest for an hour
Pour the juices from the roasting tray into a pan (on low heat). Add the chicken stock cubes
Take the onions out of the turkey, cut them into large pieces and add to the juices
Cut off the front wings and the tail of the turkey and add to the juices
Cut 3 tomatoes into pieces and add while stirring
Add a sprig of rosemary and thyme and fry briefly
Add 300ml dry cider or white wine vinegar
Take the potato masher and mash everything in the pan. Then let it reduce for 30 minutes. Getting too thick? Then add a little water
Crush the walnuts and put them in the dish you want to serve the gravy in
Take a sieve (hold it over the bowl of walnuts) and pour the contents of the pan into the sieve *. All the liquid in the dish? Then stir it through once more
Now you can carve the turkey and serve everything, enjoy!
