Tequila Lime Bbq Turkey Food

TEQUILA TURKEY

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine tomatoes, bell peppers and jalapeno peppers with the vinegar. Cover and refrigerate to allow flavors to blend (2-hours suggested).
• While marinating vegetables, place turkey in a shallow dish. Prepare marinade by mixing limejuice, tequila, oil and black pepper until well blended. Pour over the turkey, and turn to coat well. Refrigerate 15 minutes or for no more than 2 hours, turning occasionally. Drain and discard remaining marinade.
• Spray outdoor grill with cooking spray. Preheat grill to medium heat and grill until tenderloins are no longer pink and juices run clear (170 degrees F) about 25 minutes.
• Cut turkey into slices and top with tomato relish before serving.

GRILLED TEQUILA GARLIC LIME FLANK STEAK

Steps:

• Combine the garlic, lime juice, tequila, soy sauce, cilantro, peppers, cumin and black pepper in a resealable plastic gallon bag. Add the steak and let marinate in the refrigerator for 2 hours. Remove from the refrigerator, and let marinate at room temperature another 30 to 45 minutes.
• Prepare a grill to medium-high heat. Remove the steak from the marinade, reserving the marinade. Put the marinade in small saucepot and bring to a boil. Then strain and reserve.
• Put the tortillas on the corner of the grill and flip the package a few times to heat through while the steak is cooking
• Place the steak on the grill. Cook for 4 minutes, turn 180 degrees, and cook for 3 minutes more (to create cross grill marks). Flip over and finish cooking for 3 to 5 minutes, depending on desired doneness. Remove from the grill to a cutting board and let rest, lightly covered, for 5 minutes.
• Slice against the grain, and serve immediately with the reserved marinade, garnishes, tortillas and hot sauce.

TEQUILA TURKEY FETTUCCINI

Steps:

• In saute pan with high heat, add olive oil, onions, jalapeno and saute until translucent. Add garlic and continue to saute for 2 minutes. Add turkey, lightly mix ingredients, careful not to break turkey up to much.
• Deglaze pan with tequila, pouring around the edge of the saute pan. Add cream, lemon juice and cilantro. Toss together, then add pasta, and toss ingredients while adding Parmesan cheese.
• Nest pasta on plate, pour sauce over pasta. Lay sprigs of cilantro over top, sprinkle tomatoes on top, and crack pepper around the rim of the plate.

TEQUILA LIME BBQ TURKEY

Steps:

• Use pit BBQ or place a pan in the bottom of your BBQ to catch the drips.
• Remove backbone from turkey and crack the breast bone so that turkey will lay flat on the grill.
• Mix next 3 ingredients and marinate turkey several hours or overnight.
• Remove turkey from marinade, sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.
• Place on grill- not directly on top of coals- breast side up.
• Cut whole lime in half, squeeze over turkey to baste every 20 minutes.
• Replace coals to keep temperature at 350-375.
• Turkey is done when thermometer reads 165.
• Tent with foil and let set for 15 minutes before carving.

TEQUILA AND LIME TURKEY CHILI

Steps:

• Mash bread and milk into paste in a large bowl using fork.
• Mix in ground turkey, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper using hands.
• Heat oil in a 12-inch skillet over med-high heat until shimmering.
• Add onions, chili powder, tomato paste, garlic, cumin, oregano, and red pepper flakes and cook until vegetables are softened and lightly browned, 8-10 minutes.
• Stir in turkey mixture and cook, breaking up any large pieces with wooden spoon, until no longer pink, about 3 minutes.
• Stir in tomato sauce, scraping up any browned bits; transfer to slow cooker.
• Stir diced tomatoes with juice, beans, 3 tablespoons tequila, soy sauce, honey, and chipotles into slow cooker.
• Cover and cook until turkey is tender, 4-6 hours on LOW.
• Let chili settle for 5 minutes, then remove fat from surface using large spoon.
• Break up any remaining large pieces of turkey with spoon.
• Stir in remaining tablespoon tequila, lime zest, and lime juice.
• Season with salt, pepper, more tequila and lime juice to taste, if needed; serve.

TEQUILA-LIME CHICKEN

Steps:

• Arrange chicken breasts in a baking dish; add tequila and juice of 1/2 a lime. Sprinkle 1/2 of the lime zest, 1/2 of the garlic powder, and 1/2 of the chili powder over the chicken. Cover dish with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• Turn chicken breasts; sprinkle remaining lime juice, lime zest, garlic powder, and chili powder on top. Cover again and marinate in the refrigerator for another 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Uncover baking dish and discard tequila-lime marinade.
• Bake chicken in the preheated oven for 25 minutes. Sprinkle Mexican-style cheese over the chicken and continue to bake until the chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 10 minutes more. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

JALISCO TEQUILA LIME BARBECUE SAUCE

Steps:

• In medium saucepan, add all ingredients and bring to a slow boil over medium-high heat on stovetop, stirring frequently.
• Turn heat down to low and simmer uncovered until thickened slightly, approximately 20 minutes. Stir occasionally.
• Use as a wet sauce for last 15 minutes of grilling for chicken or pork roasts.

TEQUILA LIME ROASTED TURKEY BREAST

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Place turkey breast, skin side up, in shallow roasting pan.
• In mini food processor, place garlic and jalapeño. Cover; process until finely chopped. Add chili powder, salt, pepper, oil, 2 tablespoons of the tequila and 2 tablespoons of the lime juice. Cover; process, using on-and-off pulses, until smooth.
• Loosen turkey skin, using fingers or spoon; rub garlic mixture under and over turkey skin. Insert ovenproof meat thermometer so tip is in thickest part of breast and does not touch bone.
• Pour orange juice, broth and remaining 1/4 cup each tequila and lime juice into roasting pan.
• Roast uncovered 2 hours to 2 hours 30 minutes or until thermometer reads at least 165°F. Place turkey on warm platter; cover with foil. Let stand 15 minutes before carving. Spoon pan juices over turkey; garnish with lime wedges.

BBQ TURKEY

Steps:

• Combine garlic, parsley, salt, pepper, chili powder, and butter.
• Clean turkey. Separate skin on turkey. Smear butter mixture on turkey, inside and out.
• Quarter oranges and insert in turkey.
• Put 2 cups broth, onions, and carrot in roasting pan. Place turkey on roasting rack in pan. Grill over indirect medium heat until done, about 3 hours.
• When done, let rest for 30 minute and then carve.