Welcome to Barbecue Pitboys.com: The Art of Crafting the Perfect Turkan Sandwich

Today, we're excited to share with you our famous turkey and bacon sandwich, affectionately known as the Turkan. This mouthwatering combination is sure to satisfy your cravings and leave you wanting more. As we begin, we'll start by smoking up some delicious bacon, which is a crucial element in this sandwich.

Smoking Up Bacon: The Key to a Great Sandwich

First things first, we need to get our bacon cooking. We'll be using indirect heat, around 300 degrees Fahrenheit, to achieve that perfect crispy texture and smoky flavor. Now, if you're new to smoking bacon, don't worry – it's easier than you think! Simply take a pound of regular bacon and place it on your grill or smoker, and let the magic happen. With this method, you'll be able to bring back the natural flavors of the bacon, making it a game-changer for any sandwich.

Preparing the Turkey

While our bacon is cooking, we can start preparing the turkey. We're using leftover turkey from Thanksgiving, but feel free to use fresh or cooked turkey if that's what you prefer. The breast meat is the way to go here, as it provides a leaner and more tender option for our sandwich. Simply slice the turkey into thin pieces and get ready to build your masterpiece.

The Bread: The Foundation of a Great Sandwich

Now that we have our turkey and bacon, it's time to think about the bread. This is where most sandwiches go wrong – using too much or the wrong type of bread can make all the difference. For our Turkan sandwich, we want a hearty roll that can hold up to the juicy filling. We're lucky to have some local bakeries nearby that provide us with fresh and delicious bread. To take it to the next level, we'll remove some of the excess breading on the inside, creating a cup-like shape to make room for our turkey and bacon.

Assembling the Sandwich

It's time to bring everything together! We'll start by spreading a layer of ranch dressing on the bottom half of the roll. This will add a creamy element to our sandwich and help balance out the flavors. Next, we'll add our chipotle habanero sauce, which will kick it up a notch and give us that extra oomph. Feel free to adjust the amount to your liking – after all, this is your sandwich!

Adding the Bacon and Turkey

Now it's time to add the star of the show: the bacon! We'll place a whole pound of crispy, smoked bacon on top of our turkey, making sure to cover it evenly. And let's not forget about the turkey itself – we'll load it up with as much breast meat as possible, creating a generous helping that will satisfy even the heartiest of appetites.

The Finishing Touches

To complete our Turkan sandwich, we'll add some fresh lettuce, tomato slices, and a sprinkle of salt. The tomatoes are a crucial element here, so don't skip on seasoning them – you want to bring out their natural sweetness and acidity. And remember, this is where the magic happens: the combination of flavors and textures will come together in a way that's both familiar and excitingly new.

The Final Product

And now, the moment we've all been waiting for... take a look at our finished Turkan sandwich! As you can see, it's a beautiful thing – with its crispy bacon, juicy turkey, creamy ranch dressing, and crunchy lettuce. It's a sandwich that's sure to satisfy even the most discerning palate.

Getting Your Hands Dirty: The Art of Making a Great Sandwich

For those who are new to making sandwiches, this might seem like a daunting task. But trust us – it's all about experimenting with different ingredients and techniques until you find what works best for you. Don't be afraid to try new things and make mistakes – that's where the magic happens!

Joining the Pitboys Family: Creating Your Own Barbecue Pitboys Chapter

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A Special Toast: Celebrating the Spirit of Barbecue

As we wrap up today's tutorial, let's take a moment to appreciate the art of barbecue. It's more than just cooking food – it's about sharing with others, creating memories, and bringing people together. We hope you've enjoyed this journey into the world of Turkan sandwiches and that you'll join us again soon for more BBQ inspiration!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwelcome to barbecuepitboys.com today we're doing our famous turkan sandwich the turkey bacon sandwich the classic you got to check this out first thing we're doing there of course is smoking up some bacon and we'll uh get into that a little bit more and here we've got some left over turkey from turkey day probably getting sick of turkey by now right but then there's always the bacon turkey sandwich that comes to the rescue it might be a day or two after turkey day right all right so let's put it together this here is a blt with turkey simple set up the lettuce get yourself a head of good lettuce and here's the part that's most important is the roll to do any sandwich as most of you know the most important part or element of it is the bread if you don't have good bread don't even make a sandwich all right we happen to have a couple bakeries local that we can get this uh bread from it's real fresh and uh what we're doing here is taking out some of the breading right it's uh too much bread for our sandwich we want a higher meat ratio to this sandwich so you just remove some of the what we call excess bread on the inside kind of a make a cup but anyway uh set up your uh sandwich the way you want with uh some good bread hopefully right now for the sandwich you're gonna need a um good condiment right uh maybe not just the mail of course if you like mail just do mail but here we have some ranch dressing and to that we're gonna add our chipotle habanero sauce to it we're gonna kick it up all right and everybody's got ranch in the cupboard somewhere uh for your salad or whatever but it makes a great dressing for your sandwich perfect all right get it on there now if you've never had a turkan sandwich before you definitely gotta check it out i'm telling you bacon and turkey go together all right man so the dressing is spread and add as little or as much as you want obviously for this and now the bacon the bacon has been grilling indirect or smoking for about an hour and uh if you've never done bacon this way you gotta do it just take a regular pound package of bacon put it indirect on your grill and cook it at about 300 degrees fahrenheit it'll take an hour maybe more but it's worth it absolutely fantastic brings bacon back to life perfect now the good part we're gonna start stuffing this roll with some turkey here we have mostly uh breast meat you could use your dark meat as well and just load it up i am telling you if you haven't had the turkon sandwich before you're missing something out of your life but if you don't like turkey well then uh i guess you shouldn't be here now the bacon don't put just a couple slices of bacon on there right how about a whole pound of bacon there's never enough bacon especially with turkey and then of course this is a lt sandwich so on goes some fresh iceberg lettuce and here we've got some beautiful slices of tomatoes all right oh man you kidding me and of course you want to season your uh tomatoes so uh we'll use some of our spg use at least some salt right you know how to make these sandwiches all right now this could be the hard part is getting the top on the bottom oh man we're gonna be eating good tonight martha all right now let's show you what this um looks like inside because i know you're asking i mean lord have mercy now of course this could be a sandwich for one for two for three for four whatever take a look at that now this is the part where the pitmasters are gonna eat it in front of you and as you know we do not apologize if it's a little bit too big for you well just cut it again all right so the next time you're looking for a recipe check out barbecuepitboys.com uh when you're on our website be sure to sign up your own barbecue pit boys chapter we've got about i don't know 18 000 and over 100 countries we'd be proud to have you and uh of course i think the neighbors are out hunting more turkey so uh maybe we'll give you a toast on this a little bit of our shine you'll find that in one of our instructional videos kind of complements this uh tur khan sandwich all right oh man are you kidding me ah\n"