Asian Smoked Turkey - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (13 -16 lb) turkey
1/4 cup ground coffee
1/4 cup cocoa powder (high quality, like Ghiradelli)
10 star anise

Preparation

Rinse bird inside and out. Lightly pat dry the outside.
Rub the chocolate and coffee powder all over the skin. Place two star anise inside the cavity and divide the rest among the breast portions and the legs/thighs. Wrap the legs and wings with foil.
Smoke at 225 degree for 5 - 6 hours or until the bird reaches an internal temp of 180 degrees. Follow your smoker's directions.
Let rest for 15 minutes. Do not eat the skin. It will be extremely blacked and was there for flavoring the meat, not ingestion itself.