Every guy knows nothing adds flavor to meat like the right marinade. Turkey is no exception. Those who love to cook have taken to roasting, baking, smoking or basting their bird in apple cider, orange juice, white wine or even soda. All good choices. But in the modern guy's kitchen, beer takes precedence.

As an alternative to the boring, non-alcoholic bird, here's a recipe that calls for a generous dousing of full-flavored Tecate Light along with some chilies to provide some moisture to the normally dry turkey meat, and up the flavor quotient.


Tecate Light Thanksgiving Turkey
1 whole turkey, about 15 pounds
3 - 24 ounce cans of Cerveza Tecate Light
6 cloves of garlic
8 sweet chilies
4 tablespoons brown sugar 2 tablespoons ketchup
2 teaspoons hot sauce
2 tablespoons paprika
1 tablespoon black pepper
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon Mexican chili powder

First things first, crack open the first ice cold can of Tecate Light drink and enjoy! Now you can get to cooking.

Step One: Pour the remaining two 24 ounce cans of Tecate Light on your turkey.

Step Two: For optimum flavor, blend garlic cloves and sweet chilies, then stuff turkey.

Step Three: Mix brown sugar, ketchup, hot sauce, paprika, black pepper, salt and cayenne pepper into a bowl.

Step Four: Lather your turkey with the resulting sauce, throw into the oven and cook at 350 degrees F for approximately 6 hours.

Step Five: Carve and enjoy.