Roasted Potatoes And Smoked Turkey Legs Recipes

ROASTED TURKEY LEGS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Rinse the turkey legs and pat dry.
• Stand the turkey legs upright (as if the turkey were standing). Press a knife downward into the deep tissue, creating 2 or 3 long pockets. Press a piece of celery into each opening. Pull back the skin on the legs, rub with butter, and season with a little salt. Put the skin back into place, rub with more butter, and season lightly with salt. Lay the legs in a roasting pan.
• Roast uncovered for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, until the legs are golden brown and the internal temperature is 180 degrees F (82 degrees C) when taken with a meat thermometer. Add more water if needed while roasting, and baste occasionally with the juices or butter.

TURKEY LEG POT ROAST

Steps:

• In a greased 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the first six ingredients. Place drumsticks over vegetables. Sprinkle with the seasoned salt, thyme, parsley and pepper. Cover and cook on low for 5 to 5-1/2 hours or until turkey is tender. If desired, top with chopped fresh parsley just before serving.

ROASTED BARBECUED TURKEY LEGS

Steps:

• Place the turkey legs into a 4 quart pressure cooker over medium-high heat. Pour in just enough water to cover them. Sprinkle chicken bouillon granules over the water, and stir to dissolve a little. Place the lid on the cooker, and bring up to full pressure. Cook for about 5 minutes.
• While the turkey is cooking, preheat your oven's broiler. After the time is up on the turkey, remove from the heat. Run cold water over the top of the cooker to help release the pressure, and open the lid. Place the turkey legs on a broiling pan or roasting pan.
• Broil the turkey legs for 10 to 15 minutes, until the skin is brown and crispy. Brush the legs with barbeque sauce towards the end of cooking. Serve with remaining sauce on the side.

POTATO LATKES WITH SMOKED TURKEY LEG AND KUMQUAT CHUTNEY

Steps:

• For the turkey: Place the turkey legs in a slow cooker and pour in the turkey stock. Cover and cook on high for 3 to 4 hours, or 8 hours on low. If you don't have a slow cooker, you could braise the legs in the oven at 350 degrees F for 2 to 3 hours. The smoked turkey legs are already cooked, we just want to braise them so the meat falls off the bone and it is easy to shred.
• Once the turkey leg has braised and tenderized, remove from the slow cooker and let it cool until you are able to handle it, 10 to15 minutes. Once cool, remove the skin and discard. Pull the meat from the bone and tendons. Be aware that turkey legs have quite a few tendons. Using 2 forks, shred the turkey meat and set aside.
• Pour the turkey stock that is left in the slow cooker into a saucepot and bring it to a simmer. Dissolve the cornstarch in 4 tablespoons water, and then whisk that mixture into the turkey stock. Let the sauce boil for a minute to let the cornstarch thicken the sauce. Once the sauce is thickened, turn off the heat and add the shredded turkey to the pot to keep it super moist.
• For the latkes: In a food processor fitted with the shredding blade, shred the potatoes and the onion. (Alternatively, you could use a box grater). Once shredded, place the potatoes and onions into fine mesh strainer set over a bowl or the sink. Press and strain as much liquid from the potatoes and onions as possible, then transfer to a mixing bowl. (Alternatively, place the mixture in a kitchen towel and wring the potato mixture dry.)
• Add the scallions, shredded potatoes and onions to a large bowl. Whisk the eggs in a separate bowl and add them to your potato scallion mixture. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and toss to combine. Dust the potatoes with the flour, gently tossing until it appears that the flour has soaked up any moisture. Start with 1/3 cup and adjust up to 1/2 cup if necessary.
• In a large cast-iron skillet, heat the vegetable oil until shimmering. Using 2 forks, gently gather up a heaping tablespoon worth of the potato mixture and gently place the potato mixture into the oil. Using the forks, spread the mixture out to make a loose, spider looking patty. Then press the latke flat using a flexible spatula. Once the latkes are golden brown on one side, 2 to 3 minutes, flip them to brown the other side, another 2 to 3 minutes. Remove them from the skillet and drain on a baking sheet lined with a drying rack or paper towels and season immediately with salt. Repeat until all latkes are cooked. You can always hold the latkes in a 200 degree F oven to keep warm, while you fry in batches.
• To assemble: Take a crispy latke and top with some of the shredded smoked turkey leg and garnish with a dollop of the Kumquat Cranberry Chutney.
• In a saucepan over medium-high heat, bring the kumquats, vinegar, sugar, cranberries, ginger, mustard, cinnamon, garlic, shallot, salt and pepper to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until the chutney thickens, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool.

SCALLOPED POTATOES WITH SMOKED TURKEY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400. Rub a 9 inch glass baking dish with garlic. Discard the garlic.
• Dividing evenly, make alternating layers of potatoes, turkey, ¼ cup of the Parmesan, the flour and salt and pepper.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the broth and sour cream. Pour the mixture over the potatoes. Sprinkle the top with the remaining Parmesan.
• Cover with foil, and bake for 45 minutes. Uncover and bake for 15 minutes longer or until the potatoes are tender.

ROASTED POTATOES AND SMOKED TURKEY LEGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven or an oven-proof pot over medium heat. Add potatoes, onion, garlic, and chile pepper; cook and stir until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Place turkey legs on top; cover with diced tomatoes. Cover Dutch oven with lid.
• Bake in the preheated oven until potatoes are tender, about 45 minutes. Turn turkey legs around to coat with tomato mixture. Stir cabbage and baked beans into the pot; season with paprika, salt, and pepper. Replace lid.
• Continue baking until turkey legs are tender, about 45 minutes. Pull turkey meat off the bones and cut into bite-sized pieces. Mix into the pot.

ROASTED SMOKY TURKEY LEGS

Steps:

• Mix the salt, brown sugar, liquid smoke and water together until all is dissolved and pour the briny mixture over the turkey legs.
• Store in a covered container in the refrigerator for 24-hours to 72-hours.
• Rinse the brine off the turkey, pat dry with paper towels and roast at 350°F for about 45 minutes.
• By this time, the turkey will almost be done, but the skin will still have a pale color, so I crank the oven up to 500°F and roast the legs/wings until they are a rich mahogany color, then I flip them over and roast the other side until it is also deep brown.

POT ROASTED TURKEY LEGS OR WINGS

Steps:

• Ingredient amounts are any amount you wish to use.
• This is a method more than a recipe since the amounts you use will depend upon how many you are serving and whether you want to have turkey to freeze for future casseroles/salads.
• Generally speaking, roast 6 legs/wings at a time, usually enough for supper and lots left for freezing Ask your butcher to cut the turkey legs crosswise for you, dividing each one of them into three pieces, a bony part at the bottom which is saved for broth making and two equal portions from the fleshy part of the leg.
• Place the fleshy parts of the legs in an uncovered roaster, and bake at 375 degrees for 1 hour.
• Sprinkle the legs with sage, salt and pepper, add water to roaster, cover and bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour.
• Remove the roaster from the oven, add the potatoes, onions and carrots, sprinkle them with salt and pepper, cover roaster and roast for another hour or until veggies are tender.
• (Those troublesome tendons in the turkey legs which cause so much trouble are very easy to remove after the meat is tender.) Serve the turkey and veggies, counting exchanges for the portion used.
• After the unused turkey is cool enough to handle, remove the meat from the bones and freeze in portions to use for future casseroles or salads.
• Calculate the exchanges used according the the amount used.
• Low sodium diets- omit salt.
• low cholesterol diets, may be used as is.

ROASTED POTATOES AND SMOKED TURKEY LEGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven or an oven-proof pot over medium heat. Add potatoes, onion, garlic, and chile pepper; cook and stir until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Place turkey legs on top; cover with diced tomatoes. Cover Dutch oven with lid.
• Bake in the preheated oven until potatoes are tender, about 45 minutes. Turn turkey legs around to coat with tomato mixture. Stir cabbage and baked beans into the pot; season with paprika, salt, and pepper. Replace lid.
• Continue baking until turkey legs are tender, about 45 minutes. Pull turkey meat off the bones and cut into bite-sized pieces. Mix into the pot.