Smoked Turkey Legs

Name: Smoked Turkey Legs
Prep time: 5 h
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 5 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp BBQ Sauce, (recommended: North of the Border Chipotle Barbecue Sauce); 6 servings Your favorite BBQ Sauce, as needed, (recommended: North of the Border Chipotle BBQ Sauce); 1 Tbsp packed brown sugar; 59 milliliters chipotle seasoning, (recommended: North of the Border Chipotle Seasoning); 1 Tbsp mild dried ground red chili or paprika; 6 turkey legs; 1 Tbsp vegetable oil; 237 milliliters white vinegar; 3 Tbsps Worcestershire sauce

Smoked Turkey Legs is a gluten free, dairy free, and fodmap friendly main course. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains approximately 133g of protein, 50g of fat, and a total of 1049 calories. This recipe covers 45% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up chipotle seasoning, vinegar, mild ground chili, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the vegetable oil you could follow this main course with the Blueberry Coffee Cake #SundaySupper as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 5 hours.

Instructions

Several hours before planning on barbecuing, loosen the skin on the turkey legs by running your fingers under it as far as possible without tearing the skin.

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Turkey Leg

Combine the Worcestershire sauce and the oil. Coat your fingers with the mixture and rub really well into the turkey legs, getting as much as you can under the skin.

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Worcestershire Sauce

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Cooking Oil

Dry Seasoning Rub

Sprinkle the dry rub over the skin, liberally rubbing into the turkey legs and under the skin.

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Dry Seasoning Rub

Place the legs in plastic bags and refrigerate.

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Ziploc Bags

Prepare the smoker for barbecuing, bringing the temperature to 200 to 220 degrees F.

Remove the turkey legs from the refrigerator and let them sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes.

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Re-warm the mop mixture over low heat.

Transfer the turkey legs to the smoker. Cook until the legs are very tender and the juices run clear, about 3 1/2 to 4 hours. Mop the legs at 45-minute intervals in a wood-burning pit, or as appropriate for your style of smoker.

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Turkey Leg

Serve the legs hot, to be eaten with your fingers, with a side of barbecue sauce.

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Barbecue Sauce