Roast Turkey Leg Recipe

Turkeys aren’t for Thanksgiving only nor turkey legs are confined to Disney land exclusively. Tasty and easy roast turkey leg recipe for home!

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Turkey legs can be prepared countless ways augmented with never-ending possibilities from spices and herbs of our preference. If we aren’t inclined to wait out the time required to roast them in the oven, there is always a possibility of slicing the meat off the bones and cook them on the oven top such as our braised turkey leg here.

Otherwise preparing turkey legs roasted in the oven requires little care and attention but a lot of time to get it done properly. When the meat is cut with a knife and the juices run clear without traces of pink, the meat is considered to be ready.

Although, some pink juices at the bones could still be present, due to the porousness of the bones, it doesn’t mean it isn’t safe for consumption only that it’s may not done to our liking. If the meat inner temperature reaches 165°F / 74°C, it is considered safe to eat by the FDA.

Reaching the required temperature to be safe for consumption doesn’t mean that it achieves the texture we would like to have though. Generally, that could take a little longer and achieved by roasting the legs in a 325°F-350°F / 160°-180°C oven for about 90 minutes.

Ingredients

• 8 Turkey legs
• ½ cup Oil or butter
• 2 teaspoon Salt
• 1 teaspoon Parsley (optional)
• 1 teaspoon Paprika (optional)
• 1 Onion (sliced)
• 4 cloves Garlic (sliced)
• Optional roast side dishes:
  • Brussles sprouts
  • Mushroom
  • Broccoli
  • Rutabaga
  • Potato
  • Carrot
  • …

How to roast turkey legs

1. Clean the legs from remaining feathers if there are any then place them onto a tray. Sprinkle salt over them then flip them over and apply salt again.
2. Clean the garlic cloves, cut them in half along the long side then slice long square based stripes out of them. As we are going to stick these into the meat mind not to cut them too thin.
3. Make narrow holes into the thighs.
4. Stick the garlic sticks there. It should be done on both sides around 6-8 holes in total.
5. Sprinkle spices and herbs of choice that will provide additional flavors to the dish on top like parsley, paprika or onions and carrot.
6. Close the top of the tray and put it into the 325°F-350°F / 160°-180°C preheated oven for 45 minutes.
7. After 45 minutes take the top off.
8. Add more vegetables if desired which can be served as side dish with the turkey legs. It’s an optional step that can be left out entirely or done right before the meat was placed into the oven the first time. It all depends on the texture of the vegetables we are after. The less time in the oven the less soft the vegetables will be. Try to move the vegetables around the meat to allow the direct air flow.
9. Roast for 30 minutes more then move the tray to the topmost rack in the oven. Move the turkey legs over the vegetables if necessary and roast until the meat gets a golden brown color then flip them over to do the other side as well for about 15 minutes.

Enjoy!

If roast turkey leg was a joy check out some other mouthwatering happy feet that can be served at the table:

• Ham Hock Recipe
• Turkey Leg Recipe
• Chicken Feet Recipe
• Pig’s Feet Recipe
• Ham Hock In Soup Recipe

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Roast Turkey Leg Recipe

Turkeys aren’t for Thanksgiving only nor turkey legs are confined to Disney land exclusively. Tasty and easy roast turkey leg recipe for home!

Course Low Carb Meal, Main Course

Cuisine Dairy free, Gluten free, Keto, Low carb recipe, Paleo, Sugar free recipe

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes

Total Time 1 hour hour 45 minutes minutes

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Ingredients

• ▢ 8 Turkey legs
• ▢ ½ cup Oil or butter
• ▢ 2 teaspoon Salt
• ▢ 1 teaspoon Parsley optional
• ▢ 1 teaspoon Paprika optional
• ▢ 1 Onion sliced
• ▢ 4 cloves Garlic sliced

Optional roast side dishes:

• ▢ Brussles sprouts
• ▢ Mushroom
• ▢ Broccoli
• ▢ Rutabaga
• ▢ Potato
• ▢ Carrot
• ▢ …

Instructions

• Clean the legs from remaining feathers if there are any then place them onto a tray.
• Sprinkle salt over them then flip them over and apply salt again.
  
• Clean the garlic cloves, cut them in half along the long side then slice long square based stripes out of them. As we are going to stick these into the meat mind not to cut them too thin.
• Make narrow holes into the thighs.
  
• Stick the garlic sticks there. It should be done on both sides around 6-8 holes in total.
  
• Sprinkle spices and herbs of choice that will provide additional flavors to the dish on top like parsley, paprika or onions and carrot.
  
• Close the top of the tray and put it into the 325°F-350°F / 160°-180°C preheated oven for 45 minutes.
  
• After 45 minutes take the top off.
• Add more vegetables if desired which can be served as side dish with the turkey legs. It’s an optional step that can be left out entirely or done right before the meat was placed into the oven the first time. It all depends on the texture of the vegetables we are after. The less time in the oven the less soft the vegetables will be. Try to move the vegetables around the meat to allow the direct air flow.
  
• Roast for 30 minutes more then move the tray to the topmost rack in the oven. Move the turkey legs over the vegetables if necessary and roast until the meat gets a golden brown color then flip them over to do the other side as well for about 15 minutes.
  

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