Turkey Leg recipes

neets

I do my turkey drumsticks in the slow cooker, the meat falls off the bone, I manage to get more meat off them this way rather than roasting.

recovering_spendaholic

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote:

i had 2 turkey drumsticks...as they were cheap £1.07 i think.... but i thought there would be loads of meat on them.. didnt realise they got a few like a bone type sinue runnig through the meat.... so when i roasted them.... i took as much meat off them as i could and then made a curry... out of them.... but i dont think i would have them again.....

I agree! I bought one and roasted it but didn't like it - the meat was really sinewy. I made a roast dinner with mine but don't think I will be buying one again either.

sparkles.

neets wrote:

I do my turkey drumsticks in the slow cooker, the meat falls off the bone, I manage to get more meat off them this way rather than roasting.

Can you let me know how you cook them in the SC, please?

neets

sparkles. wrote:

Can you let me know how you cook them in the SC, please?

I simply put a bit of water in the base of the pot , about half an inch, and add a chicken stock cube, placing the turkey leg chunky side down. It often only just fits into the pot depending on how long it is. I tend to cook it on low for about 7 hours. It's nice cheap meat for sandwiches.

sparkles.

neets wrote:

I simply put a bit of water in the base of the pot , about half an inch, and add a chicken stock cube, placing the turkey leg chunky side down. It often only just fits into the pot depending on how long it is. I tend to cook it on low for about 7 hours. It's nice cheap meat for sandwiches.

Thanks, i think I'll try that. Nice big bone for stock later too :rotfl:

filigree_2

I'm cooking one tomorrow - I'll put it in the slow cooker with some leftover sauce from a chicken casserole. I'll probably use the bone to make stock with the bendy carrot from the bottom of the fridge

coletteflaherty

I bought a leg of this for £1.49, seemed like a bargain, but now I've heard that it can taste dry and horrible when you cook it.

I've never cooked it before, it's already got herbs on it and the packet just says to roast for 1 hour 20 minutes. Can anyone give me any tips so I don't ruin it?

coletteflaherty

Cheers, thanks for that. No one seemed to like it, so it probably won't get eaten now. Took a while to persuade bf to even try it. Oops. I've give it a go though, don't have a slow cooker, so will have to make do with the plain ole oven.

MATH

Those jumbo turkey drumsticks are great value although I wouldn't want to meet the bird it came off in a dark alley on a Saturday night. LOL

I marinade one in lemon juice, garlic and honey and then roast on a rack and serve on a bed of cous cous which I have flavoured with lemon juice and peel and roughly chopped mint tossed through with some chopped fired onion. Really easy mid-week fayre but jazz up the presentation add a green salad and some oven roasted cherry toms and you've got a passable dinner party course.

tawnyowls

I love these, but like most cheap cuts, they're best if cooked slowly and in some kind of liquid/sauce, so slow cooking, braising, casserole or stew work much better than roasting.