Turkey Leg recipes

chocolate.orange_2

I bought one to put in the slowcooker , but it was too big to fit ( i have a dual pot one) So i had to cut it into 3 well i cut it into 2 but as 2/3 and 1/3 Cooked it. Used the stock to make a gorgeous sweet potato and choritzo soup and the meat to make Jamie Olivers Turkey and sweet leek pie, It was gorgeous. Did 6 of us a meal and a soup the nest day

chezba

the_cat wrote: »

I do mine in the slow cooker in a little water too. To ring the changes it makes a surprisingly decent alternative to duck with hoisin sauce and pancakes!

mmm .. that one sounds good!

Bronnie

Been buying these for ages. Used to be able to buy them for 99p, but gone up recently. If you've got a big enough pan (I have to use an old preserving pan) or are ferocious enough to chop it in half, covered with water, onion, garlic and plenty of seasoning , makes masses of the most delicious soup. Pick off the meat and use for another meal. Cook them on the hob and boil them up quite vigorously to get the best out of the bones, the thigh meat is robust enough to take it! Best-kept secret I reckon...or they were!

frankie55

I've done them before and treated them as if they were Lamb, Garlic slivers into little cuts and Lemon jiuce and Olive oil rubbed in and sprigs of Rosemary laid on the top. delicious and my OH wondered how I could do a lamb joint during the week!

sparrer

I buy these regularly and slow roast them in foil. Allowed to cool before carving it gives 3 adults a midweek roast, with plenty left over for sandwiches the following day. Alternatively it makes a really meaty curry. I usually allow 75p per day for meat per person so this is a real bargain. Like Bronnie I was paying 99p, but ah well, that's inflation for you...:rolleyes:

scheming_gypsy

i've bought loads when they were 99p but never eaten one.. I feed the dogs on a BARF diet and when i ran out of bones they were cheaper than a tin of dog food.. never even thought about buying one to eat, i just look at them as dog food now

Penelope_Penguin

chezba wrote: »

Hi all

I was having a browse round Asda in the meet section and spotted the SP turkey leg for £1.27. It's huge but I wondered how much meat is on it and whether anyone has ever cooked one? I was thinking I could pop it in the slow cooker to make a stock and take all the meat off for use in a pie etc. OR I could roast it for a roast dinner then put bone etc ins low cooker for stock and take off meat remnants that way. If there is quite a bit of meat on there it would seem a bargain price and potentially provide at least two meals for 2ppl at such a cheap price!

Thanks
T

Someone mentioned these last year, so I took a look (they were 99p then ). Next to the legs there was diced turkey. It was more expensive/kg, but as there was no waste, the meat was as cheap as the leg, I bought that instead and made a pie

IME, turkey legs are a faff as they have lots of sinew to remove

I'll add this to the existing thread on turkey leg recipes.

Penny. x

jcr16

i always see these for sale and i've never thought about bying one. i think i might give it a ago. if we don't like it haven't lost much. i remember my mum buying them. i always thought it looked like something fred flinstone would eat or tom and jerry you know when you see them taking a big from a really big joint of meal, lol. but can never remember what it tasted like tho.

Olliebeak

I've used them and always cook in the SC - but you do need a big one though Suppose you could do similar in the roasting with some water in the base and cover with tinfoil to keep the steam in but keep topping up with water.

I buy some of that turkey thigh meat every month and split it into two batches BEFORE freezing. I just use it instead of chicken in any chicken recipe - curries, stir-fries, chillis - great vfm and nobody has ever noticed that it isn't chicken!

mother_noah

I boned rolled and stuffed a turkey leg last weekend .The thigh is easy to do just one bone to remove but the drum stick is a bit harder lot of sinews to get out.Found it much easier with kitchen scissors.I tied the two pieces with string and then roasted them . Meat was really tender some stuffing did fall out but this made very tasty gravy.Some thing that will get quicker with practice and I will be doing it again soon.