Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, smoked whole chicken and turkey legs. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Collard Greens with Smoked Turkey Wings and Cornbread This recipe includes both brining and smoking the turkey legs. The brining process is very important and I highly recommend that you do it.
Smoked whole chicken and turkey legs is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Smoked whole chicken and turkey legs is something which I have loved my entire life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have smoked whole chicken and turkey legs using 15 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Smoked whole chicken and turkey legs:
- Get whole chickens 3-5 lbs each
- Get turkey legs
- Get orange
- Take lemon
- Get rosemary
- Get tarragon
- Get sugar
- Prepare kosher salt
- Get chili powder
- Get onion powder
- Take garlic powder
- Prepare cayenne pepper
- Take dried bay leaves
- Get chopped dehydrated onion
- Prepare water
My go to recipe for smoky, slightly sweet and savory smoked turkey legs that will bring out the carnivore in just about anyone. When the turkey legs are done wet brining, it's a good idea to. Smoked turkey legs are popular at state fairs, amusement parks, and harvest festivals. Fortunately, there's no need to wait for one to roll around before enjoying your very own smoked turkey leg.
Instructions to make Smoked whole chicken and turkey legs:
- Combine 3 cups of kosher salt, 4.5 cups sugar, 6 bay leaves, 1 tbsp chopped dehydrated onions and 3 gallons water to make the brine. Soak the chickens and turkey legs in the brine and refrigerate over night or minimum 4 hours.
- Make the rub. I used Myron Mixon's 'The only other barbecue rub you need' recipe. Combine 2/3 cup chili powder, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 cup kosher salt, 1/4 cup onion powder, 1/4 garlic powder and 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- Soak your choice of wood chunks in water (I used mesquite). Light the charcoal in the smoker. Slice up the orange and lemon into approximately 12 pieces each.
- Rinse the chicken and turkey in cold water and pat dry.
- Stuff each chicken with half an orange, half a lemon, 1 sprig rosemary and 2 sprigs of tarragon.
- Cover the chickens and turkey legs on all sides with the rub.
- Put the chicken breast side up and the turkey legs on the smoker. Smoke at 275° for 3.5 hours or until the white meat hits 160 and the dark reaches 180. Check the temp periodically and add more charcoal and wood chunks as needed.
Fire up your smoker, or adjust your grill for smoking, and enjoy homemade smoked turkey legs! When smoked turkey legs come out of the meat smoker, the feasting begins! Enjoy smoky turkey drumsticks as a snack or for great smoked turkey sandwiches. Smoked drumsticks can be served at the same time as the whole turkey or cooked earlier, so there's something good to munch on while. Fortunately, cooking smoked turkey legs isn't difficult — it just involves a little patience and a few simple rules.
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