Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, smoked whole chicken and turkey legs. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really 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.
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To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. 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:
- Make ready 2 whole chickens 3-5 lbs each
- Get 1 package turkey legs
- Take 1 orange
- Prepare 1 lemon
- Make ready 2 sprigs rosemary
- Make ready 4 sprigs tarragon
- Get 5 cups sugar
- Prepare 3 1/4 cups kosher salt
- Take 2/3 cup chili powder
- Prepare 1/4 cup onion powder
- Prepare 1/4 cup garlic powder
- Take 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Take 6 dried bay leaves
- Prepare 1 tablespoon chopped dehydrated onion
- Get 3 gallons water
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. How to Smoke the Turkey Legs.
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.
You can make these in ANY smoker whether it's electric, charcoal I also made a batch of the barbeque sauce that we used on the brisket as well as some chicken. i have followed your smoked turkey legs recipe a couple times this fall already with great results and. 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. Fire up your smoker, or adjust your grill for smoking, and enjoy homemade smoked turkey legs! If you have a charcoal smoker and would prefer to smoke your own turkey from fresh, the USDA recommends these steps (for gas and electric.
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