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Secrets To Using Turkey Legs

Turkey legs are wonderful to make when you want something juicy and delicious and when you do not want to cook an entire turkey. The best way to cook them is to season them to your liking and then bake them until they are cooked to perfection. A turkey leg can weigh a pound and a half, so they are not snack-sized like chicken legs and you will only need to cook one turkey leg per person.

Arrange your turkey legs on a baking pan and sprinkle garlic powder, salt and pepper over them. You can use as much or as little as you like. Add an inch of cold water to the pan and some lemon juice too, if you like. Cover the pan with aluminum foil.

Cook the turkey in a preheated oven at 350 degrees F for one hour. Remove the aluminum foil and turn the turkey legs over. Pour half the water away and add more salt, pepper and garlic powder to the turkey legs.

Cook the turkey legs uncovered for an hour more and then turn them over. Let them rest for ten minutes. You can use a long, thin knife to check if the meat is done. Simply pierce one of the turkey legs in the thickest part and check the juices run clear. Avoid overcooking turkey because it can dry out, like overcooked chicken, and this will ruin it.

Turkey Legs Serving Ideas

Although you will find that turkey legs are moist and flavorful already, a lot of people love to eat them with gravy. Gravy is popular regardless of whether dinner happens to be pork, beef, chicken, turkey, or something else. There is a gravy recipe for every meat and gravies range from an easy salisbury steak gravy recipe to a spiced turkey gravy or a creamy bacon gravy for biscuits.

There are various recipes for turkey gravy and the simplest way would be to combine the juices from the cooked turkey legs with your preferred ingredients. Flour, butter, salt, pepper, lemon juice, onion, giblets, celery and carrot are all possible ingredients in turkey gravy but there are lots of different recipes, so just choose your favorite. Chicken stock can be used instead of turkey giblets, which are the neck, liver and heart of the bird. Giblets are very tasty though, so you might like to use them.

As well as gravy, you can serve your turkey legs with mashed potatoes, potato salad, or fries. They also go well with coleslaw, baked beans, and corn on the cob or any seasonal vegetables. A simple salad would make a good side dish for your turkey legs.

If you are wondering what to make for dinner, treating your family to baked turkey legs with potatoes or fries, vegetables and plenty of delicious turkey gravy is a wonderful idea. It is easy to learn how to make brown gravy and this delicious liquid goes so nicely with the turkey.

Of course, gravy is not essential to serve with turkey legs and you might prefer some cranberry jelly on the side, but it is true that turkey gravy does finish off the meal wonderfully, adding moisture, and plenty of flavor.

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