Roasting a few turkey legs is a great way to have a small scale Thanksgiving dinner You dont need to worry about cooking a whole roasted turkey from scratch and this recipe can be increased very easily
Prep Time
1 hr 45 mins
Dificult
Medium
Servings
3
Ingredients
Instructions
Gather all ingredients.
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Rinse turkey legs and pat dry.
Stand turkey legs upright (as if the turkey were standing). Press a knife downward into the deep tissue
creating 2 or 3 long pockets. Press a piece of celery into each opening. Pull back the skin on the legs
rub with butter
and season with a little salt. Put the skin back into place
rub with more butter
and season lightly with salt. Lay the turkey legs in a roasting pan. Pour in water.
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Roast uncovered until the legs are golden brown and the internal temperature is 180 degrees F (82 degrees C) when taken with a meat thermometer
about 1 ½ to 2 hours. Add more water if needed while roasting
and baste occasionally with the juices or melted butter.
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