Slow cooked turkey legs

Slow Cooked Turkey Legs

INGREDIENTS

Turkey Legs – As many as you want to cook. I like to cook a big batch and then divide into portions to freeze.

Chicken Stock https://trewayfarm.co.uk/product/potts-chicken-stock/

Water if necessary

Slow cooked turkey leg in chicken stock

SLOW COOKED TURKEY LEGS – METHOD

I have both defrosted the legs prior to cooking and have cooked them from frozen (allow extra cooking time from frozen)

1, Place the turkey legs in a roasting tray in a single layer.

2, Pour over chicken stock – I like to use https://trewayfarm.co.uk/product/potts-chicken-stock/

3, Add a little water if necessary, the liquid wants to be at least halfway up the turkey legs

4, Tightly cover with foil and place in the oven at 180 degrees C for 2 hrs or until the meat is easily falling off the bone. Cook for longer if cooking from frozen.

5, Once cooked carefully remove the legs from the tray one at a time and place on a chopping board.

6, Peel the skin off and put to one side (these can be put on a wire rack, sprinkled with salt and put in the oven to make crispy skin crisps – keep a close eye as they are quick to burn!)

7, Carefully shred the meat off the bones. Look out for pieces of cartilage and remove (I call them feather bones ‘not an official name’ but they look like a feather!)

8, Allow the meat to cool before popping in the fridge or dividing up into portions to use at a later date. 

9, The bones can be boiled up to make bone broth by placing in a saucepan, covering with water and cooking. I like to put mine in the bottom oven of the AGA overnight and a slow cooker also works well. Else boil on the hob for as long as possible!

 

Slow cooked turkey meat

Tips:

I like to cook a big batch of these slow cooked turkey legs at once and then shred the meat and divide into 500g portions which I freeze. These are brilliantly useful for making a whole host of quick but nutritious dinners.

Why not try our ‘BBQ Pulled Turkey Legs Sliders’ https://trewayfarm.co.uk/recipe/bbq-pulled-turkey-leg-sliders/

Slow cooked Turkey Legs Sliders