Smoked turkey drumsticks topcook.tomathouse.com
Ingredients:
Turkey legs
- 6 turkey legs
- 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tbsp. vegetable oil
- Spice mix, recipe below
- Mop sauce, recipe below
- Any barbecue sauce, as needed
Spice mix
- 1/4 cup chipotle seasoning
- 1 - 2 tbsp. ground mild chili pepper or paprika
- 1 tbsp. l. brown sugar
- Mix all ingredients in a small bowl.
Mop sauce
- 1 cup white vinegar
- 1 tbsp barbecue sauce
- 1 tbsp. vegetable oil
Preparation:
- A few hours before cooking, separate the skin from the turkey legs by running your fingers underneath as far as you can without tearing the skin.
Mix Worcestershire sauce with vegetable oil. Dip your fingers in this mixture and rub it thoroughly into the turkey legs, trying to get as deep under the skin as possible. Sprinkle the legs with the dry spice mixture, rubbing it under and on the skin. Place the legs in plastic bags and refrigerate.
- Prepare the barbecue smoker by preheating it to 90°C-100°C. Remove the turkey legs from the refrigerator and let them sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes.
- Heat mop sauce over low heat.
- Transfer the turkey legs to the smoker. Smoke until very tender and the juices run clear, about 3-4 hours. Brush them with mop sauce every 45 minutes. Serve the legs hot. And eat with your hands, dipping them in your favorite sauce. barbecue sauce.
Mop sauce:
Combine the sauce ingredients in a small saucepan and heat over low heat.
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