How to Prepare Homemade Smoked whole chicken and turkey legs

Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, smoked whole chicken and turkey legs. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Smoked whole chicken and turkey legs is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Smoked whole chicken and turkey legs is something which I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.

This smoked turkey legs recipe is a favorite snack at Disneyland, so I decided to make my own version at home! Today I'm going to show you how to make. I tried this for the first time and it turned out great! On the turkey legs I peeled back the skin, pierced the silverskin and meat with a fork. basted it all in a mix of veg oil and worcestershire sauce. pulled the skin back up and secured at the top with toothpicks.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have smoked whole chicken and turkey legs using 15 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Smoked whole chicken and turkey legs:

1. Prepare 2 whole chickens 3-5 lbs each
2. Make ready 1 package turkey legs
3. Prepare 1 orange
4. Make ready 1 lemon
5. Make ready 2 sprigs rosemary
6. Make ready 4 sprigs tarragon
7. Take 5 cups sugar
8. Prepare 3 1/4 cups kosher salt
9. Prepare 2/3 cup chili powder
10. Prepare 1/4 cup onion powder
11. Prepare 1/4 cup garlic powder
12. Prepare 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
13. Prepare 6 dried bay leaves
14. Take 1 tablespoon chopped dehydrated onion
15. Prepare 3 gallons water

This smoked turkey legs recipe was inspired by the turkey legs we'd get at Disney World as kids. (Because that definitely deserves some capitalization.) Ahhh smoked turkey legs-those cases full of deliciously salty, slightly hammy turkey legs, smoked to a dark and glossy perfection. Smoked Turkey Legs - brined turkey legs and then rubbed and smoked with pecan. Glazed with a vinegar sauce and oh so delicious! It's hard to beat a good slow smoked turkey legs.

Steps to make Smoked whole chicken and turkey legs:

1. 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.
2. 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
3. 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.
4. Rinse the chicken and turkey in cold water and pat dry.
5. Stuff each chicken with half an orange, half a lemon, 1 sprig rosemary and 2 sprigs of tarragon.
6. Cover the chickens and turkey legs on all sides with the rub.
7. 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.

Glazed with a vinegar sauce and oh so delicious! It's hard to beat a good slow smoked turkey legs. You typically find these at fairs and festivals, and the turkey leg vendors always have a big line. This smoked turkey legs recipe is made with a simple brine and a little patience and are like those Place the turkey legs in the smoker and let it do what it's designed for. Smoke the turkey legs The smoking process often yields slightly rubbery skin on turkey or chicken, but I find a quick trip across.

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