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Smoked Disney-style Turkey Legs Recipe


Smoked turkey leg
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There's no need to travel to Disney (or pay the extraordinarily high ticket prices to get inside) for your very own giant smoked turkey leg thanks to this recipe and tutorial.
But please note, this recipe is only for turkey legs not other cuts.

Course:
Dinner
,
Lunch
,
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
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Makes:

Servings: 1 drumstick

Takes:

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Curing time: 1 day

Ingredients

Notes:
About the salt. Remember, kosher salt is half the concentration of table salt so if you use table salt, use half as much. Click here to read more about salt and how it works.
Metric conversion:

These recipes were created in US Customary measurements and the conversion to metric is being done by calculations. They should be accurate, but it is possible there could be an error. If you find one, please let us know in the comments at the bottom of the page

Method

  • Cure. Dissolve the salt, Prague powder #1, and the sugar in the water and then pour it in a 1 gallon (3.8 l) zipper bag. Add the meat and refrigerate in the cure for about 24 hours, and not much longer or it can get too salty. While they are curing, move them them around a few times to make sure all parts are covered with the liquid.
  • Rinse. Remove the meat from the cure, rinse it so the exterior will not be too salty, and pat the skin dry with a paper towel. You can take them out of the cure and hold them in the fridge uncooked for a day or two until you're ready to smoke them, but I wouldn't push beyond that.
  • Fire up. Set up the grill for 2-zone smoking or fire up your smoker. Shoot for 325°F (162.8°C) on the indirect side.
  • Smoke. Smoke the turkey leg for about 1 hour until the thick part of the meat reaches at least 160°F (71.1°C).
  • Serve. Serve the smoked turkey leg immediately.