How Do You Cook Smoked Turkey Legs?
Preparing smoked turkey legs can add flavor beyond regular cooking or baking. Smoking a turkey leg is a relatively simple process with the addition of a few materials and careful preparation. Smoked turkey legs can be smoked first and frozen for later consumption and is a year-round dish as opposed to whole turkeys used for the holidays. Prepare the brine for the turkey legs. Create the brine for the turkey legs by placing 1/2 gallon of chicken stock in a large pot. Add 1/4 cup of brown sugar and 1/2 cup of salt to the chicken stock and bring it to a boil. Stir the mixture to make sure the salt and brown sugar dissolve completely. Remove the mixture from heat and allow it to cool to about room temperature. Put the turkey legs in the brine. Just before you put the turkey legs into the brine, add a matching amount of ice cold water to the chicken stock mixture. This should be 1/2 gallon. In a large container or pot, submerge your completely thawed turkey legs into the mixture and allow t
