Herb Roasted Turkey Legs
An oven roasted, flavorful and juicy herb roasted turkey legs for days when a whole turkey is just too much food or you are cooking for a smaller party.
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 1 hr 30 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 4 turkey legs
- 3 tbsp salt
- 8 cup water
- 3-4 bay leaves
- 4-5 garlic cloves ((roughly crushed))
- 2 black cardamom ((optional))
- 1 tbsp soy sauce ((light or low sodium))
- 1/2 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1/2 onion
- 2 tbsp oil ((to make the onion paste))
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup oil ((any oil except olive oil))
- 1 tsp lemongrass
- 1 tsp thyme
- 1 tsp tarragon
- 1 tsp rosemary
- 1/2 tsp oregano
- 1/2 tsp dill
- 1/2 tsp basil
Instructions
- 1
In a large bowl, combine the water and salt together and stir until the salt has dissolved
- 2
Add in the the bay leaves, crushed garlic cloves and black cardamoms (optional)
- 3
Add in the turkey legs and brine it for 24 hours in the fridge.
- 4
In a food processor, blitz half an onion with 2 tablespoons of oil until it becomes a paste. (If you don't have a food processor, you can grate the onion instead)
- 5
Melt the butter and combine the onion paste, 1/4 cup of oil, soy sauces, and herbs into 1 bowl and mix well. Set aside for later to glaze the turkey. (Note: the glaze may thicken, as the butter cools - not to worry, it will melt back into a oil once you brush it on the hot turkey!)
- 6
Pre-heat the oven to 350F (177C)
- 7
Use a roasting pan and put a rack in it to suspend the turkey, so there is air flow between the pan and the bottom of the turkey. If you don't have a rack, you can take tin foil and roughly press it together to create a rough and bumpy texture and place the turkey legs on top so it is not sitting completely flat against the roasting pan.
- 8
Once the oven is up to temperature, place the turkey legs in the oven and set the timer for 30 minutes
- 9
Once 30 minutes is up, we can start to glaze the turkey with the herb glaze every 15-20 minutes
- 10
The turkey legs should take between 1 hour and 30 minutes to 1 hour and 45 minutes but use a meat thermometer to be sure. My oven doesn't run very hot, so yours may take less time to fully cook.The internal temperature should be 165F (74C). When you cut into the turkey, the juices should be clear and not bloody.
- 11
Enjoy! :)