Turkey Legs
cooking time: 5 hours
Ingredients
- 4 turkey legs
- ½ cup curing salt
- 1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns
- 1 cup BBQ rub
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 teaspoons liquid smoke
- 16 cups of warm water
- 4 cups ice
- 8 cups of cold water
Instructions
- 1
Prepare the brine and for this, take a large stockpot, place it over high heat, pour warm water in it, add peppercorn, bay leaves, and liquid smoke, stir in salt, sugar, and BBQ rub and bring it to a boil.
- 2
Remove pot from heat, bring it to room temperature, then pour in cold water, add ice cubes and let the brine chill in the refrigerator.
- 3
Then add turkey legs in it, submerge them completely, and let soak for 24 hours in the refrigerator.
- 4
After 24 hours, remove turkey legs from the brine, rinse well and pat dry with paper towels.
- 5
When ready to cook, switch on the griddle, set the temperature to 250 degrees F and let it preheat for a minimum of 15 minutes.
- 6
When the griddle has preheated, open the lid, place turkey legs on the griddle grate, shut the griddle, and smoke for 5 hours until nicely browned and the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F. Servings immediately.