Turkey Leg Cooking And Recipes

[Henrietta]

I was at the supermarket and seen a large turkey leg (650grams) for £1.65 and this seems like a great and cost effective piece of meat. When you cook a turkey leg can you have it down to the same consistency of a chicken leg and eat it off the bone not that i would as it's as big as a leg of lamb but i mean is it soft and as juicy as a chicken leg? How much of it is meat as it has bone and tendons in it and how would you cook it, for how long and with what?

[pastafreak]

I've cooked them in my slow cooker. Not too much liquid...maybe 6-8 hours. Was very,very moist...with a LOT of meat.

[gingejbee]

....from what I remember, there's not as much meat as you might think - because there's a lot of bone and tendons.

[pastafreak]

I got several meals from mine...but I don't know what the weight was.

[ClaryS]

put in a large pan -you may need to chop in half or at least the end bony bit - add carrots onions or leeks, celery and some dried broth mix and simmer for a couple of hours. Take the turkey leg out and strip meat from the bone and put back in the pan. Mix 150 grms self-raising flour with 50 grms dried suet, add one teaspoon of salt and mix to dough with cold water. Add spoonful's to the broth mix and put lid on -after 25 mins you will have a pan full of turkey broth and dumplings.

[Connemmara]

I made beautiful vegetable soup with a whole chicken last week - my neighbour got a pot and said it was gorgeous. Unfortunately I did not put it into fridge that night so it went OFF - I went to so much trouble that morning. It'll take me a while before I do it again.

Again re the turkey leg - take care there are a lot of bones and very fine ones too. Conne

[Henrietta]

Thanks guys. They also do whole turkey thigh which might be a better bet. Does turkey thigh have a lot of bones and tendons in it too?

[ClaryS]

Henrietta the thigh has just one bone through the middle and is very nice to either roast whole ( wrapped in bacon) or cut off the bone for curries. The bone is easily taken out and then the thigh can be stuffed and roasted.

[craft1948]

If you used a whole chicken to make soup, wouldn't it be chicken soup?

[Connemmara]

yes craft chicken with vegetables - beaut. Chicken just gives out lovely flavour - of course I stripped the skin off so there would be no fat.

[society]

...and if you use a half of pieces of chicken to make soup wouldn't it still be chicken soup? :)

[Connemmara]

Society you would die for my soup not the like of it round Belfast LOL

[Connemmara]

Would like to know about that thigh - would Sainsburys have that?

[woofgang]

Tesco sell packs of chopped turkey thigh meat, no skin or bone, 3 quid for 500g, makes a superb stew in the oven or slow cooker or on the hob. I tried the turkey leg and found they weren't good value as too much bone and sinew.