Dinner
Smothered Turkey Legs
Ingredients
- 2 lbs turkey wings, legs or thighs
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp ground sage
- 1 tsp dry thyme
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- ½ cup all purpose flour
- 2 cups chicken or turkey broth
- ½ cup half & half
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 small bell pepper, chopped
- 2 stalks of celery, chopped
- salt & pepper for taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 F.
- Rinse the turkey under cool water, then pat dry.
- Combine all of the seasonings: Salt, pepper, thyme,sage,onion powder, and garlic powder.
- Season the turkey with the seasonings, and rub all over.
- Sprinkle the all purpose flour into a large freezer bag, then place the turkey into the bag.
- Close the bag, and shake until all of the turkey is nicely coated with the flour( don't toss out the excess flour).
- Place a large pan on the stovetop and add in 3 tbsp of vegetable oil, and 2 tbsp of butter.
- Melt the butter, and heat up the oil over medium heat.
- Once the oil & butter is nice and hot, add in the turkey.
- Brown all surfaces of the turkey, then remove from the pan, and put the turkey into a large bake dish.
- Head back to the stovetop and toss in all of the chopped vegetables.
- Season the vegetables with salt and pepper to your preference, and cook the veggies, over medium heat, until they are translucent.
- Once done turn off the heat, and add the veggies into the bake dish with the turkey, but reserve the oil/butter mixture.
- Cover the bake dish with foil, and bake the turkey for 2 hours ( on 325 F).
- Gravy
- Heat up the butter/oil mixture over medium heat.
- Once the butter/oil is nice and hot sprinkle in the flour ( leftover from earlier).
- Stir continuously, and brown.
- Pour in the chicken broth, and stir to prevent and lumps.
- Next add in the half & half, and stir until everything is well combined.
- Let the gravy cook over medium heat until it starts to thicken up.
- Remove the turkey from the oven, and uncover.
- Pour the gravy all over the turkey, making sure that it is nicely smothered, then cover.
- bake for an additional 1 hour and 30 minutes.
- Remove the turkey form the oven, and let sit for 10 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy!
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