Grill/Barbecue

County Fair Turkey Legs

by:
August  6, 2011
5
2 Ratings
County Fair Turkey Legs
  • Serves 6
Author Notes

There is nothing more all American than a parade and a county fair. I am lucky to live in a small town that has a wonderful 4rh of July parade which leads everyone into the opening of the annual county fair. Elephant Ears, Corn on a Stick, Corn Dogs and humongous Turkey Legs are all standard fare for hungry leave the diet home fair goers.
*Pic is stock —dymnyno

What You'll Need
Ingredients
  • For the Rub:
  • 1 tablespoon fennel seed, toasted and finely ground
  • 1 tablespoon star anise, finely ground
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes, ground
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • Turkey Leg Grill Sauce
  • 1 cup minced onion
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
  • 3/4 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1 cup tomato sauce
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup pomegranite molasses
  • 1/2 cup dark mushroom soy sauce (Pearl River Bridge is my favorite)
  • 6 TURKEY LEGS
Directions
  1. Mix all the spices and rub liberally over the turkey legs. Tent the legs with tinfoil and roast the legs in a 350 degree oven for about an hour or until the internal temperature is 165 degrees. Remove from oven.
  2. Put all the sauce ingredients into a blender and pulse until liquified. The last ingredient, the mushroom sauce will make the sauce very dark. It gives the sauce a great umami flavor.
  3. Fire up a grill or BBQ until very hot. Place the Legs on the grill and paint with the Grill Sauce. Grill for about 5 minutes on each side and paint with more Grill Sauce. Grill until the skin is caramelized and very browned , but not blackened
  4. ***Note: While developing this recipe I used chicken legs. Then I used turkey for the final edit. The chicken legs turned out great, too.
Tags:
Contest Entries

See what other Food52ers are saying.

  • checker
    checker
  • dymnyno
    dymnyno
  • healthierkitchen
    healthierkitchen
  • Waverly
    Waverly
  • lorigoldsby
    lorigoldsby

Popular on Food52

16 Reviews

checker
checker August 20, 2011
My go-to fair food. Well done! I just might have to give this great recipe a try...
 
dymnyno
dymnyno August 19, 2011
Last night I used the rub and sauce for baby back ribs and they not only tasted delicious, the looked amazing!
 
dymnyno
dymnyno August 19, 2011
they....not the
 
healthierkitchen
healthierkitchen August 8, 2011
this sounds like a really delicious and fun turkey leg!
 
dymnyno
dymnyno August 9, 2011
Thank You!!
 
Waverly
Waverly August 8, 2011
I agree...nothing says "fair" more than a huge grilled turkey leg. This looks great.
 
dymnyno
dymnyno August 9, 2011
They smell so great, too!
 
lorigoldsby
lorigoldsby August 8, 2011
Nice job! It always makes me smile when I see people walking around with these...it just seems so barbarian!, truly the original foodies?
 
drbabs
drbabs August 7, 2011
I'm not really a big turkey fan, but I bet the rub and sauce would be great on grilled chicken.
 
dymnyno
dymnyno August 7, 2011
Yes, I actually worked out the recipe using chicken legs first rather than waste a humongous turkey leg.
 
lapadia
lapadia August 7, 2011
Totally agree with all the comments before me...ditto, ditto!! Love the grill sauce. Thanks, dymnyno!
 
dymnyno
dymnyno August 7, 2011
Thanks for the nice comment.
 
mrslarkin
mrslarkin August 7, 2011
Brilliant idea, dymnyno! They sound delicious.
 
dymnyno
dymnyno August 7, 2011
Thanks Mrs Larkin!
 
MyCommunalTable
MyCommunalTable August 7, 2011
This looks great. Love turkey legs. Your rub and sauce seem like a perfect marriage. I am saving this recipe.
 
TheWimpyVegetarian
TheWimpyVegetarian August 6, 2011
This looks fabulous Mare! I'm going to have to make these. I particularly love the sound of your grill sauce - I love pomegranate molasses too!!