Turkey drumstick is inexpensive, unlike thigh or, especially, fillet, but it makes very tasty dishes. For example, I really love a turkey leg baked in the oven, or a turkey roll made from it - it’s delicious and liked by literally all family members. Today we will bake a turkey leg for a family dinner.
So, wash the turkey leg under running water and dry it with a paper towel. It is better to cut off the lower joint, it is not needed. Peel the onion and garlic.
In a deep bowl, mix vegetable oil, wine vinegar, mustard, soy sauce and hot sauce, add a little salt and pepper.
Coat the turkey leg with marinade on all sides, add salt and pepper and leave to marinate for at least 20 minutes.
Place sliced onions and a few cloves of garlic on the bottom of the baking dish.
Place the turkey leg in the pan, brush it with marinade again, cover with foil and place in the oven at 180 degrees to bake for 60 minutes using top and bottom heat. After a while, open the foil, grease the leg again with the marinade and the juice released during baking, cover with foil and bake the turkey leg in the oven for another 60 minutes. Then repeat the same procedure, only do not cover with foil. The leg is considered ready when the meat is well separated from the bone.
Serve with your favorite side dish or your favorite vegetable salad.
Turkey leg baked in the oven is ready. Enjoy!
Step-by-step recipes for cooking turkey drumsticks in foil in the oven in various ways
2018-01-27 Natalya KondrashovaGrade
recipe
Time
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Portions
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In 100 grams of the finished dish
16 gr.
8 gr.
Carbohydrates
2 gr.144 kcal.
Option 1: Classic recipe for turkey drumsticks in the oven in foil
Turkey meat is considered dietary and is suitable for consumption by adults, children and people forced to follow a strict diet. When cooking, it is important to take into account that the meat of this bird is quite dry, and in order for the dish to turn out tasty, it must first be marinated before baking.
To do this, you can use various compositions, the main thing is that the turkey is properly soaked, and it is better to prepare it the evening before. If this fails, you need to keep the bird in the composition for at least half an hour.
Products:
- 2 turkey drumsticks;
- butter;
- garlic cloves;
- salt and seasonings;
- a large piece of cooking foil.
Step by step recipe
We wash the bird's legs under the tap and dry them with paper napkins.
Melt a piece of butter until liquid, add salt, seasonings, peeled and pressed garlic, and mix the mixture thoroughly.
Rub the resulting sauce onto the bird's drumsticks and leave to marinate.
Place the turkey on a large piece of cooking foil and wrap it up. In order for the meat to be soft and not lose its juice, you will need to carefully “swaddle” it in several layers so that there are no holes left.
We move the bundle into a fireproof dish with high walls and put it in the oven for at least 70-90 minutes.
In order for turkey drumsticks baked in foil in the oven to be covered with a pleasant crust, some time before removing them, you need to open the wrapper and let the bird brown for a quarter of an hour.
Option 2: Quick recipe for turkey drumsticks in the oven in foil
In order for the turkey drumstick to bake quickly in the oven in foil, you need to first cut it into portions.
For preparation you will need:
- turkey drumstick;
- salt;
- paprika or other meat seasonings;
- sour cream and mayonnaise in equal parts;
- a bunch of your favorite greens;
- pieces of foil according to the number of pieces of meat.
How to quickly cook turkey drumstick in the oven in foil
We rinse the bird under the tap, dry it and cut the drumstick into portions 25-30 mm thick.
Mix mayonnaise and sour cream in a bowl, add a little salt, paprika and other seasonings suitable for turkey.
Chop the washed greens and add to the sauce, then mix it thoroughly.
Apply the mixture to the turkey pieces and let soak a little.
We wrap each piece in foil and place the portions on a baking sheet, after which we send the dishes to the oven.
When cooking turkey drumsticks in the oven in foil in this way, you can use a mixture of hot ketchup with sour cream or mayonnaise as a sauce, as you prefer.
Option 3: Turkey drumstick marinated in mustard and baked in foil in the oven
Turkey meat is a little bland, and to add some spice to the dish, you should bake the drumstick in foil in the oven using a mustard marinade.
For cooking you will need:
- turkey drumsticks;
- mustard;
- salt;
- sugar;
- mild seasonings for poultry;
- dried basil;
- culinary foil for baking.
How to cook
We wash the turkey under the tap and listen with napkins. You can bake the drumstick in the oven whole or cut it into pieces, whichever is more convenient.
Mix mustard with sugar, salt, seasonings, dried herbs and rub the meat with the resulting mass, and then let it stand. The longer the bird is in the marinade, the softer it will become and the better it will soak in, so you can prepare the meat in advance and keep it in the refrigerator overnight.
Place the turkey in foil. If the bird is cut into pieces, wrap each one separately, and then transfer the dish to a baking sheet and bake.
Place the turkey drumstick, cooked with mustard in foil in the oven, hot on the table, complementing the dish with boiled potatoes, fresh salad or pickled vegetables.
Option 4: Turkey drumstick with cranberry jam in foil in the oven
Despite the unexpected combination, this dish turns out to be original, very tender and tasty.
For baking you will need:
- turkey drumsticks;
- salt;
- hot pepper;
- poultry seasonings;
- a jar of cranberry jam;
- a piece of foil for baking.
How to cook
Rinse the meat under the tap and dry with napkins. To bake a turkey according to this recipe, you don’t need to cut the drumstick; it’s better to cook it whole.
Sprinkle the bird with salt, hot pepper and selected seasonings, distributing them evenly over the surface.
Brush the turkey with cranberry jam and leave the meat to marinate.
When the bird is soaked, wrap it tightly in foil, place it in a heat-resistant container and bake until done.
You can replace cranberry jam with a composition based on lingonberries, currants or other sour berries. Some housewives prefer to bake a turkey drumstick in foil in the oven, brushing it with honey and pre-sprinkling it with lemon juice.
Option 5: Turkey drumstick baked in the oven in foil with cheese, onions and mayonnaise
Another option for cooking turkey drumsticks in the oven in foil is to bake pieces of the bird with cheese, onions and mayonnaise.
For cooking you will need:
- turkey drumsticks;
- fatty mayonnaise;
- large onion heads;
- a piece of thick cheese;
- vinegar 3% table;
- granulated sugar;
- salt;
- ground black pepper;
- poultry seasonings;
- culinary foil.
Step by step recipe
Cut the washed and dried leg into portions, salt and sprinkle with seasonings.
Mix the pieces of poultry with fatty mayonnaise and let it brew.
Peel large onions and cut into half rings, then sprinkle with sugar, salt, black pepper and sprinkle with vinegar.
We cut a piece of dense cheese using a fine or medium grater.
We cut the foil into square pieces according to the number of servings, leaving a substantial reserve.
Place the pickled onion on a piece of foil, place a piece of turkey on top, sprinkle with grated cheese and wrap the portions so that there are no holes left and the juice does not leak out.
Place the foil envelopes on a baking sheet and bake.
If you wish, you can add not only onions to the turkey drumstick baked in foil in the oven, but make a vegetable mixture by adding carrots and bell peppers cut into rings.
Option 6: Turkey drumstick marinated in white wine and baked in the oven in foil
In order not to waste time creating a side dish for turkey drumsticks baked in foil in the oven, you can make it with potatoes and mushrooms, pre-marinated in wine.
In the process you will need:
- turkey drumstick;
- dry white wine;
- potato;
- mushrooms;
- onions;
- salt;
- ground red pepper;
- poultry seasonings;
- spices for frying potatoes;
- cooking fat;
- pieces in foil according to the number of servings.
How to cook
We wash the bird, dry it with a towel and cut it into portions.
Salt the meat, sprinkle with pepper and seasonings, mix so that they are evenly distributed, and pour in dry white wine, then place the bowl on the middle shelf of the refrigerator. It is better to do this at night, but if this was not possible, 35-40 minutes will be enough for the bird to soak a little.
Peel the mushrooms and onions and fry in vegetable fat, sprinkle with salt and seasonings.
While the mushroom fry is cooling, peel the potatoes, cut into circles, season with salt and spices, pour in vegetable fat, mix and let stand for a while.
We lay down portions. We place potato mugs on pieces of foil, then mushrooms, and finally a piece of turkey.
Raise the edges of the foil up, fasten it so that there are no holes left, arrange the portions on the baking sheet and bake until done.
The advantage of turkey drumsticks baked in foil in the oven in portions is that you can prepare the dish exactly for the number of household members or guests.
Good day everyone!
Once again, while shopping for turkey meat, I decided to buy a leg.
I gained as much as 2.5 kilograms of happiness, but I couldn’t figure out what to do with it. I asked my husband and he decided to make fun of me and said to fry it. It was a mutual joke, so let's fry it.
First, we carefully inspect everything, remove hairs and stumps, if there are any, of course.
You can remove the bone, but I decided not to do this; the frying pan I had allowed me to fry the whole leg.
It is difficult to salt such a piece of meat, so I rubbed it on both sides with salt and sprinkled it with spices.
I took the spices to my taste - these are my favorite white roots, a mixture of peppers for chicken and dried herbs.
The salted and spiced ham was left to marinate for a day.
The next day, I placed the leg in a frying pan, added 150 ml of sunflower oil, 300 ml of water, covered it (as best I could) with a lid and set it to simmer over low heat.
As soon as the water had evaporated by half, I turned the leg over to the other side and continued to simmer.
After about a couple of hours, the leg had shrunk in size, the water had boiled away and the lid was now tightly covering the pan.
I also continued to fry the leg over low heat until fully cooked.
In total, the preparation took about three hours.
The dish was cooked in a frying pan with a ceramic coating.
The skin on the leg was slightly burnt, simply due to carelessness.
Many of my friends love it when guests come to them, but at the same time they fall into some panic at the thought that they will have to worry about the menu. No, they are not scared by the need to cook, but they are confused about what exactly to serve on the table so that it looks festive and beautiful, but at the same time it is tasty and liked by all the guests.
I almost always feel relatively calm in such situations: in my notebook there are several recipes that are ideal for welcoming guests. One such dish is turkey drumstick.
A simple recipe for the holiday and more
Agree that even this sounds quite solemn, I’m not talking about the very presentable appearance and excellent taste. In addition, such a recipe will not force the housewife to spend long hours in the kitchen: preparing the turkey does not take much time, and all the main work is done by the technician.
Subtleties of cooking
It is best to cook a turkey drumstick in the oven in a sleeve - this way it will have an appetizing crust, and the meat will become tender, soft, and tasty. There is nothing complicated in the process itself, as I said, but it is still worth considering some nuances. Today I’ll tell you how to bake a turkey drumstick in the oven.
Required Ingredients
- 1 turkey drumstick (weighing about 1 kg);
- 1 incomplete tablespoon of salt;
- 2 tsp pepper mixtures;
- 4-5 cloves of garlic;
- 1 tbsp. l. vegetable oil;
- 1 tbsp. l. soy sauce.
Technology: step by step
Wash the turkey drumstick, carefully inspect it to see if it is well cleaned, and if necessary, remove the remaining feathers.
Salt and pepper the drumstick on all sides.
Pass the garlic through a garlic press and distribute over the entire surface of the drumstick.
Preparing marinade for turkey
Mix vegetable oil and soy sauce.
And we coat the shin with this mixture, again, as in the case of spices, on all sides. It is convenient to apply the marinade using a silicone brush. In this case, you can apply soy sauce and vegetable oil to all areas of the shin.
I had a very large drumstick, weighing 1 kg and about 30 cm long, I didn’t even immediately manage to find unsuitable dishes for it, I had to use a barbecue dish.
Cover the container with the meat with cling film and marinate - either at room temperature for 3-4 hours, or in the refrigerator for 12-15 hours. It’s convenient to marinate in the evening and cook in the oven the next day.
How to bake in the oven?
After marinating, the poultry meat can be cooked. It is most convenient to bake a turkey drumstick in the oven in a sleeve - this way it will be both juicy and beautiful. We place the drumstick in the sleeve, the edges of which are tightly tied.
And put it in the oven, preheated to 200-220 degrees, for 40 minutes. After this time, reduce the degrees in the oven to 150-170 and continue to bake the drumstick, without unpacking the sleeve, for another 50 minutes. After this, we take the meat out of the oven, cut the sleeve and admire the delicious golden brown crust on the drumstick.
Checking the readiness of the meat
This time is enough for the poultry meat to be ready, but I advise you to check it just in case. Pierce the meat with a toothpick or wooden skewer - it should go in easily, and the meat juice released will be clear, not pink.
Design and serving of food
Place the drumstick on a platter and serve immediately while it is hot. For greater effect, I put it on the table in its entirety, it makes a strong impression on the guests.
A festive dinner is planned today. Romantic, lyrical, intimate, when eye to eye and everything is clear without words. All these hearts - balls - bows... ushi - pusey already seem superfluous. Light and tasty food, a little wine for the mood and... Valentine's Evening.
Let's cook the turkey legs in the oven. Just like that, like an adult. One leg for each. We marinate them a little and bake them in foil. Of course, it’s better to marinate the legs in advance, for example, in the morning, and go to work. But if the decision is spontaneous, that’s okay too. Since there are two turkey legs, there are just a few ingredients left to find. Everything is in order.
How to cook turkey legs
We need for one middle leg:
Turkey leg (dark meat with skin) – 300g. – 375kcal. Most calorie tables list only turkey meat. And this concept is flexible. After all, it is clear that the breast has less calories than the thigh. And the skin is generally the best. I searched and found the calorie content of raw dark meat. The legs are dark.
Soy sauce – 20g. (1.5 – 2 tbsp) – 10 kcal.
Olive oil – 40g. (2 tbsp.) – 359 kcal.
Provençal herbs – 1 tbsp.
You also need some foil.
Cooking couldn't be easier. Making the marinade. There won't be much of it. Just enough to coat your feet. Don't forget to double the proportions. By the way, all ingredients are easily replaceable. Instead of Provencal herbs, you can take rosemary, thyme, pepper - whatever you like. Replace soy sauce with lemon juice or balsamic. It's better to use olive oil. It gives special tenderness and softness to the legs. They are quite muscular in turkeys.
Rub each leg with the marinade and leave to marinate and soak. They will need to be turned over in the marinade or spooned over them. The longer they stand, the better. But half an hour is enough if you really want to eat.
We take foil. Place the leg on it, pour marinade over it, and wrap it carefully. We do the same with the second leg. Then onto a baking sheet and into the oven. Turkey legs cook quite quickly in the oven - about an hour on medium heat. About 15 minutes before the end, the foil must be opened so that the crust on top is baked. Just open it carefully - there will be a lot of juice there.
The calorie content of one turkey leg is 744 kcal. This takes into account bones and skin, which, of course, we won’t eat.
You can eat your fill of one turkey leg. But a man, and not yet burdened with thoughts about a diet, needs a side dish.
Potatoes in foil are an ideal option in this case.
Peel the potatoes. It’s better to take medium-sized ones, and cut large ones in half. Tear the foil into squares large enough to wrap each potato. Mix Provençal herbs with salt and coat each tuber with it. For speed, you can simply sprinkle. Place the potatoes in foil and put a piece of butter there, or pour a little vegetable oil.
Place the potatoes next to the legs and bake. At the end, open the foil as well. I was late and she didn’t blush. Fortunately, the taste was not affected.
