Braised turkey legs

Everybody loves turkey breast for their turkey sandwiches but the more flavorful meat comes from the dark meat found in turkey thighs and legs. These, by the way, are much less expensive than the breasts. Mom and dad have a great way of preparing braised turkey legs, perfect for a cold winter day.

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• Prep time: 10 minutes
• Cook time: 2 hours
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Add to shopping list Ingredients

• 2 turkey legs and 2 thighs, about 4 lbs
• Olive oil
• 1 cup finely chopped yellow onion
• 1 cup of finely chopped celery
• Salt, pepper, and cayenne
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• Water or other braising liquid (dry wine or stock)
• Corn starch
• Parsley, chopped, about 1/4 cup

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• Potatoes, peeled and quartered
• Carrots, chopped
• Turnips, quartered
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• Parsnips, chopped
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Method
1 Sprinkle turkey thighs and legs with salt and pepper. Brown the turkey thighs and legs on medium high heat in a little bit of olive oil in a large sautй pan with high sides. Add chopped onion and celery to form a nest under the turkey pieces. Sautй an additional 5 minutes.
2 Add enough braising liquid - either water, stock, wine, or a combination - so that the liquid covers the bottom inch of the pan, about 1 cup. Bring to a simmer. Lower heat and simmer covered for an hour and a half, or until the turkey is so well cooked and tender that the meat easily falls off of the bones. Remove the turkey meat from the pan and remove the bones, taking special care to remove the many small narrow bones of the legs. Remove the skin.
Optional: At this point you can use the liquid remaining in the sautй pan to cook the potatoes, carrots and turnips. Add the vegetables to the pan and sprinkle with a little salt and pepper. Cook covered until they are done, about 20 minutes. Remove from pan so you can reduce the remaining liquid without overcooking the vegetables.
3 Reduce the liquid remaining in the pan to intensify some of the meat juices for added flavor. Take a teaspoon of cornstarch and dissolve in a 1/2 cup of water. Add cornstarch mixture a little at a time to sauce, adding more liquid, until the sauce achieves the desired body. Adjust seasoning. Add salt and pepper if needed, add a little cayenne or Tabasco sauce. If the sauce is too sweet, add a little vinegar or lemon. Add parsley.
4 Add the turkey meat back in the pan with the sauce. Serve immediately over rice or bread or with the vegetables if you have chose to make them.