Dinner: Oven Roasted Turkey Legs

Ingredients

2 medium Turkey Legs (each leg ~1 lbs. without bone)
2 tbsp. Duck Fat (or peanut oil/other animal fat)
2 tsp. Salt
1/2 tsp. Pepper
1/4 tsp. Cayenne Pepper
1/2 tsp. Onion Powder
1/2 tsp. Garlic Powder
1/2 tsp. Dried Thyme
1/2 tsp. Ancho Chili Powder
1 tsp. Liquid Smoke
1 tsp. Worcestershire

Instructions

1. Mix together all dry spices in a small bowl. Then, add wet ingredients and mix together into a rub.
2. Pat turkey legs completely dry with paper towels. Then, rub turkey legs well with seasoning.
3. Pre-heat oven to 350F. Bring 2 tbsp. of fat to medium-high heat in a cast iron skillet. Once the oil starts to smoke, add turkey legs into the pan and sear on each side for 1-2 minutes. You want the entire leg to have a sear on it.
4. Place in the oven at 350F for 50-60 minutes or until cooked through.
5. Remove turkey from the oven and let rest for a few minutes.
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6. Serve with your favorite fatty side dish and enjoy the holiday meal! I served mine up with a slight variation on this Vegetable Medley – with plenty of duck fat and butter to be soaked up.