Saturday, 30 January 2016

Stuffed turkey leg

Preparation of turkey leg is a bit fiddly but worth it and also cheap depending on stuffing.
This stuffing not so cheap

Combine one finely chopped medium onion with 150g fresh breadcrumbs, 75g chopped dried apricots, 45g chopped pistachios along with 350g sausagemeat (skin some good quality sausages), 1tbsp thyme leaves, zest of a lemon and a handful of chopped parsley.

Bone and remove sinews from large turkey leg. Bash with rolling pin to about 1cm thick (try and keep skin intact). Stuff, roll and secure with string. Oil. Cook covered in foil at 160C for approx 2 hours.