Roasted Turkey Legs with Herbs

Roasted Turkey Legs with Herbs

Turkey legs coated with a garlic, lemon, rosemary, and thyme paste, then roasted over onions until browned and tender.

Instructions

  1. Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 190°C.

    Cookware: oven

  2. Step 2

    Mince the garlic, chop the rosemary and thyme, and zest and juice the lemon. Mix them with the olive oil, salt, and black pepper to form an herb paste.

    Ingredients used: 3.0 gr Black Pepper, 3.0 gr Fresh Thyme, 16.0 gr Garlic, 1.0 piece Lemon, 30.0 ml Olive Oil, 3.0 gr Rosemary, 15.0 gr Salt

    Cookware: Chef Knife, cutting board, small bowl, zester

  3. Step 3

    Spread the onion wedges in the roasting pan and pour in the chicken stock.

    Ingredients used: 240.0 ml Chicken Stock, 2.0 piece Onion

    Cookware: Chef Knife, cutting board, roasting pan

  4. Step 4

    Rub the turkey legs evenly with the herb paste, including beneath any loose skin. Arrange them over the onions with the skin facing up.

    Ingredients used: 4.0 piece Turkey Leg

    Cookware: roasting pan, small bowl, tongs

  5. Step 5

    Roast uncovered at 190°C for 60 minutes.

    Timer: 60 min (fixed)

    Cookware: oven, roasting pan

  6. Step 6

    Turn the pan and spoon the pan juices over the turkey. Continue roasting at 190°C until the thickest part of each leg reaches at least 74°C, without touching the bone.

    Timer: 35 min (fixed)

    Cookware: instant-read thermometer, Large Spoon, oven, roasting pan

  7. Step 7

    Transfer the turkey legs to a clean surface and rest them for 15 minutes before serving with the roasted onions and pan juices.

    Timer: 15 min (fixed)

    Cookware: tongs

Nutrition (Estimated)

Food safety

Caution: high

Keep raw turkey separate from ready-to-eat foods. Cook every leg to an internal temperature of at least 74°C and refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours.

Risk factors

  • raw poultry
  • cross-contamination
  • uneven cooking around the bone