It's Way Better Than Thanksgiving Turkey Turkey

Health score
51%
It's Way Better Than Thanksgiving Turkey Turkey
255 min.
3
1232kcal

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Ingredients

  • 0.5 tablespoon brown sugar 
  • dashes browning sauce gravy master® such as
  • tablespoons butter cut into small chunks
  • 1.5 cups chicken stock see 
  • teaspoons thyme leaves dried
  • tablespoons flour all-purpose
  • sprigs rosemary fresh
  • 1.5 tablespoons garlic minced
  • servings salt and ground pepper black to taste
  • 0.5 cup olive oil extra-virgin
  • 0.5 cup onion diced
  •  turkey legs dry rinsed
  • 0.5 tablespoon red cooking wine to taste

Equipment

  • frying pan
  • oven
  • whisk
  • roasting pan

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  2. Pour the olive oil into a roasting pan.
  3. Place the turkey legs into the oil; turn the legs over several times to coat with oil.
  4. Sprinkle each leg with salt, black pepper, and thyme; pull the leaves from 3 sprigs of rosemary and sprinkle onto the turkey legs.
  5. Place the remaining 3 sprigs of rosemary around the legs in the oil.
  6. Place butter pieces on the legs; sprinkle each leg with garlic and scatter the onion in the pan.
  7. Roast the legs in the preheated oven until the turkey skin is browned and the juices run clear, 1 1/2 to 2 hours, basting every 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) and turn the legs over in the pan. Roast for 1 hour, basting every 20 minutes. Reduce oven heat to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C) and roast until the skin is golden brown, about 1 more hour.
  8. Remove the turkey legs to a serving platter.
  9. To make gravy, move the roasting pan with the oil and drippings to a burner set on medium heat; whisk in the cooking wine and brown sugar, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Use the whisk to scrape up and dissolve any brown flavor bits left in the bottom of the pan.
  10. Whisk in the flour, a little at a time, and stir until the flour is smoothly incorporated into the mixture; pour in the chicken stock and whisk constantly until the gravy comes to a simmer and thickens, about 5 minutes. Stir in the gravy browning sauce; allow the gravy to simmer for 3 to 5 minutes and serve with the roasted turkey legs.

Nutrition Facts

Calories1232kcal
Protein45.68%
Fat49.4%
Carbs4.92%

Properties

Glycemic Index
76.33
Glycemic Load
3.71
Inflammation Score
-8
Nutrition Score
46.783043581506%

Flavonoids

Petunidin
0.05mg
Delphinidin
0.05mg
Malvidin
0.35mg
Peonidin
0.03mg
Catechin
0.18mg
Epicatechin
0.09mg
Hesperetin
0.02mg
Naringenin
0.09mg
Apigenin
0.04mg
Luteolin
0.05mg
Isorhamnetin
1.34mg
Kaempferol
0.19mg
Myricetin
0.08mg
Quercetin
5.51mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:1232.08kcal
61.6%
Fat:65.67g
101.03%
Saturated Fat:22.57g
141.09%
Carbohydrates:14.7g
4.9%
Net Carbohydrates:13.73g
4.99%
Sugar:5.32g
5.91%
Cholesterol:514.57mg
171.52%
Sodium:768.56mg
33.42%
Alcohol:0.26g
100%
Alcohol %:0.04%
100%
Protein:136.63g
273.26%
Selenium:184.04µg
262.92%
Zinc:21.28mg
141.89%
Phosphorus:1256.08mg
125.61%
Vitamin B6:2.47mg
123.35%
Vitamin B3:22.26mg
111.3%
Vitamin B2:1.58mg
92.71%
Vitamin B5:7.48mg
74.83%
Iron:13.17mg
73.18%
Potassium:2052.66mg
58.65%
Copper:1.07mg
53.25%
Vitamin B12:2.67µg
44.42%
Vitamin B1:0.63mg
41.83%
Magnesium:154.38mg
38.59%
Folate:90.59µg
22.65%
Manganese:0.36mg
17.8%
Vitamin K:17.35µg
16.52%
Calcium:151.83mg
15.18%
Vitamin E:1.46mg
9.73%
Vitamin A:406.45IU
8.13%
Vitamin C:3.84mg
4.65%
Fiber:0.97g
3.89%
Source:Allrecipes