It helps tenderize the meat.

Brine for turkey legs smoked. After the 24 hour brine is complete. Web braised turkey jjim with bacon, shiitakes, and chestnuts. Web sprinkle my bbq rub generously over the turkey legs.

Add a cup of salt and two cups of brown sugar. Web foil how to prepare turkey legs for smoking i love to brine the turkey legs and if you've never done this, it's a simple process and i'll explain what it is and how to do it. Web remove the turkey legs from the smoker.

Place it in the smoker. Create two foil pouches and place 3 turkey legs in. Start with a simple, flavorful brine, then add the legs to your smoker for a couple of hours.

Now we let the turkey soak in the refrigerator for at least eight hours and up to 24 hours. Original pages from the washington post) 10 min. Prepare a smoker or grill with a smoke packet for indirect cooking.

Coat the turkey with olive oil. After boiling, we add cold water — not hot water — to the brine mixture to bring down the temperature and add the turkey legs (photo 2). (*note 4) place the turkey in the stock pot (or brining bag) and refrigerate up to 24 hours.

Place a heavy dinner plate or other weight on top of the turkey. This is not the same pot you will place the turkey in so it doesn’t need to be big enough for the turkey. Web bring the brine ingredients to a boil (make sure all the kosher salt has dissolved).