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Slow Smoked Turkey legs

  • Author: Kelly Cahoon

Description

Brined in Citrus, covered in Jerky Rub, and brushed in Sauce


Ingredients

  • Turkey legs
  • Water
  • Sugar
  • Salt
  • Orange juice
  • Room temperature butter
  • Jerky seasoning
  • BBQ sauce (I used Traeger Q)

Instructions

  1. Brine the turkey legs overnight in water, sugar, salt, and orange juice. 
  2. Pat dry and rub room temp butter under and over the skin. 
  3. Cover liberally with jerky seasoning. 
  4. Smoke at 225 for about 4-5 hours til you get an internal temp of 155. 
  5. Leave them in the smoker but turn it off. 
  6. Brush them with bbq sauce and close the lid. 
  7. Take them out after 10 minutes, and serve.