Ingredients
- 8 turkey legs
- 8 cups water
- ½ cup poultry dry rub
- 3 bay leaves
- ½ cup white sugar
- 2 tsp olive oil spray
- ¼ cup BBQ spice-rub store bought
- 1 cup vinegar sauce store bought or substitute BBQ sauce with a vinegar base
Instructions
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Combine water, ¼ cup poultry rub, bay leaves and sugar in a large bowl. Place the turkey legs into the brine solution (ensuring all are submerged in the brine) and refrigerate overnight or at least 6 hours.
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Take legs out of the brine and drain with a cooling rack. Use a paper towel to remove excess moisture.
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Preheat smoker to 275⁰ for indirect cooking with pecan wood (can use hickory as a substitute).
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Coat each leg with olive oil spray and season with the rest of the poultry rub and a pinch of BBQ rub.
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Add to the smoker and cook until internal temperature reaches 155⁰ F.
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Coat each turkey leg with the vinegar sauce and keep cooking until the internal temperature reaches 165⁰ F.
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Remove from smoker and let rest for 10 minutes before digging in!
Tips & Tricks
If you love the recipe but want to switch it up, try subbing turkey thighs into this recipe.
Nutrition Per Serving
Calories: 517kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 71gFat: 10gSodium: 1439mg

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