If your like me when your carving up your turkey at Christmas there is never enough dark meat to go around. So, this Christmas I have a plan to add some grilled BBQ turkey drumsticks into the mix for Christmas dinner. Who knows this just might become a Christmas tradition in our house.
So when I thought about making these grilled BBQ turkey legs the first thought I had was people walking around the fairs and festivals with those gigantic yummy looking drumsticks. I mean really they look so perfect you wonder if they are real or not. So that is what I am looking for a nice crispy golden brown outer crust with a nice juicy dark meat center, and I don’t want it to take 6 hours to cook like my turkey. So, I am going to boil the turkey drumsticks and then finish them on the BBQ.
Ingredients
8 Turkey drumsticks
2 lemons
1 lime
1 stick of butter
2 large onions
The Cover Guy Turkey Drumstick Rub
1 tablespoon dried sage
1 tablespoon dried paprika
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon crushed red pepper
2 tablespoon dehydrated onion
1 tablespoon black pepper
1 tablespoon of brown sugar
6 tablespoons salt
Directions
- In a large pot of boiling salted water add your turkey drumsticks. Boil for 30 to 45 mins. or until the internal temperature is 180 F
- Melt the butter and mix in the juice of your lemons and lime. Baste the turkey drumsticks with the liquid.
- mix all dry ingredients together and coat the basted turkey drumsticks thoroughly.
- On a preheated medium high heat BBQ grill lay out sliced onions and place the spiced turkey legs on top of them.
- turn often and watch that the turkey drumsticks do not burn, about 20 mins. or until golden brown.
The Cover Guy wishes everyone a wonderful holiday season!
