Smoked Turkey Leg Osso Bucco With Creamed Corn Recipes

SMOKED TURKEY LEGS

Steps:

• Several hours before planning on barbecuing, loosen the skin on the turkey legs by running your fingers under it as far as possible without tearing the skin.
• Combine the Worcestershire sauce and the oil. Coat your fingers with the mixture and rub really well into the turkey legs, getting as much as you can under the skin. Sprinkle the Dry Rub over the skin, liberally rubbing into the turkey legs and under the skin. Place the legs in plastic bags and refrigerate.
• Prepare the smoker for barbecuing, bringing the temperature to 200 to 220 degrees F. Remove the turkey legs from the refrigerator and let them sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes.
• Re-warm the mop mixture over low heat.
• Transfer the turkey legs to the smoker. Cook until the legs are very tender and the juices run clear, about 3 1/2 to 4 hours. Mop the legs at 45-minute intervals in a wood-burning pit, or as appropriate for your style of smoker. Serve the legs hot, to be eaten with your fingers, with a side of barbecue sauce.
• Mix ingredients together in a small bowl.
• Combine the mop ingredients in a small saucepan and warm the mixture over low heat.

CORN AND SMOKED TURKEY PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Heat butter in a 9-inch skillet. Cook the onions and peppers until soft and onions are a little brown. Cool to room temperature. Butter a 2 quart baking dish (not too deep).
• When cool transfer these to a mixing bowl and add cornstarch, cream, egg yolks and mustard. Whisk well to blend.
• Fold the corn and turkey into the egg mixture. Season with salt and pepper. Beat the egg whites until they hold stiff peaks but are not dry and fold them into the egg yolk mixture. Transfer to the buttered baking dish and bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until brown and puffy.
• Serve with a side dish of sliced ripe tomatoes and vinaigrette.

CRAB LEG SCAMPI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Make the compound butter by mixing 1 stick of the softened butter with the minced garlic and 1/4 cup of the chopped parsley. Set aside.
• To make the butter sauce, squeeze the juice of 2 of the lemons into a shallow saucepan. Reduce by half over medium heat, then whisk in the remaining stick of butter until emulsified.
• Spread a thin layer of the compound butter on each side of the bread slices. Put the bread on a large baking sheet in a single layer and toast until golden brown.
• Meanwhile, heat a saute pan to medium heat and add the grapeseed oil. Add the sliced garlic and sweat. Add the chile flakes and cook for 20 seconds. Deglaze with the wine and reduce by about 10 percent. Add the remaining compound butter followed by the snow crab legs. Saute until the crab legs are warm, 1 minute, and then finish with the butter sauce, tossing together for a few minutes until combined.
• Cut the remaining 2 lemons into wedges. Serve the crab legs with the toasted bread and lemon wedges on the side. Garnish with the rest of the chopped parsley.

OVEN ROASTED CORN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Melt 1 stick of the butter in a large skillet and saute the red and green peppers and onions until tender. Remove from heat and add the rest of the butter.
• Refresh the frozen corn under cold running water and drain thoroughly. Mix pepper and mixture with corn, and place on a roasting tray place in the oven and roast until golden brown, about 15 to 20 minutes. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper, and serve garnished with chopped parsley.

CREAMED CORN

Steps:

• Add the ears of corn to a large saucepan and bring 8 cups water to a boil (or enough to cover ears of corn). Add the sugar and salt and boil until tender, about 10 to 15 minutes. Remove corn to a utility platter and let cool.
• While the corn is boiling, add the cream to a saucepan and let reduce by 1/3 over low heat.
• While cream is reducing, cut kernels from the cobs and set aside until needed.
• Remove reduced cream from heat and whisk in butter and Parmesan, and season, to taste, with white pepper. (Add salt only if needed because the cheese will lend saltiness.) Fold in corn kernels and transfer to a family style serving dish.

GRILLED MEXICAN STREET CORN

Steps:

• Preheat a grill to medium-high heat.
• For the lime salt: Add the kosher salt and lime zest to a spice grinder. Pulse a few times to combine. Set aside in a small bowl.
• For the spicy mayonnaise: In a bowl, whisk the mayonnaise, chili sauce and lime juice together until combined. Set aside.
• For the corn: Grill the corn until lightly charred on all sides. Cut the ears in half and transfer to a large bowl. Toss with the Monterey Jack and some of the spicy mayonnaise to coat, using more or less mayonnaise to your liking.
• Stack the corn on a large plate and sprinkle with the lime salt. Garnish with lime wedges, cilantro leaves and extra cheese if you like.

MARIE'S TURKEY OSSO BUCCO

Steps:

• Rub thyme over turkey; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Transfer to 6-quart slow cooker. Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions, carrots, and celery; sauté 8 minutes. Stir in 4 minced garlic cloves. Transfer vegetables to slow cooker. Add wine to skillet; boil until reduced by 1/3, about 1 minute. Pour wine and tomatoes with juice over turkey. Cover; cook on high until turkey is very tender and falls off bone, about 5 1/2 hours.
• Mix parsley, lemon zest, and remaining garlic in bowl for gremolata. Using slotted spoon, remove turkey from pot. Pull meat from bones; divide meat among 6 bowls. Season sauce with salt and pepper; spoon over turkey. Sprinkle with gremolata.
• Makes 6 main-course servings.
• Per serving: calories, 198; total fat, 5 g; saturated fat, 1 g; cholesterol, 89 mg; fiber, 4 g.

TURKEY OSSO BUCO

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325°F.
• 2. In an uncovered Dutch oven over medium heat, brown the turkey pieces on both sides in 2 tablespoons of the olive oil, about 20 minutes. Remove them from the pan; set aside.
• 3. Brown the onion, celery, and carrot in the remaining olive oil until soft, about 5 minutes.
• 4. Return the turkey pieces to the pan and add the mari-nara, broth or wine, and herbs. Simmer in the oven, covered, until the meat is fork-tender, about 1/1/2 hours.

TURKEY OSSO BUCO

Steps:

• Make ossobuco:
• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F.
• Pat turkey legs dry. Stir together flour, salt, and pepper, then dredge 1 leg in flour mixture, knocking off excess. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then brown leg, turning occasionally, about 5 minutes, and transfer to a large (17- by 12-inch) roasting pan. Meanwhile, dredge another leg. Continue to prepare, brown, and transfer legs in same manner, adding up to 4 tablespoons oil to skillet as needed.
• Add remaining 2 tablespoons oil to skillet, then add onion and anchovies and cook over moderate heat, stirring frequently, until onion is golden and anchovies are dissolved, 7 to 8 minutes. Add wine and boil until reduced by half, about 3 minutes, then stir in broth and tomatoes with their juice.
• Pour liquid over turkey legs and cover surface with a sheet of parchment paper, then tightly cover pan with foil. Transfer to oven and braise until meat is very tender, 2 to 2 1/2 hours. Transfer legs to a cutting board and cut them into thigh and drumstick portions, then transfer to a deep platter. Skim off fat from sauce. If sauce measures more than 3 cups, boil until reduced. Season sauce with salt and pepper and pour over turkey.
• Make gremolata:
• Stir together garlic, parsley, and zests and sprinkle over turkey just before serving.