Cooking A Turkey Leg In Oven. Dry the turkey leg using some kitchen paper and sprinkle it generously on both sides with salt pepper and paprika powder either sweet or hot or a mixture of the both. Simply reheat the legs in a pre heated 250 degree fahrenheit oven.
Pull back the skin on the legs rub with butter and season with a little salt. Season with some salt pepper paprika nutmeg the peeled whole garlic lemon juice and the bay leaves. Cook for 45 minutes and then flip the turkey legs over to cook for an additional 45 minutes.
Stand the turkey legs upright as if the turkey were standing.
2 hours of spare time watching. Press a piece of celery into each opening. This method is useful to catch the turkey drippings. Put the skin back into place rub with more butter and season lightly with salt.
