How To Cook A Turkey Leg Or Thigh. Cook them in a baking dish or an oven bag and use spices for extra flavor. Pull back the skin on the legs rub with butter and season with a little salt.
Roast thawed turkey thighs for 1 1 2 hours or until the temperature on a meat thermometer reads 165 degrees fahrenheit. Season salt 1 4 tsp you can use season all if you can t find season salt it ll taste about the same 6. Heat up the oven to 350 before seasoning 8.
If you d rather cook the thighs all the way on the stove uncover after 20 minutes turn the thighs cover again for another 20 minutes and check the inner temperature of the meat.
This is my favorite way to cook wild turkey legs and thighs mainly because it s a set and forget method. Stand the turkey legs upright as if the turkey were standing. Pull back the skin on the legs rub with butter and season with a little salt. Butter basted turkey legs and thighs with fresh herbs guarantee flavour and moistness.
