A stunningly stunning sandwich recipe comes from Jack Hennessy in “Braising the Wild,” that great recipe addition to the expanded outside part in Sports Saturday within the Sun-Times on Saturday.
I grew up in southeastern Pennsylvania, the place Philly cheesesteaks got here from and I discover it superb that they now have turn out to be a artistic meals merchandise. That led to an fascinating trade with Hennessy.
Hennessy additionally provides some extra tips about dealing with wild turkey.
Hickory-Smoked Wild Turkey Leg Philly
The best sin a profitable turkey hunter can commit is throwing away the legs and/or thighs. One excuse hunters give after they do: the legs are too powerful and never price it.
[Insert obnoxiously loud buzzer sound here]. Wrong!
It is true: Wings, thighs and legs of a turkey may be powerful when cooked like one would breast meat. With this recipe, I’ll present you tips on how to use that leg and thigh meat for a tremendous hickory-smoked Philly.
Some notes: Some hunters separate their thighs from the legs because the thighs might tenderize faster. I don’t often hassle with this, since as soon as the legs are prepared, so are the thighs. Because I begin out with a dry warmth right here, a larger period of time is required to braise these legs again to tender, succulent, flavorful life. Some wild cooks begin off by braising their legs or wings and THEN smoke them. I’ll talk about this system at a later time.
Please word you might be welcome to make use of no matter smoking technique you like. When I created this recipe, I solely had a Weber charcoal grill so I layered moist hickory chips over my coals and stored all vents largely closed. The greatest takeaway right here: Smoke for 2-Three hours, adopted by a full day of braising. Don’t depend on having fun with this sandwich for dinner except you propose to get up properly forward of dawn.
Lightly salt and pepper legs and thighs then smoke with hickory chips or chunks for Three hours at 220 levels Fahrenheit. Place in a Crockpot with 2 cups every of hen inventory and apple juice. Add three massive gloves of freshly minced garlic and a couple of tablespoons of Sambal chili paste. Cook for six hours on excessive then a minimal 6 hours on low, till meat is tender. Feel welcome to drag meat off bone as you alongside to facilitate tenderizing. Pull all meat off bone, shred and put aside. When able to make Philly sandwich, in a big skillet with very skinny layer of vegetable oil heated on medium-high, sear crimson bell and poblano peppers and onions lower julienne till barely charred, add sliced mushrooms, adopted by turkey meat. Cut open a French baguette and smother either side with particular mayo: 1/2 cup mayo, 1 tablespoon every of barbecue sauce and honey mustard, 1/2 teaspoon creamy horseradish and light-weight sprinkling of salt and pepper. Pile turkey and pepper combine atop backside bun, prime with provolone cheese and toast in oven with broiler setting.
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