Learn how to remove and debone a turkey leg with our handy step-by-step guide, then give Jamie’s easy turkey – 2 ways recipe a try for an alternative Christmas centrepiece.
YOU’LL NEED:
a very sharp knife
chopping board
clean tea towel
a tray for your prepped turkey
Place your turkey on a board, with a damp tea towel or dish cloth underneath to stop it moving around.
Turn the turkey over and, using your forefingers, find where the thigh meets the back of the bird. Using long and confident strokes, run the length of your knife along this line, separating the thigh from the back at the hip joint.
Break the hip joint out, then repeat the process of following the join between the thigh and the breast (as you did on the back), initially with your fingers and then with your knife. You should now be able to easily remove the leg.
Use the knife to scrape the meat off the bone.
Locate the tendons in the lower part of the turkey leg. Lift the tendons and remove with your knife.
Find the full recipe for Jamie’s easy turkey – two ways here. Stuffed with a beautiful Apricot & sausage stuffing, you’re in for a real treat.
For more festive recipes, take a look at our Christmas hub.