On Apr 10, 11:55 am, wrote:
> On Apr 8, 1:22 pm, wrote:
>
>
>
> > A few days ago I was perusing cookbooks, etc. and came across a recipe
> > that used a smoked turkey leg. It looked interesting. It might have
> > been Asian, possibly Thai, or it could have been in the context of a
> > substitute for smoked duck in a Chinese dish. I don't remember - CRS
> > strikes again - but since I never see these things for sale in my
> > local markets, I didn't pay as much attention to it as I should have.
>
> > So of course, yesterday, what should appear on the meat shelf of my
> > local Asian market but smoked turkey legs. So I bought one. And I
> > still can't find the recipe.
>
> > Google gives me lots of guidance about how to *make* smoked turkey
> > parts, but if there's anything on *using* them, it's lost in the
> > noise.
>
> > So, I appeal to the collective. Smoked turkey legs in an Asian
> > recipe. Whaddaya got?
>
> > (If my memory doesn't improve or you folks let me down (fat chance,
> > eh?), I'll just hack it up and make some nice white chili or give it
> > the moo shu treatment.)
>
> > TIA.
>
> > --
> > Silvar Beitel
> > (very occasional poster)
>
> Ah, well. Memory didn't return, so took half the leg and used it to
> make a "Mexican" pizza (your fav pizza dough brushed with oil,
> sprinkled with ground chiles, cumin, and minced garlic, with chunked
> turkey, charred poblanos, chunks of onions and tomato, and a sprinkle
> of shredded cheddar on top).
>
> Photos:
> Before cheese:http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=xgh7nr&s=5
> After cheese:http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=246a0sk&s=5
> After baking:http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2ijk805&s=5
> (that's cilantro sprinkled on the right half for those of us that like
> it.)
>
> It turned out pretty good, although the leg wasn't as smoky as I would
> have liked.
>
> (Mostly, I'm just trying out posting pictures.)

And the rest of the smoked turkey leg is in a pot of (red) chilli on
the stove for dinner tonight. Along with "light" cornbread (Bittman's
_How_to_Cook_Everything_ recipe is my fav) and some coleslaw (more or
less the good old Better Homes and Gardens Creamy Coleslaw recipe -
always a hit here). Chilli more or less follows "Chilli for a Crowd"
recipe from _The_Silver_Palate_Cookbook_ (one of the best cookbooks
evar) with an added hint of cocoa and even a tiny hint of cinnamon (I
ignore religious wars about chilli :-) )

PS: and sf: Come on by tomorrow - there might be
some pizza left :-) I suspect there will be some chilli left, but no
guarantees :-).

--
Silvar Beitel
(posting occasionally)