Slow roast turkey drumsticks with orange and fennel seed

Name: Slow roast turkey drumsticks with orange and fennel seed
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 4 turkey drumsticks; 2 oranges, zest and juice; 2 tsp fennel seeds; 6 garlic cloves, bashed; 2 red onions, cut into wedges; 500g carrots, chunky; 2 tbsp rapeseed oil; 1 tsp black pepper; 300g kale, shredded

Tender turkey drumsticks slow roasted with orange, fennel seeds and garlic until the meat falls off the bone.

Time2 hr 30
LevelEasy
Costabout £2.13 a head
Oven170°C (150°C fan)

4 servings

Ingredients

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4turkey drumsticks
2orangeszest and juice
2 tspfennel seeds
6garlic clovesbashed
2red onionscut into wedges
500 gcarrotschunky
2 tbsprapeseed oil
1 tspblack pepper
300 gkaleshredded

Method

1
Heat the oven to 170°C (150°C fan). Put the onions, carrots and garlic in a deep roasting tin.
2
Mix the orange zest, fennel seeds, oil and pepper. Rub all over the drumsticks and sit them on the veg.
3
Pour over the orange juice and 150 ml water. Cover tightly with foil.
4
Roast for 2 hours, until the meat is very tender and pulling away from the bone. Take off the foil for the last 20 minutes to brown.
120 min
5
Steam the kale for 5 minutes until tender.
5 min
6
Serve the turkey with the veg, kale and the spoonfuls of juices from the tin.

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