October 2025 Issue

EAST COAST EQUESTRIAN 37 October 2025 Brined & Honey Garlic Rotisserie Turkey Legs ‘A Cookbook for Horse Lovers’ Yield: 6 turkey legs 6 turkey legs 3 quarts water ½ cup table salt ¼ cup brown sugar 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 tablespoons butter 3 tablespoons honey 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar 2 cloves garlic, minced Fresh herbs of your choice to make an herb brush 1. Put the brine ingredients (water, salt, brown sugar) in a container large enough to hold the drumsticks, and stir until the sugar and salt dissolve. Add drumsticks, cover, and refrigerate for 1-4 hours. 2. Put the baste ingredients (remaining ingredients) in a microwave-safe bowl and heat for 1 minute in the microwave, or until you can smell the garlic and the butter is melted. 3. Make an herb brush by tying sprigs together at the base of the stems. 4. Skewer drumsticks on the spit and spit forks. Run the spit through the narrowest part of the meat, n the middle of the bone, and secure the knob of the drumstick on the spit fork. Add a second drumstick with the bone-end pointing in the other direction to the same fork, the same way, with the spit through the narrow part of the meat, fork through the thick part of the drumstick. Repeat, putting two drumsticks on each spit fork. Wrap the bone end of each drumstick with a small square of aluminum foil to keep from burn- ing. Let the skewer sit at room temperature while you prepare the grill. 5. Set your grill up for Indirect Medium-High Heat (400F) according to manufacturer instructions for your grill. Put the spit on the grill, start the rotisserie, and cook, covered, for 30 minutes. Using the herb brush, heavily baste the drumsticks. Cook covered for an- other 5 minutes. Baste drumsticks again and cook for a final 5 minutes. Remove spit from grill, remove drumsticks from spit and let drumsticks rest for 10 minutes before serving. (Continued from page 30) HORSEBARNSUPPLIES.COM/ECE SALES@JEGRILL.COM 717.354.7862 BUILT FOR THE WORK BEHIND THE WIN. Handmade Stalls, Doors, and Hardware for America’s Finest Barns.