Ron Swanson's Bacon-Wrapped Smoked Turkey Leg from Parks & Rec, Made From Scratch
Babish recreates 'The Swanson' from Parks & Recreation — a massive bacon-wrapped smoked turkey leg. The video covers breaking down a whole turkey, curing the legs with pink curing salt and brown sugar, smoking them over apple and cherry wood, and wrapping in thick-cut bacon for a deep mahogany finish. Bonus: leftover turkey meat gets turned into homemade ground turkey for burgers.
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🧾 Ingredients
- 1whole turkey
- 2thick-cut bacon
- 31.5 cups distilled water
- 44.5 teaspoons kosher salt
- 51.5 teaspoons pink curing salt (Prague Powder #1)
- 64.5 tablespoons dark brown sugar
- 7apple wood chips
- 8cherry wood chips
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