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Slow Cooker Turkey Osso Bucco

Prep Time: 20 minutes Cooking Time: 5 hours 4-6 servings

Ingredients

6-8 Granny’s Turkey Drumsticks
1/4 cup | 65 ml olive oil
2/4 cup | 185 ml all-purpose flour (use brown rice flour for a gluten-free version)
1 cup | 250 ml onion, diced
1 cup | 250 ml carrot, diced
1 cup | 250 ml celery, diced
2 tsp | 10 ml garlic, minced
1 cup | 250 ml white wine
1/2 cup | 125 ml turkey or chicken stock, homemade or low sodium
1 (796 ml) can low sodium whole tomatoes
1 tsp | 5 ml fresh thyme (or 1/4 tsp dried)
1 tbsp | 15 ml orange zest
2 tbsp | 30 ml fresh Italian parsley, chopped
1 bay leaf
2 tsp | 10 ml sea salt
1/4 tsp | 1.25 ml ground pepper

Orange Gremolata

2 tbsp | 30 ml orange zest
1 tsp | 5 ml garlic, minced
2 tbsp | 30 ml fresh Italian parsley, chopped
1 tsp | 5 ml olive oil
1/2 tsp | 2.5 ml sea salt
to taste ground pepper

Directions

Turkey

Remove the skin from turkey drumsticks and cut crosswise into 1 1/2 thick pieces. Season turkey pieces with salt, then coat with flour.
Heat oil in a skillet and brown drumsticks on all sides. Transfer to slow cooker.
Add onion, carrot, celery and garlic to the same skillet and lightly brown them then add to slow cooker. Add wine to skillet and scrape the bottom clean with a spoon while the wine simmers.
Drain tomatoes. Purée them in a food processor and add to the skillet along with stock.
Add herbs, spices and orange zest, then transfer to slow cooker.
Place lid on slow cooker then cook on low setting for 5 hours.

Orange Gremolata

Combine all ingredients and chill for 1-2 hours before serving.
Top each portion with 1 tsp of Orange Gremolata and serve with saffron-scented rice, polenta or mashed potatoes.

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