Stuffed Chicken Drumsticks With Liver And Pork

Ingredients

• Chicken or turkey legs (drumsticks)
• Chicken or veal, chopped very fine
• Liver
• Larding pork, in a little strip
• Salt
• Pepper
• Parsley, chopped
• 1 egg
• Bread crumbs
• Butter (optional for sautéing)
• Mustard (optional for deviled variation)
• Red pepper (optional for deviled variation)

Method

1. 1 Remove tendons and bones from drumsticks, leaving about 1.5 inches of bone at the small end. Remove remaining sinews.
2. 2 Mix chopped chicken or veal, liver, larding pork, salt, pepper, parsley, and 1 egg to make forcemeat. Stuff into legs and sew skin closed.
3. 3 Simmer stuffed legs in boiling water for 1 hour until tender. Remove, press into shape, and let cool completely.
4. 4 Remove stitches. Dredge with salt and pepper, roll in beaten egg and bread crumbs.
5. 5 Fry in hot fat until browned, broil (4 mins for chicken, 6 for turkey), or sauté in butter. Serve with desired sauce.