Chicken legs are a real find for any housewife. They are inexpensive, cook quickly, and how many different dishes can be made from them! Try apple and honey chicken legs. This dish will look great on a festive table.
It is necessary
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- 4 chicken legs;
- 2 tomatoes;
- ½ lemon;
- 2 apples;
- 3 cloves of garlic;
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ a teaspoon of ground white pepper;
- ¼ a teaspoon of ground black pepper;
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 tablespoons of honey.
Instructions
Step 1
Wash the legs, skin them and remove excess fat. If the legs are large, chop them in half. Leave them on a towel for a few minutes to drain the water.
Step 2
Wash the tomatoes, cut them in two and squeeze out the juice. Cut the lemon in half and squeeze the juice out of one half of the lemon with a fork. Mix tomato juice with lemon juice, add salt, white and red pepper, a couple of tablespoons of olive oil and stir. If you like it hot, add some red chili.
Step 3
Place the legs in a deep bowl and pour in the tomato-lemon sauce. Shake the dish vigorously several times and leave the legs to marinate for 20-30 minutes.
Step 4
Peel the apples, remove the core and grate the pulp on a fine grater. Squeeze the garlic cloves through a garlic press and add to the applesauce. Pour the cinnamon into the apple cider mixture and mix thoroughly. Do not leave the applesauce on for too long or it may brown and lose its flavor.
Step 5
Melt the honey in a water bath if it is too thick. Do not bring it to a boil or overheat over 30 degrees.
Step 6
Preheat oven to 160-180 degrees. Grease a baking sheet with vegetable oil. Place the legs on a baking sheet and brush them thickly with the apple, garlic and cinnamon mixture. Pour honey over each bite of chicken.
Step 7
Bake the legs for about 30 minutes. Open the oven from time to time and pour the juice over them. Make sure that the legs do not dry out. Serve with mashed potatoes, white rice and vegetable salad.
