Chicken meat is tasty, healthy and dietary. You can cook the whole bird as a whole, as well as its individual parts, such as drumsticks. And in order for the meat to turn out tasty and juicy, you need to know the correct recipe.
So, now we will talk about how to cook chicken legs in the oven so that they turn out juicy and fragrant. For cooking, you need the following ingredients:
- chicken legs (drumsticks) - 1 kg;
- garlic - 3-4 cloves;
- soy sauce - 2 tbsp l.;
- seasoning for chicken and salt to your taste.
First, wash the chicken legs under running water. Then gently peel them off. Of course, you don't need to do this, but this way the dish will turn out to be less fatty, and the meat is better fed with sauce. Rub the already "bare" legs with seasoning and salt. If you don't have a special seasoning for chicken, then dried herbs will do: dill, parsley, and others. But the ideal option is curry, which will give the chicken a special flavor.
Once the shins have been rubbed with seasoning and salt, place them in a deep bowl, preferably with a lid. Pour the soy sauce over the meat and add the garlic, previously peeled and passed through a press. Stir the chicken legs with your hands to distribute the sauce and garlic evenly throughout the meat. Now send the chicken to marinate in the refrigerator for at least 40 minutes. It is worth saying that the longer the drumsticks lie in the marinade, the juicier and more aromatic they will become.
When you decide to move on to the process of cooking chicken legs, first preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Then take the dishes where you will bake the meat, cover the bottom with foil, leaving free edges to cover the shins. Arrange the legs in a mold, if possible, in one layer. If sauce remains in the bowls where the meat was marinated, pour it over the chicken legs, and then cover the dish with foil. You need to cook medium-sized drumsticks for 40 minutes at a temperature of 180 degrees.
Chicken legs baked in the oven in this way will be very tasty. It is recommended to serve them with fresh vegetables. If you wish, you can also prepare a side dish: rice, potatoes or buckwheat. By the way, during the baking process, the chicken legs will give juice, you can use it as a gravy for a side dish. The incomparable aroma of spices and garlic will add spice to even the most ordinary rice.
