Fragrant chicken legs with crust in the oven

Kitchen appliances and utensils:

• cutting board;
• knife;
• fork;
• grater or garlic press;
• the bowl is large;
• the bowl is small;
• cling film;
• foil;
• a baking sheet;
• oven.

Ingredients

Step cooking

1. We prepare 4 legs: we remove the spinal bone, cut off the excess skin, cut off the fat, and singe the fluff on the fire. We put each leg on the board and with a fork we prick in several places - this is necessary so that the marinade soaks the meat faster. Put the processed legs in a bowl and proceed to the preparation of the marinade.
   
2. In a small bowl, put 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise or sour cream.
   
3. Two cloves of garlic are passed through a press or rubbed on a fine grater and sent to sour cream.
   
4. Pour 1 teaspoon of chicken seasoning there.
   
5. We put black and red ground pepper, focusing on our own taste: love more sharply - put a third of a teaspoon, want to prepare a softer dish, use pepper very little. Red hot peppers can be replaced with sweet paprika.
   
6. Put 1 teaspoon of tomato paste and half a teaspoon of mustard.
   
7. Add salt. If the seasoning for chicken is unsalted, then you need about a tablespoon of salt. Pour 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, one and a half tablespoons of olive oil (can be replaced with refined sunflower).
   
8. Mix everything thoroughly until smooth and pour the marinade in a bowl with legs.
   
9. Thoroughly mix the meat with the marinade so that each leg is well coated with the sauce. You can even thoroughly mash them so that the sauce penetrates into the chopped holes. The more thoroughly we work now, the faster the meat is marinated, and the more tender and tasty the resulting dish will turn out.
   
10. We cover the bowl with pickled legs with cling film and send it to the refrigerator for 30-40 minutes to brew. If you are not in a hurry, you can let the chicken stand in the marinade for longer - 2-3 hours or even leave it overnight. From this meat will only become tastier.
    
11. Cover the baking sheet with foil and grease with vegetable oil. On the prepared baking sheet, spread the chicken legs with the skin up, so that when baking, an appetizing crust forms on them. Try to lay out pieces of meat spaciously - so that they do not touch each other, then they will bake faster and get better browned on all sides.
    
12. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and send a baking sheet with legs in it for 20 minutes. After the indicated time, we take it out of the oven and pour the meat formed on the bottom of the meat, then we again send the baking sheet to the oven for another 20 minutes.
    
13. To check the meat for readiness, we pierce it in the thickest place with a knife: if the liquid resulting from the puncture is clear, it means that it has already been baked well and can be removed from the oven. If the liquid is stained with blood, then you should leave the meat in the oven for a while.
    

Video recipe

We invite you to watch a short video in which you can watch the fascinating process of making appetizing legs in the oven and immediately enjoy the finished result.

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