Chicken leg is one of the meaty parts of the carcass, from which you can make absolutely any dish. Today we will look at 2 different ways how to cook drumsticks in the oven to get the most satisfying and tasty.
Chicken legs: recipes with photos of the finished dish
First recipe: drumsticks in sour cream and mayonnaise sauce with cheese
Essential Ingredients:
- fresh or thawed chicken drumsticks - 8 pcs. (by the number of family members);
- non-acidic thick sour cream - 250 g;
- low fat mayonnaise - 180 g;
- common salt, red allspice, dried dill and sweet paprika - to taste;
- hard cheese - 160 g;
- sunflower oil - 35 ml.
Meat processing
To make the chicken leg tasty and aromatic, it needs to be washed well, and then generously flavored with salt and fragrant red pepper. After this, the meat must be set aside so that it absorbs these spices as much as possible.
Sauce making
To create a dish such as baked chicken legs, you should definitely make a fragrant dressing. To do this, combine mayonnaise, thick non-acidic sour cream, dried dill and sweet paprika in one cup of low fat content. Also in a separate plate you need to grate hard cheese coarsely.
Shaping and baking dishes
After the sauce is ready, you should take the baking dish, grease it with butter and put the previously salted and pepper chicken drumsticks. Top them must be coated with sour cream-mayonnaise sauce and sprinkled with grated cheese. Bake such a juicy and tasty dish in the oven should be about 35 minutes.
The second recipe: pickled chicken leg in a culinary sleeve
Essential Ingredients:
- fresh or thawed chicken drumsticks - 10 pcs. (by the number of family members);
- acute adjika - 5 large spoons;
- fresh lemon juice - from 1 fruit;
- common salt, allspice, dried basil and sweet paprika - to taste;
- large garlic - 2 cloves;
- green onions and fresh parsley - 1 bunch of each type of greens.
The process of processing and marinating meat
Before the chicken leg is placed in the culinary sleeve, it should be washed well, and then placed in a bowl and put there the following ingredients: hot adjika, fresh lemon juice, table salt, allspice black pepper, dried basil, sweet paprika, grated cloves of garlic, chopped chives and parsley. After that, all products need to be mixed, and then left to marinate for 60-90 minutes.
The formation and baking of meat
After the aforementioned time, the soaked chicken drumsticks should be put together with the marinade in the cooking sleeve and sent to the oven for 40 minutes. At the same time, it is recommended to slightly pierce the bag in the upper part, so that during the heat treatment it does not swell, and the meat is more fried.
How to serve for dinner
Baked chicken legs should be served for lunch or dinner with a side dish. For example, boiled long-grain rice with sauteed vegetables, mashed potatoes or any pasta is well suited for such a dish. Serve the drumsticks only when hot.