Chicken meat is the most demanded and popular product in Russia. Its main advantages: reasonable price, high nutrition and low calorie content. Also, it contains a rich vitamin complex, which is an important factor in our time. By adding various spices and seasonings to the meat during cooking, you can give the dish a unique taste.
Although the product is considered dietary, it should be remembered that fried legs with different sauces are much caloric and fatter. So, 100 grams of fried chicken contains 197 calories, so it is not recommended to use it during a diet. Almost 90% of meat consists of protein (protein), which is the building material for the cells of our body. It also contains phosphorus indispensable for our muscles, bones and teeth.
Cooking features
Fried chicken legs are tender and juicy if cooked in the oven. To add piquancy and aroma, you can season the meat with curry, oregano, basil, mint, thyme, marjoram and other herbs. The main rule when frying chicken is not to let it burn. As soon as a crisp appears, it should immediately be removed from the heat.
Cooking fried chicken legs in a pan
For 4 servings, you will need the following set of products: four large legs, spices (turmeric, curry), a little salt, garlic, black pepper and vegetable oil.
Before cooking, be sure to wash the meat, remove the skin, as it contains a lot of fat. Sprinkle the treated ham with salt, pepper, and coat with plenty of garlic and seasonings. On high heat, fry the chicken on both sides until golden brown, then cover, reduce heat and simmer for half an hour. Fried chicken legs are perfectly combined with boiled jacket potatoes, rice and buckwheat.
For better digestion, serve fresh vegetables, salads, pickles and greens for meat. A simple recipe with a minimum composition of products will appeal to absolutely everyone. Chicken cooks very quickly and does not require special culinary talents. Legs can be replaced with thighs or wings.
Fragrant fried legs: photo, recipe
Ingredients: chicken meat (500 gr) tomato paste (50 gr), mayonnaise (20 gr), black pepper, sea salt, ground coriander, cardamom, basil, rosemary, garlic (spices are taken to taste); sleeve for baking.
Remove the peel, boil the legs until cooked in salted water. While the meat is cooked, make the sauce. Mix the tomato paste with mayonnaise and seasonings. Smear the boiled chicken with plenty of cooked sauce and lightly fry in a pan.
Then we put the products in a special baking sleeve, add a little water and send to the oven to bake for 20 minutes. The cooking method in the sleeve will make the dish very tender, juicy and melting in the mouth.
The above recipes are surprisingly simple, so you can cook meat for the holiday, and on weekdays. Fried legs in any case will turn out extraordinary. Often, cooks grease chicken with honey, in which case the meat acquires a beautiful caramel color and a pleasant sweetish taste.