Correctly cooked chicken is distinguished not only by the juiciness of meat, but also an appetizing crust, into which the skin turns with proper baking. Recipes below, we just decided to devote cooking chicken legs with a crispy crust in the oven.
Chicken legs with a crispy crust in the oven
A reliable way to ensure a crispy crust on the chicken is to bake it in the oven, covering it with a layer of breading. That's exactly what we decided to do in the following recipe.
Ingredients:
- butter - 45 g;
- fillet of anchovies - 2 pcs .;
- garlic teeth - 2 pieces;
- large breaded breading - 115 g;
- chicken legs - 6 pcs .;
- egg - 1 piece;
- flour - 50 g;
- paprika - 1 tbsp. a spoon.
Preparation
Start by making fragrant breading. Melt butter and put fillet of anchovies with chopped garlic in it. Wait for the fish carcass to melt, then pour the crumb into the preheated mixture and fry until golden. Put the crumbs on the napkins and allow to cool.
Roll off the dried legs in flour with paprika, then dip into a beaten egg and sprinkle with fragrant crumbs. Put chicken on a parchment covered baking sheet and bake at 180 degrees for 50 minutes.
Recipe for chicken legs with a crust in the oven
Another secret of baking chicken skin before crunching is to sprinkle the bird with a baking powder. It ideally absorbs excess moisture from the surface, and the taste of such an additive is not felt in the finished dish.
Ingredients:
- chicken legs - 8 pieces;
- baking powder - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- salt.
Preparation
Before making chicken legs with a crispy crust, dry them and sprinkle generously with the baking powder. Leave in the cold for an hour or up to 8 hours. Send the legs in a preheated oven to 220 degrees for an hour, turning them every 20 minutes.
Chicken legs baked with golden crust
Achieve a golden crust can and without any additives, choosing the right cooking technology. In our case, we will first bake the bird as usual, and in the end we will put it under the grill with convection.
Ingredients:
- chicken legs - 1.2 kg;
- a mixture of Italian herbs - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- olive oil - 35 ml.
Preparation
Cut the chicken with seasoned salt and sprinkle with herbs. Add butter and mix well. After mixing, send the bird to bake at 200 degrees for 30-35 minutes, and then leave it under the grill with convection mode for another 20 minutes. Throughout the cooking time, chicken is turned over every 15 minutes.