Description
This Oven-Baked Chicken Leg recipe guarantees juicy, tender meat with a perfectly crispy skin. A simple seasoning enhances the natural flavors, making it a delicious main course suitable for any day of the week.
Ingredients
Ingredients:
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Chicken legs, deboned
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Black pepper
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Soy sauce
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Brown sugar
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Garlic, minced
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Lemongrass, chopped
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Calamansi juice (or lemon juice)
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Butter
Instructions
Season the deboned chicken legs with black pepper, soy sauce, brown sugar, minced garlic, chopped lemongrass, and calamansi juice. Let it marinate for 15 minutes.
Heat a skillet or pan over high heat. Add oil and let it heat up.
Place the marinated chicken legs in the hot skillet and cook for about 10 minutes on each side or until they become golden brown.
Add butter to the skillet and cover it with a lid. Let the chicken legs continue cooking, turning them occasionally, until they are fully cooked and evenly browned.
Serve the grilled lemongrass chicken legs hot, garnished with fresh herbs or a squeeze of calamansi juice for extra flavor.
Enjoy your delicious grilled lemongrass chicken legs! Bon appétit! 
Notes
- For extra flavor, you can marinate the chicken legs in the seasoning mix for a few hours or overnight in the refrigerator.
- Adjust the seasoning according to your preferences or add other spices like onion powder, cumin, or a pinch of cayenne for heat.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 40-45 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American/Global
Nutrition
- Calories: 300 kcal
- Sugar: 0 g
- Sodium: 630 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Carbohydrates: 0 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 24 g