Spicy Chicken Legs

 

I'm baaaaack! I’m sorry to keep you hanging for such a long time, but hopefully I can get back to regular cooking and blogging soon. I know you’ve missed me.  :-) Okay, well at least I’ve missed telling you about my latest and greatest recipes that I’ve found. This one is from one of my favorite cooks now, The Pioneer Woman. She cooks some great and simple stuff. Love her show and her cookbooks. I wish I had a little extra house like she does too. I’ll live in her “lodge” any day of the week!

 

I love chicken and dark meat chicken is just the bomb! It’s so juicy and delicious. Yes, I know the white meat is better for me, but if I want some awesome flavor I’m going for a thigh or a leg. That’s what the money is! As my friend, Guy, would say. Let’s get to cooking some spicy chicken legs......

 

Ingredients:

 

• 24 whole Chicken Legs
• 2 sticks Butter
• 1 Tablespoon Hot Salt or Cayenne (or your favorite seasonings)
• 1/2 cup Lemon Juice

Instructions:

Melt 2 sticks of butter in a saucepan. Pour ½ cup of lemon juice (fresh or bottled). Now add your seasonings. In this case, 1 tablespoon of Morton’s Hot Salt (which I did not have). You can use whatever seasonings you have on hand. You could use minced garlic, salt and Cayenne pepper. If you want them spicy, like the name says, then go with Cayenne if you don’t have Hot Salt. Stir it together until combined.

Rinse and pat your chicken legs dry. With metal tongs, transfer them one by one into the butter mixture and place on a baking sheet.

 

Once all of the chicken legs are coated and on the baking rack, take a pastry brush and give them one last coating of the butter mixture. Sprinkle them with some more of your seasonings.

Place them into a 400-degree oven for 30 minutes. If they need a bit more color, turn on the broiler for a couple minutes and watch them closely. Remove them when they are nice and golden brown.

Wasn’t that easy? You and your family will thank me later. You can adjust the heat by adding more or less seasoning. I would go with a little more because the butter dilutes it a bit. I'll shake a little more on before I put them in the oven next time. Either way, they are delicious though! Enjoy!