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Roasted Chicken Legs Recipe

Chicken Legs

Sensational, spicy chicken legs the whole family will enjoy
Prep Time 4 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Marination time 2 hours
Course Appetizer, Main Course, Snack
Cuisine Indian, Middle Eastern, Pakistani
Servings 5

Ingredients
  

  • 1 kg Chicken legs
  • 2 tbsp soya sauce
  • 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 3/4 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp salt, heaped
  • 2 tsp finely chopped garlic
  • 4 tbsp rapeseed oil
  • 4 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1.5 tbsp paprika
  • 25 grams Nando's peri-peri rub, medium spice

Instructions
 

  • Mix all the ingredients (except the chicken) and make a paste.
    Marinade for spicy chicken legs
  • Once mixed, then rub into the chicken and leave to marinate for at least 2 hours, ideally overnight in an airtight container.
    Marinated legs
  • When ready to cook, pre heat the oven to 180 C fan assisted. Lay the chicken out comfortably in an oven tray, pour any excess marinade over the legs. Cover the trays with foil and cook for 30 minutes.
  • Then turn the chicken over and recover with the foil for another 15-20 minutes (check the chicken is cooked through).
    Spicy roasted chicken legs fresh from the oven.
  • Then serve with finely chopped coriander. You can pour any excess marinade over the legs , depending on your preference of how saucy you would like the legs.
    Chicken leg with salad

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Notes

  1. If using chicken drumsticks, instead of full legs in this recipe,  they drumsticks will cook quicker, therefore reduce the cooking time accordingly. 
 
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