Roasted Chicken Legs With Plum Chili Salsa Recipes

BAKED CHICKEN LEGS, MEXICAN STYLE

Steps:

• In a shallow bowl, beat eggs, salsa, and salt until blended.
• In another shallow bowl, combine bread crumbs, chili powder, cumin, garlic salt and oregano.
• Dip chicken into egg mixture and roll in crumb mixture.
• Repeat both steps 1 more time.
• In a shallow rimmed baking pan, melt butter as oven preheats to 400.
• Remove pan from oven.
• Add chicken, turn to coat with butter and arrange skin side up.
• Bake, uncovered, until meat near thighbone is no longer pink when slashed (40-45 minutes). Transfer chicken to a warm platter.
• Insulate to transport hot.

ROASTED CHICKEN LEGS WITH PLUM CHILI SALSA

Steps:

• Make the marinade:
• In a food processor purée the plums, the garlic paste, the oil, the soy sauce, the orange juice, the vinegar, the sugar, the jalapeño, the gingerroot, the mustard, and black pepper to taste until the mixture is smooth. In a large saucepan bring the marinade to a boil, simmer it, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes, or until it is reduced to about 2 cups, and let it cool.
• In a large shallow dish arrange the chicken, pricked in several places with a fork, in one layer, pour the marinade over it, reserving 1/4 cup for the salsa, and let the chicken marinate, covered and chilled, turning it once, for at least 1 hour or, preferably, overnight. Transfer the chicken to an oiled rack set over a foil-lined roasting pan, spoon the marinade over it, and roast the chicken in the upper third of a preheated 450°F. oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until it is cooked through.
• Make the salsa while the chicken is roasting.
• Arrange the chicken on a heated platter, garnish it with the plum wedges, the lime wedges, and the mint leaves, and serve it hot or at room temperature with the salsa.

CRISPY BAKED CHICKEN LEGS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Place chicken legs in a large bowl. Spread chili powder, garlic powder, cayenne, and salt onto the chicken; pour sauce over top. Mix thoroughly and transfer to a baking sheet.
• Bake, uncovered, in the preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, 45 to 50 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

PLUM CHILI SALSA

Steps:

• In a bowl stir together the plums, the onion, the coriander, the mint, the jalapeño, the lime juice, the sugar, some of the reserved marinade to taste, salt and pepper to taste.