Chicken legs prepared in the oven.

Chicken legs prepared in the oven.

 

Ingredients:

• 4 medium – large chicken legs.
• ½ tsp. of dried Basil.
• ½ tsp. of dried Rosemary.
• 1 tsp. of wasabi/sesame seed dip.
• 1 ½ tsp of mushroom bruschetta mix.
• 1 tsp. Italian herbs.
• 1 clove of garlic.
• 3 black peppercorns.
• Pinch of salt.
• 2 tbsp. of sweet soy sauce.
• 2 tbsp. of olive oil.
• 100 gr. of butter or margarine.
• 800 ml. water.

 

Preparation:

1. Clean the chicken legs with lukewarm water. And cut away what you’re not going to eat. (usually they are not cleaned properly when you buy them at the supermarket)
2. Cut off the drumstick, they will fit better in your baking dish. And make some small cuts in the skin. (in the drumsticks and the thighs)
3. Grab your mortar to make the marinade.
4. Grind the garlic, peppercorns, salt and the wasabi/sesame seed dip to a smooth pulp.
5. Add the olive oil to the pulp in the mortar, and mix it.
6. Now add the basil, rosemary, and the Italian herbs. And grind this into the mixture. (too release the flavors in the mixture)
7. Now add the soy sauce and the mushroom bruschetta, and mix it in with a small whisk. And leave it for 10 to 15 minutes.
8. Grab a small basting brush, and coat the chicken with the mixture.
9. Cover the baking dish with plastic film, and let the chicken marinate for an hour.
10. Slice the butter or margarine in medium chunks en divide it throughout the baking dish.
11. Pre-heat your oven at 160 .
12. Remove the plastic film and put the baking dish in the oven for 1 hour, turning the chicken every 20 minutes.
13. Boil the water and pour it in the baking dish. (don’t pour it on the chicken, but next to it)
14. Put it back in the oven and let it cook for another hour. Turning the chicken one more time after 30 minutes.
15. For me the chicken is done, when you lift it and the meat falls right of the bone…

You can serve it with any vegetable and with rice, pasta or potatoes. Bon appetit!!!