Crispy chicken legs in the oven in caramel

Beautiful, appetizing, tanned, very tasty! If you already know how to cook caramel, cooking this dish will not be difficult. If not, it's time to learn. Chicken legs with a crispy crust in the oven in caramel look original and appetizing. For cooking, you will need a minimum of products.

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Crispy chicken legs in the oven in caramel

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Composition / ingredients

servings:

Chicken legs

Sugar

Salt

0.5

Water

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 56 % 15 g

Fats 33 % 9 g

Carbohydrates 11 % 3 g

154 kcal

GI: 0 / 0 / 100

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 2 hours

Step 1:
How to make crispy chicken legs in the oven in caramel? Prepare all the necessary ingredients. Take medium-sized legs. The water must first be boiled, it will be needed hot.
Step 2:
If the chicken legs are frozen, defrost them in advance. Remove the packaging and put them in a container on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator a day before cooking. Rinse the legs under running water, dry them. Excess moisture will make the caramel more liquid. Pierce the leg pulp with a skewer or toothpick in several places. This is necessary in order for the syrup that we will cook to better soak the chicken.
Step 3:
To prepare the syrup, take a small saucepan or saucepan with a thick bottom and pour sugar and salt into it. Boil the water separately. During the preparation of caramel, everything needs to be done quickly, so the water should be ready. Put the saucepan on a high heat. There is no need to interfere yet.
Step 4:
When all the crystals darken, and the sugar begins to turn brown and melt at the edges, make medium heat and start mixing gently. To prevent the caramel from burning, you can remove the saucepan from the fire for a while after stirring.
Step 5:
Then you need to mix very quickly so that all the sugar melts and caramelizes.
Step 6:
Carefully, so as not to get burned, pour in water, bring to a boil. The caramel should turn brown. Boil for 3-4 minutes.
Step 7:
Transfer the legs to a deep bowl. Pour caramel syrup on top. Mix well. Leave to marinate for 15-30 minutes. If the legs are not completely covered, stir them again during the pickling process.
Step 8:
Put the hams on a baking sheet or in a baking dish, you can cover with non-stick parchment. Brush the top with caramel syrup. If the syrup is too liquid, then after pickling, strain and boil until slightly thickened. Bake in a preheated oven to 200°In the oven for about 40 minutes. Choose the exact time and temperature according to your oven.

The first time I cooked the legs according to this recipe and I was sure that without spices or at least garlic, I would not like the dish. But! It's good that I didn't add anything, and risked trying to leave everything according to the recipe. After trying it, I was delighted - the legs are very interesting. Moreover, they remain delicious even after cooling down.

According to this recipe, you can also cook chicken wings and hams.

Keep in mind that everyone's ovens are different. The temperature and cooking time may differ from those specified in the recipe. To make any baked dish successful, use useful information about the features of ovens !

So that the oven has time to heat up to the desired temperature, turn it on in advance (10-20 minutes before the start of cooking).

For cooking, it is better to use filtered or bottled water that is neutral to taste. If you use tap water, keep in mind that it can give the dish an unpleasant characteristic taste.