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Roasted Chicken Legs with Onions

Inspired by Ricardo Cuisine

PREP TIME

15 mins

COOK TIME

1 hr

TOTAL TIME

1 hr 15 mins

SERVINGS

4

Ingredients

  • 4 LM Meat chicken legs, with skin
  • 4 onions, peeled and quartered
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) olive oil
  • 8 cloves garlic, unpeeled
  • 3 tablespoons (45 ml) chopped fresh cilantro
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • 2 teaspoons (10 ml) black peppercorns, crushed
  • 2 tablespoons (30 ml) honey
  • Salt

Preparation

1. With the rack in the middle position, preheat the oven to 200 °C (400 °F).

2. In a large skillet, brown the onions in 30 ml (2 tablespoons) of oil. Set aside.

3. In a large baking dish, combine the chicken legs with the onions and the remaining ingredients, except for the honey. Season with salt. Brush the legs with the honey.

4. Bake for about 1 hour or until the meat separates easily from the bone. Mid-cooking, baste the legs with the cooking juices. Serve with Pineapple and Bell Pepper Ketchup (see recipe) and and a green vegetable, like wilted spinach.