Best Chile Garlic Chicken Legs Recipes

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CHILE-GARLIC CHICKEN LEGS



Chile-Garlic Chicken Legs image

Braise these chicken legs in a garlic-soy sauce and see how tender and moist they become.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Ingredients     Meat & Poultry     Chicken

Time 45m

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
4 chicken legs (2 1/2 pounds total), drumsticks and thighs separated
4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
3/4 cup white vinegar
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon red-pepper flakes
1/4 cup sugar

Steps:

  • In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium-high. Add chicken, skin side down, and cook until skin is golden and crisp, about 5 minutes. Flip and cook 2 minutes more. Transfer chicken to a plate.
  • Discard all but 1 tablespoon fat from pan. Add garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 30 seconds. Stir in vinegar, soy sauce, red-pepper flakes, and sugar. Return chicken to pan, skin side up. Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce heat to low; cook 15 minutes (liquid should be gently simmering; adjust heat if necessary). Uncover, raise heat to medium, and cook until sauce is reduced by half, 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 370 g, Fat 19 g, Protein 33 g

CHILE-GARLIC CHICKEN LEGS



Chile-Garlic Chicken Legs image

Not sure where this came from, but it's super easy! The red pepper flakes give only the slightest touch of heat, so people who like spicy food will want to add more.

Provided by lecole54

Categories     < 60 Mins

Time 50m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
4 chicken legs, drumsticks and thighs separated (2-1/2 pounds total)
4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
3/4 cup white vinegar
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/4 cup sugar

Steps:

  • In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken, skin side down, and cook until skin is golden and crisp, about 5 minutes. Flip and cook 2 minutes more. Transfer chicken to a plate. (May need to do this in batches, depending on the size of your saucepan.).
  • Discard all but 1 tablespoon fat from pan. Add garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 30 seconds.
  • Stir in vinegar, soy sauce, red-pepper flakes, and sugar.
  • Return chicken to pan, skin side up. Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce heat to low; cook 15 minutes (liquid should be gently simmering; adjust heat if necessary).
  • Uncover, raise heat to medium, and cook until sauce is reduced by half, at least 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 426.9, Fat 23.7, SaturatedFat 6.2, Cholesterol 138.6, Sodium 2145.7, Carbohydrate 16, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 13.3, Protein 34.3

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