Baked Bbq Chicken Legs

Baked Bbq Chicken Legs

Baked Bbq Chicken Legs

45 minutes

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  • Serving Size:   6
  • Gluten-Free:   True
  • Dairy-Free:   True
  • Weight Watchers:   11 Points
Cuisine
  • lunch
  • main course
  • main dish
  • dinner
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Ingredients
  • 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 15 oz can tomato sauce
  • cayenne, to taste
  • 2 pounds chicken legs, skin on
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
  • 6 cloves of garlic (smashed, to release flavor into the brine)
  • 2 teaspoons honey
  • Worchestershire sauce, 3 dashes
  • 1/2 cup kosher salt
  • 2 teaspoons liquid smoke
  • 2 teaspoons molasses
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • minced scallion for garnish
  • 1/2 granul sugar
  • 2 quarts water
Instructions

Create brine solution by dissolving salt and sugar in water and adding garlic.

Place chicken legs in a large non-reactive bowl and pour brine solution until chicken is fully submerged.Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.

Combine all BBQ sauce ingredients in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil.Reduce heat and let sauce simmer uncovered for at least 30 mins (longer if you want it to be thicker), stirring often.Preheat oven to 375 degrees.Line a large cookie sheet with aluminum foil.

Remove chicken legs from brine solution and pat dry; arrange in one layer on cookie sheet.Using a pastry brush, brush first layer of BBQ sauce onto chicken.

Bake for 15-30 mins while basting with additional BBQ sauce.Turn chicken legs over, baste with more BBQ sauce and cook for additional 15-30 mins or until internal temperature reaches 180-degrees on an instant-read thermometer.When chicken legs are done, garnish with minced scallions.

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