Oven-Baked Chicken Legs in Texas-Style BBQ Sauce
Oven baked chicken legs cooked in a Texas-style sauce that reduces to a smoky, sweet and sticky glaze.
Ingredients
- 4 chicken legs drumstick and thigh
- 2 onions thinly sliced
- 4 garlic cloves minced or crushed
- 25 g unsalted butter
- salt, pepper to taste
FOR THE SAUCE
- 100 ml water
- 1 tbsp BBQ sauce smoky, Texas-style
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1½ ketchup
- 3 tbsp honey mild, light
- 200 ml chicken broth homemade or stock
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp yellow mustard prepared mustard or ½ tsp dry
- Cayenne pepper or chilli powder optional, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F).
- In a bowl, mix all the sauce ingredients and set aside.
- Season the chicken legs with salt and pepper on both sides.
- Slice the onion into thick rounds and arrange them in a single layer at the bottom of a baking dish. Place the chicken legs on top of the onion slices.
- Pour the sauce evenly over the chicken. Scatter over the chopped garlic and dot small pieces of butter around the dish.
- Cover the dish with foil, leaving one corner slightly open to allow steam to escape.
- Bake for 40 minutes, then remove the foil. Spoon some of the sauce over the chicken.
- Return to the oven uncovered for 15 minutes, until the glaze thickens and the chicken is caramelised and cooked through.
- Transfer the chicken to a serving plate. If the sauce is too thin, reduce it in a saucepan over low heat until thickened.
Notes
The total calorie content of the dish is approximately 1,800 calories, based on medium-sized chicken legs. This is an estimate and will vary depending on the specific products, brands, and chicken size used. The dish is intended to serve 4 people, which works out to around 450 calories per person.
