Oven Baked Chicken Legs

Oven Baked Chicken Legs

from idratherbeachef.com
30 min
6 servings

These oven baked chicken legs are tender, juicy and packed full of flavor with the addition of a creamy mustard pan sauce. They are just so good you’ll need to make extra!

Ingredients

  • 6 chicken leg quarters
  • 2 tablespoons duck fat (rendered bacon fat, lard, or other cooking fat)
  • ½ cup cream
  • ⅓ cup shallots
  • 1 tablespoon stone ground mustard (or other whole-grain mustard)
  • parsley for garnish
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper

Directions

  1. 1

    Gather the tools and ingredients for the recipe.

  2. 2

    Heat the heavy-bottomed pot over high heat and add the fat to the pan. While the fat is heating, season the chicken with salt and pepper. When the fat is hot, add the chicken legs in a single layer. Let the chicken brown for 4 minutes on each side.