BBQed Chicken Legs

During the football season, it was popular to have chicken wings and whatever else goes with it; however, I found the wings to be expensive and not much meat to eat.  Hence my own BBQ sauce, rub, and chicken legs.

The BBQ sauce:  

2 cups of ketchup 

1/4 cup vinegar (your choice)

1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce

1/4 cup packed brown sugar

2 tbs yellow mustard (more, if you prefer)
       Heat to blend.

Make Your favorite Rub:

My rub consisted of dashes of whatever was in front of the spice shelf such as

paprika
chili
celery
cumin
ginger

The Chicken Legs

Some chefs prefer to dip the chicken legs in a blend of milk and egg mixture and then roll the chicken legs in bread crumbs.  I skipped this.  I gently fried the chicken to give them some color, added the rub, and finally poured over the BBQ.  I rinsed out the BBQ sauce pot with water and added to the frying pan.

I had room in the frying pan for a small handful each of pepper, okra, and tomatoes from the garden.  Some onions would be nice too and so would a sprig a basil.  And the list goes on.

I turned the chicken once in a while and I am also  keeping my eye on the sauce so that won't dry out.
I let the chicken simmer for about 40 minutes.

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BBQed Chicken Legs for Super Ball Sunday

The other week, we were watching the football play-off to see which teams would meet in Minnesota for the Super Ball.  Our son announced that he wanted to eat BBQed chicken wings while watching the game. 

Hm!  Chicken wings?  I have always felt that there isn't much meat on the wings but a lot of bones; however, the guys went to this BBQ place and came home with two dozen wings.  Again. hm.  Son went home happy, even if the Jaguars lost by a few points.

For the Super Ball Sunday, my husband and I decided to BBQ chicken legs and to see if we couldn't make our own sauce as well.  Husband bought ten (10) chicken legs and I made the sauce.

To Do: Prepare the baking dish by adding a dab of oil to the bottom and lay out the chicken legs. Tear off foil to eventually cover cover the dish.

Preheat the oven 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

The ingredients added together are as follows: empty your spice cabinet!

2 tsp each of dry mustard, chili powder (to taste), paprika, and salt (sea salt)

1 tsp each of cumin and black pepper

Melt 4 tsp butter or margarine in a pot and stir in:

1/2 cup water

1/3 cup ketchup

1/3 cup white vinegar

1/4 cup brown sugar

2 tsp Worcestershire sauce

Add the spices (your own) to the pot and let it heat up to melt the margarine. Stir this mixture over the chicken in the prepared dish, cover with the foil, and put the dish in the oven for about one (1) hour. 

After 1/2  an hour, turn the chicken over if you would like.  I didn't and it turned out fine.  If you have a thermometer, it should read 156 degrees F when inserted in a thick part of the chicken leg.

The BBQed chicken legs should be served somewhat warm with a dipping sauce such as Ranch, if you prefer. 

Happy Cooking!

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