Grilled Chicken Drumsticks with Hot Spicy Salsa
What You
Need:
- 1 C hot salsa
- 1/4 C orange juice
- 1 TBSP lime juice
- 1 TBSP Italian Parsley
- 1 TBSP light brown sugar
- 1 TBSP olive oil + extra for brushing meat
- 1 tsp orange zest, grated
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1/4 tsp ground cumin
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 4 (8 oz) chicken legs
How to Make
It:
- Combine the salsa, orange and lemon juice, parsley,
brown sugar, olive oil, orange zest, oregano, cumin and
pepper in a food processor.
- Process until the mixture becomes smooth.
- Place the chicken legs in a shallow container with a
lid.
- Pour the salsa mixture over the chicken legs.
- Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours turning the
container every so often to make sure the marinade covers
the chicken completely.
- Remove the chicken from the marinade.
- Place the marinade into a saucepan, bring to a rapid
boil and cook 1 minute.
- Brush the chicken legs with the extra olive oil.
- Heat the grill to medium heat.
- Place the chicken legs over the direct heat and grill
10 minutes turning once.
- Remove the chicken legs to the indirect heat and
continue cooking 40 minutes or until juices run clear.
- The last 15 minutes of cooking baste the legs with the
leftover marinade.
This meat is great served with a fruit salad.
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