Spicy Honey Lime Chicken Legs
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/2 cup fresh lime juice 3-4 limes
- 4 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper more or less, to taste
- 1 clove garlic smashed
- 1 handful cilantro roughly chopped
- 2 1/2 pounds chicken drumsticks patted dry
- 2 teaspoons sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- Place honey, lime juice, chili powder, cumin, and cayenne pepper in an extra-large zip-top bag. Seal bag and shake vigorously to combine. Add garlic and chopped cilantro.
- Season chicken legs liberally with salt and black pepper. Add chicken to bag. Seal bag and gently shake to thoroughly coat chicken in marinade.
- Transfer chicken legs to refrigerator to marinate for at least 1 hour and no longer than 8 hours.
- Preheat oven to 375u0b0F.
- Line a large baking sheet with foil and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
- Arrange chicken legs on baking sheet, allowing any excess marinade to drip off.
- Roast chicken on middle rack of oven until chicken is slightly brown, 20-30 minutes.
- Raise oven temperature to broil. Broil chicken until skin is caramelized and chicken has reached an internal temperature of 165u0b0F, 3-5 minutes. Keep a close eye on chicken to ensure it does not burn.
- Check to see that chicken is done. Remove from oven or add time as needed.
- Serve immediately.
honey, lime juice, chili powder, cumin, cayenne pepper, garlic smashed, handful cilantro, chicken, salt, black pepper
Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Spicy-Honey-Lime-Chicken-Legs-9061257 (may not work)