sig's chicken legs stuffed with wild mushrooms
- 4 chicken legs boned
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 ( stuffing)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 clove garlic, crushed
- 4 shallots .chopped. (optional)
- 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
- 7 oz fresh wild mushrooms,chopped
- 1 dash brandy
- 1 tbsp white truffle oil. optional
- 1 pinch salt, black pepper
- 1 dash extra olive oil for brushing
- sprinkle salt and pepper inside the boned chickenlegs.
- heat oil in frying pan intil hot but not smoking.
- add garlic.shallots,thyme and mushrooms.
- stir fry until wilted and starting to crisp about 5 minutes.
- Add brandy.
- stand back from pan and set alight with a long match.
- allow flames to burn down .remove from heat and leave to cool.
- stir in the truffle oil season with salt and pepper.
- place chicken skin down.
- push a quarter of mixture into leg cavity.wrap the thigh meat around the stuffing and reshape leg.
- pull the skin over to seal and thread skewer through the thigh to secure glaps.
- grill
- outdoor medium hot coals7-10 minutes per side
- indoor preheat oven to 200c/400f/gas 6 brush with olive oil roast until cooked through.
- instead of using a basting brush use a bunch of aromatic herbs like thyme or rosemary.
- for indoor and outdoor basting
chicken, salt, black pepper, olive oil, clove garlic, shallots, thyme, wild mushrooms, brandy, truffle oil, salt, extra olive oil
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/330554-sigs-chicken-legs-stuffed-with-wild-mushrooms (may not work)