Vietnamese Style Chicken Legs
 
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Roasted Vietnamese Style Chicken Legs
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 4 - 5 lbs. chicken legs with skin
  • 4 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 2 inches fresh garlic, sliced
  • ½ cup lemon grass, roughly chopped
  • 3 tablespoons packed brown sugar
  • ⅓ cup Asian Creations Thai Kitchen Premium Fish Sauce - gluten free
  • juice of 1 lime
  • 3 green onions, sliced
  • ¼ cup shallots, chopped
  • 3 tablespoons peanut oil
  • Kosher salt
  • ¼ cup dry roasted peanuts
  • ¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
Instructions
  1. In a food processor, combine the shallots, garlic, lemon grass, ginger, green onions, lime juice, fish sauce, peanut oil, and the brown sugar. Process until smooth.
  2. Pour the marinade over chicken and place in a large resealable Ziploc bag. Massage the chicken to coat. Refrigerate overnight.
  3. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F., grease a roasting pan and arrange the chicken, season with salt. Reserve the marinade to brush the chicken while they cook. Roast the chicken for 1 hour turning few times.
  4. Garnish with cilantro and roasted peanuts.
Recipe by The Gluten Free at https://www.theglutenfree.com/vietnamese-style-chicken-legs-gluten-free/