It can definitely be stated that chicken meat is one of the protein products most used by modern civilization. It is understandable, because it is not difficult to breed chickens, they grow quickly, meat is relatively easy to digest and assimilate, it can be said, dietary, in addition, the chicken is prepared quickly.
Of course, it is better to cook chicken in healthy ways, that is, cook, bake, at least, stew.
The most unpretentious product for making a hearty dinner or dinner is chicken legs - they can be baked in the oven. This dish perfectly suits both for a festive table (looks beautiful, fragrant), it is harmoniously combined with any garnish, mushrooms and vegetable dishes.
Tell you how to bake a whole leg in mayonnaise.
The most important thing is to choose a good leg, then there are 2 options: chilled or frozen. Of course, it's better to choose fresh chilled (they are slightly more expensive), however, fresh frozen ones are quite suitable. Choose a leg of medium size, preferably domestic production. If you are going to cook from frozen ham, defreeze them in advance in the refrigerator for about 1 day. With this defrosting method, the original structure of the meat is best preserved.
We also need high-quality mayonnaise, which is easy to prepare yourself from quite simple basic products (olive oil, yolks quail eggs, mustard, salt, lemon juice). Well, or you can use high-quality ready-made mayonnaise, the choice is yours. Another garlic.
Everything is? Cooking.
Chicken thigh, baked in mayonnaise with garlic in the oven
Ingredients:
- chicken legs - 4-6 pieces;
- garlic - 5-8 denticles;
- olive oil of the first cold pressed - 200 ml;
- quail eggs - 8-12 pieces;
- lemon juice - 1-2 tbsp. spoons;
- mustard ready - 1 teaspoon (approximately);
- salt - to taste;
- fat chicken.
Preparation
Acting as follows: prepare the mayonnaise, marinate the chicken in it and bake in the oven.
By the time the thigh is thawed, let's start cooking mayonnaise. It is better to cut the leg into the shin and thigh (especially if they are large enough), and cook, and there is much more convenient.
Mayonnaise home - easy
We break quail eggs and separate yolks from proteins (we only need yolks, proteins can be used in cooking other dishes). You can of course use chicken or turkey eggs, but only if you are sure that the bird does not have salmonella (in quail eggs, salmonella does not live).
We connect the yolks with butter, lemon juice and mustard. Prisalivaem to taste. Press garlic with a hand press and add to the total mixture. You can add a little salt. Slightly mix and leave to stand for 10 minutes. Filter the mixture through a strainer, this must be done, since if we do not remove the microparticles of garlic from the sauce, they will burn with baking. Beat sauce with a mixer, blender or whisk by hand.
Here, mayonnaise with garlic is ready - simply, tasty and without chemical additives.
Plaively cover-pour chicken with mayonnaise, cover the bowl or container with a lid and leave for 2-4 hours. In the process of marinating, pieces of meat are turned several times.
Now bake
Preheat the oven for 15 minutes in advance.
Slightly warmed the pan with chicken fat. Spread pieces of chicken skin up and send the baking tray into the preheated oven. The temperature is about 200 degrees, the baking time is 50-60 minutes.
Finished baked in mayonnaise with garlic chicken thighs well served with boiled potatoes or mashed potatoes, with rice, with stewed green beans, with young green peas. Wines for chicken are better to choose light dining rooms, beer is also suitable.