13 cooling leg Recipes

leftover grilled chicken legs and thighs (remove skin and bones ), chicken legs and thighs poached with 4 cloves of garlic and 2 bay leaves and hickory salt (let cool, remove skin and bones), broth leftover and strained after poaching chicken, red onion, chopped, green pepper, chopped (any colors would be good), roasted garlic, diced tomatoes, italian seasoned, fiesta corn, black beans, green chiles, a palm full cumin, a palm full chili powder, chicken bouillon cubes , i used 5-6, a few shakes of cayenne and, a few shakes of cholula hot sauce, or your favorite, fresh ground hickory sea salt and pepper, reheating this 2 days later i added about a cup of rice to it in the slow cooker), corn tortillas cut into strips and fried in oil or warmed up in the microwave and then torn into pieces or fritos

toasted pecans, heavy cream, granulated sugar, light corn syrup, vanilla extract, unsalted butter, in pieces, salt, black licorice strands , cut into 2-inch pieces, semisweet chocolate, chopped, milk chocolate, chopped, chocolate curls or jimmies, optional, line 2 baking sheets with waxed paper and lightly spray with, mound 30 small clusters of pecans , about 3 or 4 pecans each, spaced a, couple inches apart on the pan ., make caramel : warm the cream over low heat and keep warm while you, cook the sugar ., put the sugar and corn syrup and in a deep, heavy-bottomed large, saucepan ., cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally until the sugar, dissolves ., stop stirring , raise heat to medium-high, and simmer until the sugar, reaches the hard crack stage , or 305 degrees f on a candy, thermometer , about 7 minutes., whisk the butter and salt into the sugar mixture., gradually pour in the cream and vanilla taking care since the mixture, will bubble up ., reduce the heat to medium and continue to cook, stirring, occasionally , until the sugar reaches soft ball stage, 240 degrees f, on the thermometer , about 5 minutes more., immediately remove from the heat and cool for a minute., ladle a couple tbsp of warm caramel over some of the nut, clusters , to make the spider bodies., then press 6 pieces of licorice into the warm caramel to make the, legs ., repeat with the remaining caramel and licorice., helpful to have an extra hand here, since the caramel can set, quickly ., if caramel hardens, warm over very low heat . ), let spiders cool 15 minutes ., meanwhile , put the chocolates in a medium heatproof bowl., bring a saucepan filled with 1-inch or so of water to a very slow, simmer; set the bowl over , but not touching, the water., stir the chocolate occasionally until melted and smooth ., alternatively , put the chocolate in a medium microwave-safe bowl., melt at 50 percent power in the microwave until soft , about 1 minute., stir , and continue heat until completely melted, 2 to 3 minutes, spoon about 1 tbsp of melted chocolate on top of each spider ., sprinkle with jimmies or chocolate curls, if desired., let cool until firm .

strong coffee, cooled, olive oil, dijon mustard, honey, garlic cloves, finely chopped, lamb, cubes (from the leg of lamb), white button mushrooms, onion, diced, salt and pepper, wooden skewers , soaked in water for 30 minutes

chicken leg quarters, split, onions, diced (or 1 medium onion), garlic cloves, minced, tomato soup (can substitute a can of any sort of tomatoes, just make sure they re good and mashed up), cream of chicken soup, milk (if you don tsp have any , it s cool, water works good, too), water, dry sherry, red hot sauce (frank s cooks up the best when flavor, not spice is the key, substiture your own favorite), dried oregano, butter, salt and pepper

kosher salt, brown sugar, orange juice, garlic, soy sauce, black pepper, chicken legs , 1/4 s, broth (chicken), thyme, paprika, black pepper, kosher salt, red potatoes , wedged (i put mine in a pot, and bring to a boil, rinse in cool water & drain before adding to the roast), baby carrots

legs duck confit, cooled , recipe follows, all-purpose flour, essence , recipe follows, eggs, beaten, milk, superfine bread crumbs, red wine vinegar, port wine, sugar, minced shallots, minced garlic, fresh thyme, bay leaf, rich duck reduction , recipe follows, blueberries, salt, freshly ground black pepper, cold butter , cut into pieces, vegetable oil, for frying, whole duck legs (legs and thighs attached), kosher salt, black peppercorns, garlic cloves, crushed, thyme sprigs, bay leaves, crumbled, rendered duck fat, melted (or mild olive oil), duck stock , recipe follows, chopped onions, chopped carrots, chopped celery, bouquet garni, duck carcasses (about 4 lb), olive oil, salt, freshly ground black pepper, chopped onions, chopped carrots, chopped celery, head garlic, split in half, bay leaves, dry red wine, tomato paste, water, fresh thyme, fresh parsley, black peppercorns, paprika, salt, garlic powder, black pepper, onion powder, cayenne pepper, dried oregano, dried thyme

boneless breast from a 10-lb turkey (about 6 lb), chopped fresh parsley leaves, chopped fresh sage leaves, chopped fresh thyme leaves, andouille cornbread stuffing, cooled , recipe follows, duck confit , recipe follows, chicken sausage , seared, recipe follows, olive oil, salt and freshly ground pepper, olive oil, chopped yellow onions, chopped andouille sausage (about 2 oz), chopped green onions, chopped celery, chopped green bell peppers, chopped fresh garlic, coarsely crumbled homemade or purchased corn muffins, chicken stock, salt and freshly ground black pepper, paprika, salt, garlic powder, black pepper, onion powder, cayenne pepper, dried oregano, dried thyme, whole duck legs (legs and thighs attached), kosher salt, black peppercorns, garlic cloves, crushed, thyme sprigs, bay leaves, crumbled, rendered duck fat, melted (or mild olive oil), chicken meat, diced, chopped garlic, chili powder, paprika, cayenne, ground cumin, salt, crushed red pepper, dried oregano, dried thyme, freshly ground black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder

kitchen witch s make-ahead honey wings, sometimes i get so busy cooking for guests that i feel like that is all i am doing! it s nice to be able to cheat and make something earlier - it s a real time saver and gives me a chance to enjoy my company (or make something else for them, start by either baking or deep-frying chicken wings. cool; and refrigerate., when ready to enjoy the wings, honey, diced red sweet peppers, rice wine vinegar, pineapple juice, garlic salt, bottled hot pepper sauce, combine ingredients in saucepan and simmer (stirring) until thickened., place wings in single layer in baking dish ; pour sauce over; place in preheated 350* f. oven for about 15 minutes - or until wings are well glazed., serve with plenty of napkins, this will do 4 1/2 - 5 lbs. wings or try it on chicken legs

navel oranges, red-wine vinegar, fresh lemon juice, dark brown sugar, extra-virgin olive oil, confit duck legs at room temperature, watercress sprigs (from 2 bunches), tough stems discarded, walnuts, toasted , cooled, and coarsely broken

blanched whole almonds, toasted and cooled, granulated sugar, cinnamon, saffron threads, crumbled, water, onion, chopped (about 1 1/4 cups), garlic cloves, cut into thin strips, unsalted butter, ground ginger, freshly ground black pepper, chicken parts (about 1 whole breast, 2 thighs, and 2 legs), low-salt chicken broth, eggs, beaten lightly, chopped fresh parsley leaves, chopped fresh coriander, fresh lemon juice , or to taste, sheets (about 1 1/2 packages) phyllo (preferably number 4 ultra-thin), sugar and cinnamon for sprinkling, ras el hanout, aniseed, fennel seeds, whole allspice berries, seeds from 8 cardamom pods, whole black peppercorns, cinnamon, broken in half, sesame seeds, coriander seeds, cuminseed, a pinch dried red pepper flakes, a pinch ground mace, ground ginger, freshly ground nutmeg

sherry wine vinegar, garlic cloves, pressed, kosher salt, dried oregano, pimenton, freshly ground pepper, olive oil, chicken thighs, chicken legs, spanish-style chorizo sausages, paella rice salad , recipe follows, water, kosher salt, saffron threads, arborio rice or short-grain white rice, sherry wine vinegar, dijon mustard, extra-virgin olive oil, fresh or frozen peas, cooked and cooled, red bell peppers, diced, fresh italian parsley leaves, chopped, dried oregano