Mock Jerk Style Chicken Legs Recipes

GRILLED JERK CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS

Steps:

• Combine the chile, scallions, thyme, vegetable oil, brown sugar, vinegar, allspice and cloves in a large bowl and mix until the sugar dissolves. Stir in 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and a few grinds of pepper. Add the chicken and massage the marinade into the meat, 1 to 2 minutes. Cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours or overnight.
• Preheat a grill to medium. Oil the grates. Remove the chicken from the marinade, shaking off any large pieces of chile or scallion. Season all over with salt and pepper. Grill, covered, turning often, until the chicken is browned and cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes. Serve with lime wedges.

GRANDMA FLORENCE SLAGLE'S MOCK CHICKEN LEGS

Steps:

• 1. Mix all mock chicken leg ingredients together well. Form into chicken drum stick shapes.
• 2. Beat together the egg and milk. Dip the "drum sticks" into egg and milk mixture.
• 3. Put Bread crumbs in a bowl. Dip the "drum sticks" into the bread crumbs to totally coat them.
• 4. PAN FRIED METHOD: .
• 5. Fry the "drum sticks" in shortening in a medium-hot skillet. Turning to brown on all sides.
• 6. Pour the meat stock (or water) into the pan. Cover and simmer slowly on low heat for about 1 hour until "drum sticks" are cooked and a gravy has formed. 10 servings.
• 7. OVEN METHOD: .
• 8. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Use cooking spray to coat baking sheet.
• 9. Place coated mock chicken "drum sticks" onto baking pan. (Optional: sprinkle the "drum sticks" lightly with paprika). Bake 15 minutes. Turn "drum sticks" over and bake 15 - 20 minutes longer or until the "drum sticks" are browned and cooked through.
• 10. ***** Optional: You can form the "drum sticks" onto skewers or popsicle sticks to form "drum stick handles".

MOCK CHICKEN LEGS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first five ingredients. Crumble ground meat over mixture and mix well. Shape a 1/4 cupful of meat mixture around each Popsicle stick to resemble a 3-in. log., In a shallow bowl, whisk egg and milk. Place cornflake crumbs in another shallow bowl. Coat each leg in crumbs, then dip in egg mixture and recoat in crumbs. Let stand for 5 minutes. Preheat oven to 350°., In an electric skillet, heat 1/4 in. oil to 375°. Fry legs, a few at a time, for 1 minute on each side or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. , Arrange on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake until no pink remains and a thermometer reads 160°, 15-20 minutes.

MOCK JERK STYLE CHICKEN LEGS

Steps:

• Mix all liquids: tea, grapefruit juice, corn syrup and oil together, put in blender with ginger and blend. place this liquid in ziplock bag with the chicken and marinate 1 hour.
• mix all remaining spices together well*. add to chicken and marinade. allow to marinade for another hour.
• * if you like really spicy food, save some of the spice mixture and sprinkle on chicken right before roasting.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake chicken legs on a rack over cookie sheet or roasting pan for 45-60 minutes.

JERK SPICE-RUBBED CHICKEN LEGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F. Whack cinnamon stick with the back side of a chef's knife to break into small pieces. Toast cinnamon, allspice, peppercorns, and cloves in a dry small skillet over medium-high, tossing, until fragrant, about 2 minutes; let cool.
• Grind spices, brown sugar, thyme, and cayenne in spice mill or with mortar and pestle to a fine powder. Mix oil and 2 Tbsp. spice rub in a small bowl (save remaining rub for another use). Rub chicken legs with jerk spice mixture; season with salt. Place on a rimmed baking sheet and bake until golden brown and cooked through, 30-35 minutes.
• Do Ahead
• Jerk spice can be made 3 months ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.

MOCK CHICKEN LEGS

Steps:

• Place 1 inch pieces of pork and veal alternately on skewers, almost 5 pieces per stick.
• Season with flour, salt and pepper.
• Brown in butter; do not crowd; turn often to brown evenly.
• Place in a roasting pan.
• Pour 2 cans of cream of mushroom soup over top.
• Cover and bake at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 2 hours.

MOCK CHICKEN LEGS

Steps:

• Combine ground pork, ground veal, salt, paprika, green pepper and pineapple. Shape like a chicken leg around a wooden skewer. Roll in bread crumbs, then in egg slightly beaten with 1 tablespoon water and again in bread crumbs.
• Let stand 30 minutes in the refrigerator. Brown in frying pan in hot fat, add a little water, then reduce temperature. Cover tightly and let cook slowly for 45 minutes.