Caramelized Baked Chicken Legs/Wings

"Delicious! Yummy caramelized legs, kids love these! So quick and easy and no marinating required. Just prepare the sauce, pour over the chicken and pop in the oven! I actually like this with wings better ;-) VERY IMPORTANT TO LEAVE IT IN THE OVEN UNTIL IT HAS CARAMELIZED TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT. Thank you to everyone for their positive reviews! Try adding Sambal Oelek as Chef #27416 has suggested in his review. What a great idea ;-)"
 
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Ready In:
1hr 35mins
Ingredients:
7
Serves:
6-8
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit or 180 degrees Celsius.
  • Place chicken in a 9x13 inch baking dish. Mix together the oil, soy sauce, ketchup, honey, garlic, salt and pepper.
  • Pour over the chicken.
  • Bake in preheated oven for one hour, or until sauce is caramelized.
  • Could also use wings or pork ribs.

Questions & Replies

  1. Has anyone tried substituting 1/4 cup of maple syrup for part of the honey?
     
  2. Could I use chicken thighs?
     
  3. Do you cover the chicken?
     
  4. Hello, can you tell me if you cover the chicken while in the oven?
     
  5. I am a fan of thighs more so than legs. Will this work with chicken thighs or is there too much moisture involved?
     
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Reviews

  1. Hello DjMastermum; This recipe is so easy to make and turns out absolutely fantastic. I used chicken legs with back attached and the only addition to your recipe was 1 teaspoon of Sambal Oelek. I baked the legs at 350 F for 52 minutes, then turned the heat up to 375 F for 8 minutes. They caramalized to perfection. We had a visitor just as the chicken was finished and even though he had his dinner, he wanted to try the chicken. Well, talk about devouring the chicken and for a moment I thought he was going to eat the bones. Smackin his lips, and wanted the recipe immediately. Thank you so much for a real yummy, yummy chicken recipe. "Uncle Bill"
     
  2. I've been cooking for 42 years of marriage and have to say this recipe is one of the best for chicken legs. I had 5 pounds of chicken legs and doubled everything but the honey and it came out so delicious. My husband said I could make this every week and he would be happy. A real keeper. Delicious!
     
  3. These were delish! I boiled my frozen wings for ablout 15 min. to thaw and render some of the fat. I baked them at 400 degrees until they were brown and crispy and then basted them with the sauce. Perfectly carmelized and so good...was glad I had no-stick foil, worked very well! Thanks for posting this recipe!
     
  4. This was a big hit with my family tonight. I skipped the olive oil, coated the bottoms of my baking pans with non-stick foil and tripled the recipe. I used bone-in breasts, drumsticks and skinned thighs. I turned the pieces halfway through cooking. When the chicken was done, I poured the sauce into a pan and boiled it until it thickened while the chicken rested, then poured the sauce back on. Next time I'm going to add 1/8 cup of Jack Daniels and call it Whiskey Chicken.
     
  5. This is such a hit in my family. I make it as the recipe says, but I do remove some of the cooking liquid with a turkey baster to help it carmelize. I also cook ribs this way. I've also shared this recipe with several friends and they all rave about it as well. over the past year, I've tweaked this a bit. I find I get better results subbing brown sugar for the honey and using a foil lined cookie sheet to bake the legs on. Removing the skins definitely helps with the caramelization. You also get a lovely coating of sauce if you baste the chicken every 15-20 minutes.
     
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Tweaks

  1. I made this and it turned out SO good.. The last 15 min. I raised the Temp to 425 and flipped the chicken over.. The next day with my left overs I heated up the sauce a little bit and dipped the chicken in it... WOW !!! .. SO Good....Going to make it again tonight using Thighs, I'm hoping it turns out as good !
     
  2. Added sweet chili sauce ??
     
  3. Thankyou for the delicious recipe!! family loved it... I tweaked it a lil by using sweet soy sauce instead of the soy sauce and honey.. I also chucked in some ginger and a squeeze of half a lemon and instead of ketchep I used BBQ sauce, marinated for an hour or so and baked for an hour basting every now & then. I also accidentally added water to marinade but still came out yummy & sauce was nice & thick.
     
  4. My family LOVED this recipe. A few things I switched out was, I added teriyaki sauce instead of soy sauce and also added about three tbsp of brown sugar. I added 2 tbsp of corn starch to the juice that the chicken simmered in (after 45 minutes I took the chicken out of boiling in the sauce and laid them on a cookie sheet to crisp) which I poured into a pot, added the corn starch to thicken the sauce then dipped each leg in after cooking was completed. I am not a fan of chicken legs but this blew me away. I will be making this again.
     
  5. The taste is good but I didn’t like how soft the chicken was. Next time, I will definitely drop the chicken in the fryer and crisp up the skin, then dry off the oil, brush on the honey soy mixture, and bake it at a higher temperature for a shorter time. Goes really well with steamed jasmine rice.
     

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