Chicken meat is a fairly popular and affordable product for our housewives. And one of the best and most sought-after parts of a chicken carcass is the drumstick. Its main advantage, in addition to its incomparable taste, is its ease and speed of preparation. Stewed chicken legs cook quickly and turn out to be incomparably tasty and healthy.

They combine moderate fat and juiciness. And with a creative approach to the preparation of food, you can create a real one from them, which will decorate both a solemn event and turn an ordinary family meal into a feast.

How to cook stewed chicken legs

The drumsticks are prepared in a variety of ways: they are boiled, fried, and stewed. The easiest way is to fry in a pan. It is delicious, but also harmful. From the point of view of a healthy diet, the most gentle method of heat treatment is baking and stewing.

This recipe suggests the latter. You can stew the product in sour cream, tomato, broth, wine, beer ... I want to tell you how to make drumsticks in your own juice.

The basic rule for their preparation is that the smaller the legs, the younger the meat. This means that less time will be spent on cooking, and the legs themselves will turn out to be much softer. It is desirable to use chilled chicken.

However, if frozen shins are purchased, then they must be thawed at room temperature until completely thawed, and only then can you start cooking the dish itself.

Ingredients:

• Chicken drumsticks - 4 pcs.
• Onion - 1 pc.
• Bay leaf and allspice - 3 pcs.
• Salt and ground pepper to taste
• Vegetable oil - for frying
• Garlic - 2 cloves
• Hot pepper - ¼ tsp ground or ¼ part of the pod

Preparation:

1. Rinse the chicken legs under running water and dry with a paper towel. You can cook them whole, or you can chop them into pieces. I chose to split them in half. Also, for a more dietary and less high-calorie meal, you can remove the skin from them, there is a lot of cholesterol and fat in it.

2. Peel the onion with garlic and chop finely.

3. Set the frying pan with vegetable oil on fire and heat well. Put the legs in it and lightly fry them on a large flame so that they are covered with a characteristic golden brown crust. This will keep the juice in them, make them more tender and juicy.

4. Fry the meat for literally 5-7 minutes and add chopped onion and garlic.

5. Saute the onion lightly over medium heat until transparent.

6. Put bay leaves, salt and pepper (peas, hot and black) into the pan. You can add any of your favorite spices if you wish. For example, nutmeg, ground ginger, suneli hops, Italian herbs, etc.

7. Pour drinking water into the pan so that it covers 1/4 part of the legs and bring it to a boil. Then reduce the temperature to minimum, cover the pan with a lid and simmer the shins for 40 minutes.

8. Check the readiness of the meat by its tenderness - pierce it with a fork or knife.

Homemade chicken drumsticks are not only tasty, but also a budget product. Due to their versatility and good compatibility with other ingredients, they can be prepared in many ways, but they are most delicious when fried. So, how can you fry chicken legs in a pan, and with what additives will they be the most delicious?

And below is the simplest cooking method.

For its execution, you need a minimum of ingredients:

• the legs themselves;
• croutons for breading;
• a couple of chicken eggs;
• common salt;
• mix of peppers and other "chicken" spices;
• vegetable oil.

It is advisable to buy shanks from the market (they will be more meaty and tasty), and use a mixture of butter and vegetable oils for frying.

Prepare the legs as follows:

1. Wash the meat thoroughly, dry it with disposable towels.
2. Make a marinade by mixing eggs with a mix of peppers and salt.
3. Marinate the drumsticks in the resulting mixture for at least 2 hours, and it is best to let them stand overnight in the refrigerator.
4. Heat a mixture of butter and vegetable oils in a frying pan.
5. Roll the legs thoroughly in breading and fry on one side without a lid until a good dense crust is formed. Then turn them over, cover the pan and continue cooking over low heat for about half an hour.

The finished dish is served hot. It will be a great addition to mashed potatoes and vegetable salad.

Crispy

For such a dish, you should choose drumsticks with a thick skin, since it is she who is "responsible" for the formation of a crispy crust.

If the "spare parts" are from a young bird with delicate thin skin, then the food may turn out to be too dry and harsh.

You will need:

• the legs themselves;
• salt;
• pepper;
• oil for frying.

It is best if the cooking pan has a thick bottom and sides. Heating in such a dish will be more even, and the dish will not burn.

It is very easy to prepare chicken legs with a delicious crunchy crust as follows:

1. Rinse the meat thoroughly, brush with a mixture of peppers and ordinary salt.
2. Heat a mixture of butter and vegetable oils in a frying pan; it is permissible to use ghee.
3. Fry the blanks on all sides until a light crust forms, cover them and continue processing for another half an hour over low heat.
4. After that, remove the lid, add heat and fry the legs until crisp.

And immediately send it to the table, while it is hot!

How to fry with gravy

This dish goes well with any kind of side dish, be it buckwheat porridge or small vermicelli. The shins are prepared quickly and easily.

You will need the following ingredients:

• chicken drumsticks - 5 - 6 pieces;
• one and a half glasses of chicken broth;
• turnip onion;
• common salt, peppers, "chicken" spices.

There are no special secrets in how to fry chicken legs in a pan:

1. Fry the washed legs in oil until a delicious crust forms.
2. Cut the onion into smaller pieces, add to the pan to the meat. Sprinkle everything with salt, add pepper and grind a little until the vegetable becomes soft.
3. Add warm broth, reduce heat, cover the food with a lid and simmer for up to 30 minutes.

In the preparation of the dish, the shins should be used along with the skin, since it is thanks to it that the gravy will become thicker and more saturated.

Fried chicken legs in batter

And this is one of the easiest ways to serve. Despite its simplicity, the dish is eaten up in an instant.

For cooking you will need:

• 5 - 6 chicken legs;
• half a glass of flour;
• half a glass of milk;
• 1 egg;
• some vegetable oil;
• salt, pepper, any spices - to taste.

Prepare fried chicken legs in batter as follows:

1. Wash the product thoroughly, make sure that there are no remnants of feathers on it. Dry with napkins or paper towels.
2. Put in a bowl, salt and pepper, add your favorite spices.
3. While the legs are pickling, you need to prepare the batter. To do this, thoroughly mix milk, flour and vegetable oil, drive an egg into the mixture. Beat the resulting mass until smooth with a mixer to get rid of lumps.
4. Dip the legs in batter and fry in a preheated pan in oil until golden brown.
5. Then reduce heat to low, cover and cook for half an hour.

This fragrant and tasty dish is served hot.

In sour cream sauce

Such a dish turns out to be fragrant and tender, with distinct creamy notes. The sauce will be a great addition to any side dish, turning an ordinary dinner into a festive feast.

To prepare the dish, you will need the following components:

• 6 chicken drumsticks;
• half a glass of high fat sour cream;
• half a glass of warm water;
• 2 - 3 cloves of garlic;
• salt, pepper, favorite spices - to taste;
• oil for frying.

The drumsticks are prepared as follows:

1. The meat is thoroughly washed, dried and fried in a pan with oil until golden brown.
2. In a separate container, prepare the sauce: mix sour cream with water, spices, salt and pepper, add finely chopped garlic.
3. The finished filling is added to the fried drumsticks, covered with a lid and stewed over low heat for no more than half an hour.

This dish goes well with mashed potatoes with cream.

With vegetables in tomato sauce

These drumsticks can be eaten as a separate dish, they do not require a side dish. Vegetables can be added as you like, changing the recipe each time to suit your own taste.

You should stock up on the following ingredients:

• 5 - 6 chicken legs;
• 1 large carrot;
• 1 bell pepper;
• 2 large potatoes;
• 1 onion;
• 2 cloves of garlic;
• A glass of tomato juice;
• half a glass of water;
• vegetable oil for frying;
• salt, pepper, dry paprika and other spices - to taste.

Prepare the legs with vegetables as follows:

1. Prepare the product for frying: tar, remove the remaining feathers, rinse thoroughly and dry.
2. Then fry the legs over high heat in vegetable oil until a crust forms.
3. Cut vegetables into small pieces, fry with salt in a separate frying pan until they are slightly browned.
4. After that add the vegetable mixture to the chicken, pour the mixture of tomato juice and water, pepper and add spices.
5. Cover the dish and fry the chicken legs over low heat for at least half an hour.

Serve warm.

Chicken legs in a pan in mayonnaise

This is a delicious and satisfying dish, for the preparation of which only high-quality mayonnaise should be used. This will help to avoid unpleasant aftertastes.

For cooking, you need the following ingredients:

• 6 - 7 chicken legs;
• half a glass of mayonnaise;
• half a glass of water;
• some dried garlic;
• salt pepper;
• a mixture of spices.

Prepare the dish like this:

1. Rinse the meat, pickle in a mixture of mayonnaise, salt, pepper, garlic and seasonings. Leave in the refrigerator for at least half an hour, ideally overnight.
2. Preheat a skillet, add oil and fry the drumsticks until crusty.
3. After that, pour water to the legs, reduce the heat and simmer the dish under the lid for no more than half an hour.

Serve the finished dish hot, combined with vegetables and a side dish.

Shins, stewed in soy sauce

An easy-to-prepare and sophisticated recipe at the same time. As a side dish for such a dish, boiled rice with a small amount of butter is best suited.

Ingredients for the dish:

• 5 - 6 chicken drumsticks;
• 6 tablespoons of soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons of honey;
• dry garlic, dry sweet paprika, black pepper - to taste;
• oil for frying.

Aromatic and tasty drumsticks are prepared as follows:

1. Rinse and dry the product.
2. Prepare the marinade: mix honey, soy sauce and spices, pour over the drumstick mixture. Let it brew for at least half an hour.
3. Heat a frying pan with a little oil, put the chicken legs in it.

You will need the following components:

• 6 large chicken legs;
• 4 - 5 heads of garlic;
• salt, pepper - to taste;
• oil for frying.

It is very simple to prepare drumsticks:

1. Rinse the meat, dry it with a paper towel.
2. In a separate container, mix finely chopped garlic, salt and pepper.
3. Thoroughly rub the shins with the resulting mixture, put in the refrigerator for infusion for at least half an hour.
4. Heat oil in a frying pan, fry the legs on both sides. After that, reduce heat, cover the food with a lid and simmer for no more than half an hour until soft.

This dish goes well with tomato-cucumber salad and fried potatoes.

Thanks to its simplicity and subtle taste, chicken drumsticks can be cooked with new ingredients every time, while achieving different dishes. The main thing is not to overexpose the meat in the pan, otherwise it will be tough and overdried.

Stews are an excellent dish that is suitable for both a festive and an everyday table. Now we will consider different ways of preparing such a dish.

Cooking legs with vegetables and wine

This option is very simple. Everyone can handle it. For the dish, we will need the products we are used to, which are in every refrigerator.

To prepare this dish you will need:

• two medium bell peppers;
• eight chicken legs;
• three tomatoes (large in size);
• one onion;
• half a glass of wine (of your choice);
• one teaspoon of tomato paste;
• spices.

The process of cooking at home is as follows.

Prepare all components initially. Fry the chicken legs in a pan on both sides until a crust appears, put on a plate. This process will take approximately two to three minutes. Then cut the tomatoes and peppers into cubes, chop the onion. Then place the vegetables in the pan where the chicken legs were cooked. Cook for about five minutes. Add tomato paste to vegetables, pour in wine. Bring to a boil. Then add salt and sugar to your liking. Then pour in the butter, put in the chicken legs, add spices, stir. Cover the pan with a lid and simmer for about thirty minutes. Then turn it off, let it brew for about twenty minutes.

Cooking chicken legs stewed in sour cream at home

This dish is perfect for those who want to please their loved ones. The food turns out to be fragrant and appetizing. Stewed chicken legs are a great option for lunch. Serve with salad and garnish of your choice. We will cook this dish in a frying pan.

To cook stewed chicken legs, you will need:

• onion (one, large);
• two hundred ml of water and the same amount of sour cream;
• six chicken legs;
• one carrot;
• a pinch of pepper, salt, chicken spices;
• vegetable oil (two to three tablespoons).

Step-by-step process of cooking chicken legs in sour cream:

1. Wash your feet first. Then dry them.
2. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan. Send the legs there.
3. Then cover the pan with a lid. Cook over medium heat for about fifteen minutes. In the process, periodically turn the legs over.
4. Wash the carrots under running water, peel. Then grate on a coarse or medium grater.
5. Then peel the onion, cut it into thin half rings or cubes.
6. Place vegetables in a skillet. Cover with a lid. Simmer chicken legs with vegetables for about fifteen minutes.
7. Now mix sour cream with salt and pepper. Then add your favorite aromatic herbs.
8. Then send the sour cream with spices to the pan. Then mix thoroughly. Simmer chicken legs in sour cream until tender. This process will take an average of five to fifteen minutes. Sprinkle with fresh herbs before serving. Top with grated cheese for extra flavor.

Cooking in a multicooker

Multicooker stewed chicken legs are a great alternative to fried meat. During the cooking process, all the nutrients in the poultry are preserved. The dish is perfect for a full meal.

Hot food goes well with any side dish. You can, for example, serve it with rice or mashed potatoes.

Cooking requires:

• two carrots, onions;
• four chicken legs;
• ten to twenty grams of celery;
• 50 ml of water;
• four tablespoons of tomato sauce.

Step-by-step cooking process in a multicooker:

1. Rinse the chicken legs under running water. Then add salt and pepper.
2. Then place the chicken legs in a slow cooker.
3. Wash the vegetables. Grate carrots, chop onions and celery. Then add the vegetables to the chicken legs.
4. Then pour the tomato sauce and water into the multicooker bowl.
5. Then turn on the device, select the "Meat" mode, cooking time - an hour. While the chicken legs are stewing, boil the rice. Then decorate the meat dish with herbs. Then it can be served.

Chicken legs with potatoes

This dish is easy to prepare, it turns out delicious.

For cooking you will need:

• one carrot (medium in size);
• 500 grams of chicken legs;
• two onions;
• one large potato;
• spices (to your liking).

Step by step preparation of a delicious and aromatic dish with chicken and potatoes:

1. Rinse the chicken, dry it.
2. Then fry in a pan until golden brown.
3. Then place the diced potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with water.
4. Then add the chicken, sprinkle with spices.
5. Simmer the dish over low heat for about forty minutes until tender. That's all, stewed chicken legs with potatoes are ready. You can serve them to the table. Bon Appetit!

A little conclusion

Now you know how to cook stewed chicken legs. As you can see, there are several options, available products for all are used. Choose the recipe you like. Good luck with your cooking!

Chicken legs fried in a pan are tender and very juicy, and it is very easy to cook them, thanks to the soft meat and the presence of the bone, the legs are quickly fried. The main advantage of this product is that they can not only be fried, but also baked in the oven or stewed, and it will still be very tasty.

Seasoning the legs with aromatic spices and seasonings, adding a little young garlic and fresh herbs, you can get an appetizing dish that is suitable for a festive feast. But how do you prepare them properly? Let's try to understand this issue and put the culinary accents in their place.

With a little patience and using the simplest ingredients, you can fry the golden and crispy chicken legs to make them delicious on your plate.

How long will chicken legs be fried in a pan? If the legs were thawed or chilled, and they were simply grated with savory spices and immediately proceeded to fry, then it will take about 30 minutes to cook over medium heat.

Meat will come to readiness much faster if it has been previously marinated, for example, with the addition of soy sauce.

In order for the marinade to penetrate inside faster and the meat to cook, the legs can be cut with vertical shallow notches and left to marinate in the refrigerator for at least two hours, and preferably overnight. Then it will take 15 to 18 minutes to cook.

A step-by-step recipe for making fried chicken legs with a photo

Ingredients:

• chicken legs - 5 pcs.;
• fresh garlic - 5 cloves;
• coarse table salt - 1 tsp;
• freshly ground black pepper - to taste;
• vegetable oil - 55 ml;
• 3 sprigs of fresh herbs;
• a glass of rice - for a side dish.

Step by step cooking:

Calorie content of the dish per 100 gr. - 134.6 kcal.

How else can you cook chicken legs

Besides the fact that chicken legs can be fried in a pan, there are other delicious ways to prepare this product. Meat on the bone can be stewed or baked, breaded in batter and fried for a crisp crust, cooked with a savory sauce. Let's take a look at a few alternatives for cooking chicken legs.

Stewed

• chicken legs - 6 pcs.;
• sweet onions - 3 pcs.;
• fresh small carrots - 1 pc .;
• 5 young garlic cloves;
• 1 tbsp. a spoonful of tomato paste;
• a mixture of peppers to taste;
• 1 teaspoon of salt;
• 0.5 tsp sweet paprika;
• vegetable oil - 55 ml.

How to cook:

Peel the onions and chop them into thin half rings. Chop the garlic - you can chop it or use a kitchen press to chop it. Carrots can be cut arbitrarily, as it is more convenient for you, for example, in half rings.

Mix the paprika with salt and the aromatic pepper mixture and grate the washed and dried chicken legs. Set them aside for a short time so that the meat is saturated with aromas.

As soon as the roots are golden, add carrots and tomato paste to them, and after a couple of minutes of frying, you can pour in about a glass of water.

After boiling the sauce, put the chicken legs marinated in spices in a bowl, the heat can be reduced. Simmer the chicken in a vegetable sauce for about 35 minutes, during the cooking process, the sauce can be salted and seasoned with pepper, and the legs can be turned a couple of times so that the sauce evenly saturates the meat.

Calorie content of the dish per 100 gr. - 158 kcal.

Breaded

For cooking you will need:

• 8 chicken legs;
• 2-3 chicken eggs;
• 3-4 tbsp. spoons of wheat flour;
• 2-3 st. tablespoons of sour cream or mayonnaise;
• 500 ml of vegetable oil;
• some salt and black pepper to taste.

How to cook:

Prepare chicken legs - rinse and dry, gently remove the skin and rub the meat with salt and pepper. Set aside: while the batter is cooking, the meat will be saturated with aromas.

Pour flour into a deep bowl, add a little vegetable oil, salt, pepper and dairy product (sour cream or mayonnaise). Beat in the eggs and mix all the batter ingredients thoroughly to get a homogeneous mass without lumps.

Dip the pickled legs in batter and fry in hot oil. If desired, they can be deep-fried or fried in a pan, thanks to the addition of a dairy product, the crust will turn out to be crispy anyway.

It can be served hot or cold with a spicy sauce and vegetable salad.

Calorie content of the dish per 100 gr. - 155.8 kcal.

Breaded

For cooking you will need:

• 1 kg of chicken legs;
• 100 g unsweetened cornflakes;
• 50 gr. bread crumbs;
• 1-2 eggs;
• frying oil;
• 1 tbsp. a spoonful of chili sauce;
• 3 cloves of garlic;
• freshly ground black pepper and salt to taste.

How to cook:

Pour 50 ml of vegetable oil into a deep bowl, add chili sauce, salt and freshly ground pepper. Squeeze the peeled garlic cloves through a kitchen press, add the eggs and mix well.

Prepare chicken meat - remove the skin if desired, rinse and dry with paper towels. Combine the breadcrumbs and coarsely chopped savory cornflakes in a blender.

Heat vegetable oil in a small saucepan. Dip the leg in the beaten egg sauce, roll in the breading mixture, repeat the procedure if necessary.

Fry the legs in hot oil until the breading is golden and crispy. If the legs are large, then they can be brought to readiness in an oven preheated to 200 ° C.

A simple tomato, cheese or garlic sauce, a salad of fresh vegetables will suit this dish.

Calorie content of the dish per 100 gr. - 239 kcal.

With gravy

For cooking you will need:

• 900 gr. chicken legs;
• 1 onion;
• 1 teaspoon of salt;
• a mixture of peppers to taste;
• a pinch of sweet paprika and dried basil;
• 100 ml canned tomatoes;
• 50 ml of vegetable oil;
• 5 sprigs of fresh herbs.

How to cook:

Rub the chicken legs with salt and pepper and fry them until tender in a high-sided skillet. Place on a plate and set aside.

Chop the onions, pour oil into the same pan where the chicken was fried and sauté the onions until soft and golden brown. Add spices and chopped canned tomatoes, add chopped fresh herbs and simmer for 5-7 minutes.

Return the chicken to the sauce and heat the meat, turn over so that the legs are soaked in the sauce on both sides, and remove from heat.

Calorie content of the dish per 100 gr. - 168.3 kcal.

In sour cream

For cooking you will need:

• 7-8 chicken legs;
• 1 cup sour cream of normal fat content;
• 4-5 cloves of garlic;
• half a lemon;
• 3 sprigs of fresh parsley;
• coarse salt and black pepper;
• some vegetable oil.

How to cook:

We wash and dry the legs, rub them with salt and pepper and sprinkle with lemon juice. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan and quickly fry the chicken on both sides until golden brown.

Pour sour cream into a frying pan, mix everything well and close with a lid. If the sauce begins to thicken too much, you can pour in a little hot water, also salt and season it with pepper.

Two minutes before the end of cooking, add chopped parsley to the pan. Plain boiled rice or couscous is ideal as a side dish.

Calorie content of the dish per 100 gr. - 144.6 kcal.

Chicken drumsticks can be appetizing and ruddy by grating them with a little sweet paprika or turmeric before frying.

The meat can be pre-marinated, for example, in kefir or carbonated ayran, then it will turn out juicy and soft.

1. Wash the chicken drumsticks under running water and pat dry with a paper towel so that there are no splashes during frying that will stain the dishes nearby. Then use a kitchen hatchet to chop the shins into 2 pieces. Although this can be done at will. Place the pan on the stove, add vegetable oil and heat well. Bring your hand to the bottom of the pan when you feel a strong heat, then it is ready. Then put the prepared shins in it.
If you wish, to make the dish less high-calorie, you can remove the peel from the shins. It contains a lot of bad cholesterol and calories.

2. Fry the drumsticks on both sides over high heat until golden brown. This will keep the juice in them. Then reduce the temperature to medium and put the washed and chopped onions and garlic into the pan.

3. Fry the meat with onions for about 15 minutes, so that the onions are lightly browned and the legs are slightly browned. But if you like heavily fried meat, then keep it on the stove for longer, until a fried crust forms.

4. Now put bay leaf, allspice and hot pepper in the pan. Pour drinking water and boil. After, reduce heat to low, cover the dishes and simmer the meat for about an hour until tender.
If you wish, you can add any spices, spices and herbs. Also, if you want to get a side dish right away, then put chopped potatoes in the pan in the pan. It will be stewed, soaked in meat juice and you will have a full dinner.

5. Serve the finished meal warm. For a side dish, you can boil potatoes, rice, spaghetti or any cereals, or simply chop a fresh vegetable salad.

See also a video recipe on how to cook stewed chicken legs with a side dish of rice. Recipe from the chef Ilya Lazerson.