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Hoisin Five-Spice Chicken Legs

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Hoisin Five-Spice Chicken LegsAlan Richardson

We like to serve warm Asian-style slaw with these wonderful, easy chicken legs. Vegetable fried rice or even plain noodles would work well, too.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    40 minutes

  • Yield

    Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

4 chicken legs, thigh and drumstick separated
1/2 cup hoisin sauce
1 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 500°F.

    Step 2

    Put chicken in a shallow (1-inch-deep) baking pan lined with foil. Stir together hoisin sauce and five-spice powder and brush liberally all over chicken. Bake in upper third of oven until skin is browned and chicken is cooked through, 25 to 30 minutes.

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