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Beer BBQ Basted Red Legs

Author Foodtastic Mom

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs. chicken legs drum sticks with skin (about 8)
  • 1 can Rhinegeist Hustle beer or similar Rye Pale Ale
  • 1/3 c. apricot preserves
  • 1/4 c. vegetable oil
  • juice of 1/2 lime
  • 1 T. chili powder
  • 1 t. smoked paprika
  • 1 t. garlic powder
  • 1/2 t. salt
  • 1/2 t. ground black pepper
  • pinch of ground chipotle pepper

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  • Whisk all the marinade ingredients together (beer through chipotle pepper). Pour over the chicken legs and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours, turning to coat halfway through marinating time.
  • Place chicken legs on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, pour the marinade in a sauce pan and boil. Reduce heat to simmer and allow to cook for at least 20 minutes, until marinade thickens and is reduced to about 1/2 cup.
  • Remove the chicken legs, flip over, brush with the reduced marinade and bake for 10 minutes.
  • Remove the chicken legs again, flip over again, brush with the reduced marinade again and bake for an additional 10 minutes. So the chicken legs will bake for a total of 40 minutes.
  • Chicken needs to be cooked to 165 degrees, for reference.