Chai Spiced Honey Orange Chicken Legs
Posted by Natalie Jean on
These are SOOOO good, you can find the recipe under the video!
This is SOOO
Ingredients:
4-5 Lbs Chicken Legs or wings
Brine
2 bags Tazo Sweet Wild Orange Tea
3 C cold water
1 Tbsp fresh ginger, sliced
¼ C kosher salt
¼ C brown sugar
½ C orange juice
1 Tbsp Harts Desire Chai Spice Blend
½ Tbsp Garlic Ginger Paste
Glaze
2 Tsp Balsamic Vinegar
1 Tbsp Garlic- Ginger Paste
½ C Honey
½ C Orange Juice
2 Tsp Soy Sauce
2 Tbsp Olive Oil
1 Tbsp Harts Desire Chai Spice Blend
¼ Tsp Ground Coriander
Salt and Pepper to Taste
Instructions:
- Heat 1 C water, and add teabags. Let steep for 5 minutes. Remove teabags.
- Add salt, and sugar, and 1 C cold water, Stir until dissolved.
- Add chicken legs to a gallon size plastic bag.
- Add fresh ginger, Garlic Ginger Paste, Chai Spice, and Orange Juice, to Chicken Bag.
- Gently pour tea mixture into remaining 2 C cold water/
- Pour the cooled tea mixture into the bag of chicken legs (CAREFULLY) and seal the bag tightly, escaping the air from it.
- Place in fridge for at least 24 hours.
- For the Glaze- Combine ingredients and store overnight in a sealed container to allow flavors to mingle.
The Next Day:
- Preheat Grill
- Rinse Chicken legs if you wish to reduce the sodium content.
- Grill Chicken on medium heat, basting with glaze every time you turn the legs until chicken is fully cooked through. 15-20mins.
Hi Robbie, sorry for the delay. You can find Garlic Ginger Paste at many Asian food stores. It can be hard to find, so if it’s still elusive, I would recommend you use my Garlic-Ginger Paste recipe in the video.
I want to try this recipe. Where do you get the garlic ginger paste?