Baked BBQ Chicken Legs

Ingredients

• •¼ cup apple cider vinegar
• •15 oz tomato sauce
• •cayenne
• •2 pounds chicken legs
• •1 tablespoon cornstarch
• •½ cup brown sugar
• •2 teaspoons dijon mustard
• •6 cloves garlic
• •2 teaspoons honey
• •3 dashes worchestershire sauce
• •½ cup kosher salt
• •2 teaspoons liquid smoke
• •2 teaspoons molasses
• •salt and pepper
• •1 scallion
• •½ granul sugar
• •2 quarts water

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Method

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1. 1Create brine solution by dissolving salt and sugar in water and adding garlic.
2. 2Place chicken legs in a large non-reactive bowl and pour brine solution until chicken is fully submerged. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
3. 3Combine all BBQ sauce ingredients in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and let sauce simmer uncovered for at least 30 mins (longer if you want it to be thicker), stirring often. Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a large cookie sheet with aluminum foil.
4. 4Remove chicken legs from brine solution and pat dry; arrange in one layer on cookie sheet. Using a pastry brush, brush first layer of BBQ sauce onto chicken.
5. 5Bake for 15-30 mins while basting with additional BBQ sauce. Turn chicken legs over, baste with more BBQ sauce and cook for additional 15-30 mins or until internal temperature reaches 180-degrees on an instant-read thermometer. When chicken legs are done, garnish with minced scallions.