Ham - this word is most often used when referring to chicken legs with a thigh. Boiled chicken legs - a tasty, healthy dietary meat, which is suitable for both an adult and a children's menu.
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Instruction manual
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In order for the cooked ham to turn out tasty, you need to buy it in chilled rather than frozen form, since frozen meat has much less nutrients, and it is not known how many times it was re-frozen. A good leg should have thin and delicate skin, the color of the meat should be soft pink or beige. When you click on it, it should quickly restore its original shape. Such fresh meat during cooking will turn out to be tasty and tender.
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Before you cook the ham, you need to defrost it (if it was frozen) and rinse thoroughly. Then wipe with a napkin, put in a pan and pour water with a margin of 2-3 cm. Put the pan on medium heat.
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If you want to get not only boiled chicken, but also a nutritious broth, then salt with water at the beginning of cooking - 1 tsp. salt per 1 liter of water. If your goal is to cook only the ham itself, then salt the water 15 minutes after boiling water in a pan.
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To give chicken legs a pleasant aroma, add coarsely chopped onions and carrots to the pan after boiling water. You can add to taste garlic, spices: pepper, basil, Provencal herbs, marjoram, bay leaf (of your choice).
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Chicken leg is boiled for about 30-50 minutes. Pierce the meat with a fork to check readiness. If it is soft and juice does not stand out from it, then it is ready. Finished meat is easily separated from the bones.
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The ham will turn out even more tasty and useful if you cook it in a slow cooker. To do this, rinse it and fill it with water. Spices and vegetables in this case should be put in a multicooker bowl with meat. You need to cook a leg in the mode "Quenching" 30-40 minutes.
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Boiled chicken legs can be served as a main dish with different side dishes (rice, buckwheat, potatoes, etc.). You can decorate the ham with herbs or pour sauce.
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