My high-school classmate, who is studying in Germany, visited me with a present – a cookbook of German cuisine. I was so excited with this book. I like books, and cookbooks are always what I wish to have more and more.
Having spent several months in Germany, I didn’t have many chances to try German food. So with this book in my hands, I feel so free to start my adventure into this cuisine. I browsed the book to get the most easily applicable recipes. And I stopped at the poultry chapter with four different baked chicken recipes. All are easy to follow. But I firstly was attracted by this baked chicken with herbs, simply because I like herbs a lot. Herbs and spices play an important part in most of my cooking. So I decided to try making this baked chicken first.
I didn’t have the whole chicken legs in my freezer, I only had the thighs. So I went ahead with these. The crispy skin was wonderful with breadcrumbs mixed with herbs, which were very flavorful. I only regretted that I could use dried herbs only. There was no way I could get fresh herbs here. After baking, the excess fat from the chicken ran out onto the baking dish, so the chicken became less fat, which made me very happy too.
Ingredients (4 chicken legs)
- 4 chicken legs
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ground pepper
- 1 tsp paprika
- 6 tbs breadcrumbs
- Mixture of several herbs, fresh or dried (such as parsley, tarragon, rosemary, etc. )
- 1 little flour to coat the chicken
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 3 tbs vegetable or sunflower seeds oil
Cooking:
- Preheat the oven to 350F (180C).
- Wash the chicken well and pat dry with kitchen paper. Combine the salt, pepper and paprika, then rub this mixture evenly on the chicken.
- Mix the breadcrumbs and herbs in a separate bowl or plate.
- Lightly coat the chicken with flour, then dip the chicken into the egg and roll over the breadcrumbs mixture. Press so that the breadcrumbs stick evenly on the chicken.
- Place the chicken on baking dish. Sprinkle with oil.
- Bake for about 35-40 minutes.
Mohammed Hughes on Thu, 20th May 2010 8:38 am
Herbs are really useful in getting nutrients naturally, some of them have medicinal properties too.::-
Logan Robinson on Wed, 30th Jun 2010 6:23 pm
i like to add herbs and spices on the foods i cook.’:-
Ian Henderson on Thu, 22nd Jul 2010 11:43 am
we have a backyard garden that has lots of Herbs for our own consumption.:`.
Ashton Cox on Thu, 22nd Jul 2010 11:46 am
I use lots of Herbs and Spices on our home cooked food. They make our foods so tasty..,,
Jacob Patel on Thu, 9th Sep 2010 2:27 am
we have a small garden at home that has herbs and vegetables”~-
Julian Cooper on Thu, 9th Sep 2010 2:37 am
herbs and spices can really make any food so tasty and yummy.,:
Floating Shelves ` on Tue, 12th Oct 2010 1:25 pm
Herbs and Spices are essential in making the best gourmet and pasta.:`
Petite Tops ` on Tue, 12th Oct 2010 1:40 pm
my favorite herb is Thyme and Mint leaves, i occasionaly use them in baked foods and pasta.-:
Lunch Bags on Thu, 16th Dec 2010 1:29 pm
i have some small garden of herbs at home, i use them for baking foods and as herbal medicines “.’
Basin Taps on Thu, 16th Dec 2010 1:44 pm
herbs and spices are great additions for your foods and pastry,i’ve been using them for several years ~;~