Zingy Chicken And Salsa

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs chicken legs with thigh
• 2 limes, juice and zest of, finely grated
• 6 tablespoons dark soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons soft brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon gingerroot, peeled and grated
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1 green chili pepper, deseeded and finely chopped
• 4 tablespoons sunflower oil
• 2 ripe avocados, peeled, stoned and chopped into small pieces
• 1 lime, juice of
• 1 red onion, chopped
• 4 tomatoes, deseeded and diced

Recipe

• 1 make 2 or 3 deep cuts in the skin and flesh of each chicken drumstick or thigh.
• 2 cut off any excess pieces of skin or fat - you want to leave enough skin to cover each piece.
• 3 put the chicken in an ovenproof dish in a single layer.
• 4 mix together the lime juice, zest, soy sauce, brown sugar, coriander, ginger, garlic, chili and oil.
• 5 pour the marinade over the chicken, turning the pieces so that they are completely coated.
• 6 cover and refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours, turning occasionally.
• 7 preheat the oven to 375°f remove the covering and cook the chicken, skin side up, for 20 minutes.
• 8 drain off and discard the liquid. increase the temperature to 400f and cook for 15 minutes more.
• 9 to make the salsa, mix all the ingredients together in a bowl. serve with the chicken and a few lime wedges.