The day before, cut chicken legs in half at the joint, wash. Clean or peel and wash the soup greens. Cut everything into large pieces. Peel and halve 1 onion. In a large pot, bring the onion, soup vegetables, bay leaf, peppercorns, 2 tsp. salt and approx. 3 l water to the boil.
Cook the legs in it at low heat for about 1 1⁄2 hours. Leave to cool overnight in the stock.
The next day, lift legs from the broth and.
Drain well. Sieve broth and use differently. Season the legs all around with salt and paprika. On an oiled fat pan.
Roast in the preheated oven (electric cooker: 200 °C/circulating air: 175 °C/gas: see manufacturer) for approx. 1 hour.
In the meantime peel the remaining onions and cut them into slices. Peel, wash and roughly dice the carrots. Fry both in hot oil for about 5 minutes. Deglaze with wine, bring to the boil and simmer for about 2 minutes.
Add the tomatoes together with the juice and chop coarsely with a spatula. Bring to the boil and simmer open for about 10 minutes. Season to taste with salt, pepper and a little sugar.
Wash the lemons hot, grate them dry and grate the peel thinly. Peel garlic and chop finely. Wash parsley and basil, remove leaves and chop finely. Mix everything.
Spread hot sauce over the legs. Braise at the same temperature for another 15 minutes. Sprinkle a little herb mixture (Gremolata) over it and add the rest. Serve with ciabatta.