Chicken legs on bûchamel vegetables

AUTHOR
Valentine Lee
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
4 1
COOK TIME
50 mins
TOTAL TIME
50 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 4 Chicken legs (approx. 200 g each)
  • 1 untreated orange
  • 1 TABLESPOON Oil
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 7-10 Tbsp white pepper
  • 2 medium-sized kohlrabis
  • 1/4 l clear broth (instant)
  • 150 g frozen peas
  • 1 TABLESPOON Butter or margarine
  • 1 TABLESPOON Flour
  • 1/8 l Milk
  • 3-4 Stem(s) Tarragon (alternatively 1/2 bunch of parsley)

Directions

  1. 1

    Wash chicken legs and pat dry with kitchen paper. Orange hot wash. Finely grate the skin, squeeze the juice. Mix oil, 2 tablespoons orange juice, half of the orange peel, salt and pepper.

  2. 2

    Brush the legs with it and place them on a baking tray rinsed with cold water. Bake in the preheated oven (electric: 200 °C/ gas: level 3) for about 40 minutes. In the meantime, clean, wash and slice the kohlrabis.

  3. 3

    Cook in boiling broth for about 10 minutes. Add the frozen peas about 3 minutes before the end of the cooking time and cook them. Pour off the vegetables and collect the broth. Heat the fat in a saucepan. Dust with flour and sauté until golden brown.

  4. 4

    Deglaze with stock and milk while stirring, bring to the boil and simmer for about 5 minutes. Wash tarragon, dab dry and chop finely, except for a little bit for garnishing. Stir tarragon and the remaining orange peel into the sauce.

  5. 5

    Add the vegetables and heat them up. Season béchamel vegetables with salt and pepper. Arrange chicken legs and béchamel vegetables on a plate. Garnish with remaining tarragon. Boiled potatoes taste good with it.

Categories & Tags

Main DishesDietexotic