Mock Jerk Style Chicken Legs

Total Time: 2 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 lbs chicken legs, about 6 (2 tsp bat tears)
• 3 black tea bags (brewed with 1 cup boiling water till strong tea about 10 minutes)
• 1 grapefruit, juiced
• 2 inches fresh ginger, peeled and chopped
• 1/3 cup light corn syrup
• 1/4 cup corn oil or 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 3 teaspoons thyme
• 1 teaspoon rosemary
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 mix all liquids: tea, grapefruit juice, corn syrup and oil together, put in blender with ginger and blend. place this liquid in ziplock bag with the chicken and marinate 1 hour.
• 2 mix all remaining spices together well*. add to chicken and marinade. allow to marinade for another hour.
• 3 * if you like really spicy food, save some of the spice mixture and sprinkle on chicken right before roasting.
• 4 preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake chicken legs on a rack over cookie sheet or roasting pan for 45-60 minutes.