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Chicken Legs in Bacon and Sweet Pepper Sauce

QimiQ Benefits

  • Creamy indulgent taste with less fat
  • Problem-free reheating possible
  • Reduces skin formation

Minutes

15

Difficulty

easy

Chicken Legs in Bacon and Sweet Pepper Sauce
Chicken Legs in Bacon and Sweet Pepper Sauce

Ingredients

For 4 portions

  • 4

    Chicken legs 250 g each

  • Salt and pepper

  • Olive oil, to fry

  • For the sauce

  • 250g

    QimiQ Classic, chilled

  • 3tbsp

    Onion(s), finely chopped

  • 3tbsp

    Streaky smoked bacon, diced

  • 1

    Red pepper(s), finely diced

  • 1

    Green pepper(s), finely diced

  • 2tbsp

    Smoked sweet paprika

  • 2

    Rosmary twigs

  • 4

    Garlic clove(s), unpeeled

  • 2tbsp

    Flour, to dust

  • 100ml

    Dry white wine

  • 250ml

    Vegetable stock

  • Salt and pepper

Preparation

  1. Cut the meat around the joint on the chicken legs and season with salt and pepper. Sauté in oil, remove from the pan and put to one side.
  2. For the sauce: fry the onion, bacon and diced sweet peppers in the pan used for the chicken. Add the paprika powder, rosemary, garlic and flour and continue to fry for a few minutes. Douse with white wine and stock.
  3. Place the chicken legs in the sauce, cover and cook for approx. 15 minutes. Turn the chicken legs regularly.
  4. Remove the chicken legs from the sauce and keep warm.
  5. Cook the sauce for a further 5 minutes at low heat.
  6. Finish with cold QimiQ Classic and serve immediately.
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