A Canadian housewife taught me how to cook this chicken leg!

chicken legs

🥗Healthier: skinless chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: chicken drumsticks

Drumsticks are often more affordable and still flavorful.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is budget-friendly and neutral in flavor.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Margarine is less expensive and can mimic butter's richness.

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water + bouillon cubes

Bouillon cubes are a cost-effective way to add flavor.

Place 4 chicken legs in a pot with hot water.

Add half an onion, 2 bay leaves, black pepper, and 2 teaspoons of salt to the pot.

Cover and let the chicken cook.

Once cooked, remove the chicken legs and let them cool.

Shred the chicken meat from the bones.

Cook 4 potatoes and mash them.

Add 1 egg, parsley to taste, 1 teaspoon of salt, and 1 teaspoon of black pepper to the mashed potatoes and mix well.

Combine the shredded chicken with the potato mixture to form a dough.

Coat hands with olive oil, take a portion of the dough, and wrap it around the chicken leg bone to shape it like a chicken leg.

Dip the shaped leg in egg, then breadcrumbs, then back in egg, and finally in flour.

Heat oil and deep-fry the leg until golden brown.

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