Mexican-style chicken drumsticks with spicy salsa and tortillas
Description
The dish is prepared without unnecessary complications. I suggest baking chicken drumsticks in the oven without a gram of oil, along with a fresh vegetable salsa. Healthy and delicious food! Bright Mexican flavors will make your lunch memorable, and preparing it will take very little time and effort! Be sure to try it. The finished dish is ready to serve.
Instructions
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Step 1
Rinse the drumsticks and thoroughly dry with a paper towel. To prepare the marinade, finely chop the sweet pepper, thoroughly mix all the herbs and spices, add the mustard, and squeeze in the juice of half a lime. Rub the mixture well.
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Step 2
Coat the drumsticks with the marinade and let them marinate at room temperature for about 40 minutes.
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Step 3
Meanwhile, prepare the salsa. Finely dice the vegetables into small cubes, salt the onion separately and knead it with salt. Dress the salad with wine vinegar, sugar, salt, and pepper to taste, keeping in mind that the flavor should be rich and spicy. Place the salsa in the refrigerator.
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Step 4
For the coating, mix ground breadcrumbs with dried celery herbs and oregano, add a little ground cumin and black pepper, garlic powder, and salt. Chili flakes can be added to the coating optionally.
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Step 5
Without shaking off the marinade, generously coat the drumsticks in the prepared mixture and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake the drumsticks in a preheated oven at 200 degrees Celsius for about 20 minutes, preferably using the convection setting, then reduce the heat to 150 degrees. Continue cooking until the drumsticks are fully done.
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Step 6
Serve the drumsticks hot with warmed tortillas and chilled salsa, garnished with lime slices and green onions.