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This tasty Baked BBQ Chicken Leg Quarters with honey bourbon chipotle barbecue sauce will be a hit for dinner any night of the week! There&#039;s no reason to wait for summer and grilling season to enjoy these perfectly roasted chicken quarters!

Baked BBQ Chicken Leg Quarters

unsalted butter

onion

garlic ((chopped))

c ketchup

bourbon

Tbsp apple cider vinegar

Tbsp light brown sugar

Tbsp honey

tsp chipotle chile powder ((or 1 chipotle chile))

cayenne powder

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In a medium saucepan, melt the butter at medium heat. While the butter is melting, blitz your onion and garlic in a food processor until very finely chopped (or your desired consistency). Add chopped onion and garlic to the melted butter and cook for 1-2 minutes, to a lightly golden caramel color.

Add the ketchup, bourbon, apple cider vinegar, light brown sugar, honey, chipotle powder (if using chipotle chile in adobo, blitz the chipotle chile as well and add adobo sauce for more heat if desired), and cayenne powder, then stir to combine. Reduce heat and simmer on low for 20 minutes, or until thickened to your desired consistency.

Honey Bourbon Chipotle Sauce

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Brush the honey bourbon chipotle sauce onto your chicken leg quarters and arrange, skin side up, on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Reserve some of the barbeque sauce for brushing onto the cooked chicken before serving, if desired.

Oven bake the coated chicken leg quarters for 45 minutes (up to an hour, depending on the size of your chicken pieces) at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Remove from the oven when done with a minimum internal temperature of 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Brush more of the honey bourbon chipotle sauce onto the cooked chicken, or serve on the side (optional).

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sea salt

black pepper

garlic powder (granulated garlic)

onion powder (granulated onion)

Tablespoon spicy ancho chili powder

cayenne pepper

Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil (for rubbing on the chicken leg quarters)

vegetable oil (to fry the chicken leg quarters)

Heat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

Dry the chicken leg quarter pieces thoroughly with paper towels after you rinse them under running water.

Place the chicken leg quarters in a pan and rub them with olive oil.

Mix together the seasoning mix in a medium bowl.

Sprinkle the seasoning evenly on both of the chicken leg quarter sides. Pat gently to make sure the seasoning sticks well to the chicken leg quarters.

Heat up 1/2 cup of vegetable oil in a large heavy skillet using medium-high heat.

Cook the chicken leg quarters in two batches. First, sear the chicken leg quarters for two minutes on each side, just until the skin starts to turn a deep golden brown color.

Line a baking pan with aluminum foil. This will make cleanup a lot easier.

Place a cooling rack on top of the aluminum foil. Using a cooling rack will ensure that your chicken leg quarters don't sit in grease as they cook.

After searing your chicken leg quarters, move the chicken quarters to the prepared baking pan.

Pour the leftover cooking oil onto the chicken leg quarters.

Bake for 45-50 minutes, just until the skin is golden brown in color and extra crispy. Remember that ovens bake differently, so be sure to know your oven well.

Use a meat thermometer to ensure that your chicken leg quarters are fully cooked. The meat thermometer should read at least 165 degrees Fahrenheit (internal temperature). However, cooking chicken legs longer will result in a tastier chicken dinner. For this reason, keep cooking the chicken leg quarters until they reach an internal temperature of between 185 and 190 degrees Fahrenheit.

Remove the chicken leg quarters from the oven. Serve after allowing the chicken leg quarters to rest for three minutes.

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