While not nearly as exciting as capturing the Declaration of Independence, the crispiness and juiciness of the Nicolas Cage Chicken Legs are pretty high up there on the to-be-added list of national treasures you might want to scoop up. Now, while we don’t recommend you embarking on most of the fictional journeys this daring, adventurous A-list actor pretends to go on, we do think the next time you’re craving crunchy chicken legs, you should grab this recipe and give it a try. Once you taste Nicolas Cage Chicken Legs, you’ll be exclaiming, “I’m going to steal every piece of chicken I can find!” (But maybe just politely take it from the tray instead.)
Ingredients
- 3 teaspoons garlic powder
- 3 teaspoons onion powder
- 5 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 2 teaspoons black pepper
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 4 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 12 chicken drumsticks
- olive oil spray, to taste
Directions
Step 1 –Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Step 2 –Line a baking tray with foil, then place a wire rack on top.
Step 3 –In a shallow bowl, mix the garlic powder, the onion powder, the paprika, the black pepper, the salt, the flour, and the baking powder.
Step 4 –Toss the chicken in the olive oil, while stretching and pulling the skin on each of the drumsticks to coat as much of the flesh as possible.
Step 5 –Coat each of the drumsticks in the spice mixture, shaking off the excess well.
Step 6 –Spray the coated chicken generously with the oil spray and place it on the prepared baking tray.
Step 7 –Bake, rotating the tray halfway through, about 30 minutes.
Step 8 –Increase the oven temperature to 425 degrees F and bake until the internal temperature is 165 degrees F and the skin is crispy, about 15 minutes.
Step 9 –Serve.
