Instant Pot Chicken Leg Quarters.
Instant Pot Chicken Leg Quarters. There is nothing better than juicy and crispy chicken quarters. Unleash the power of your appliances to make the perfect air fryer chicken legs without all the oil!
Servings: 5 people
Calories: 42kcal
Equipment
- 1 Instant Pot Duo Crisps Plus Air Fryer
- grill
- Conventional Oven
- baking sheet
- bowl
Ingredients
- 5 pieces Chicken Leg Quarters
Marinade
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 2 lemons juice of two lemons
- 1/8 cup brown sugar
- 2 inch-length ginger, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp onion powder
- tbsp garlic powder
- 1 ground pepper
- 2 stalks lemon grass, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp Annato oil, to add color (optional)
Annatto Oil
- 2 tbsp Annatto seeds
- 1 cup Canola oil
Instructions
Marinate the Chicken Leg Quarters
- Place the leg quarters on a flat surface and make slits on the chicken. Put the chicken quarters into a large bowl.
- Mix all of the marinade ingredients and pour the marinade into the bowl. Marinate the chicken overnight.
Cook in the Instant Pot Duo Crisps plus Air Fryer
- Put the Instant pot inner pot into the base and place the air fryer tray inside.
- Spray the air fryer tray with nonstick oil and arrange two pieces of chicken leg quarters. Spray the chicken with nonstick oil.
- Cover the Instant Pot with the air fryer lid and push the air fryer button setting.
- Set the timer to 390 F and set the timer to thirty-five minutes.
- Brush the chicken with Annato oil before turning. Please see the notes for the Annato oil recipe.
Cook Chicken Leg Quarters on the Grill
- Follow steps one and three.
- Place the leg quarters in a large cooking pan and add the marinade.
- Cook the leg quarters until the marinade reduces to half.
- Remove the chicken and grill at 350 F temperature for thirty minutes.
Make Annato Oil
- Heat one cup of cooking oil.
- Add in the annatto seed and cook until the seeds change their color.
- Let the oil cool and transfer it to a container.
Nutrition
Calories: 42kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 0.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 1299mg | Potassium: 75mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 2IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg