How to Boil Chicken Legs

5 from 1 vote

How long to boil chicken legs to tender, then how to crisp chicken skin best! Either fresh or boiled frozen chicken legs are great.

Prep Time5

Cook Time19

Course: Entree, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: boiled, chicken drumsticks, chicken legs

Servings:

Author: Justine

Heat a pot of water on stovetop over medium high heat until it reaches a rolling boil that does not stop.
Carefully add drumsticks with tongs and boil for 20 minutes for thawed or 28 minutes if they are frozen until they are cooked thru. to a safe internal temp of 165 F. (if you are air frying at the end you can remove a bit earlier, at 160 F because they will continue cooking in that machine)
Remove with tongs and set on a few paper towels to absorb the excess water. Enjoy or if you want to crisp skin follow below instructions now.
* To crisp chicken skin at this point, whisk together the sauce ingredients listed above in a bowl. Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees for 5 minutes while you prepare these.
Place a few more paper towels on the top and carefully press down to remove moisture from outside of skin (will be hot).
Remove from paper towels and lay on a plate. Brush mayonnaise sauce all over the outside of each piece so they are nicely coated.
Spray inside of air fryer basket with non stick spray. Lay legs inside without overlapping. Air fry at 400 degrees F for about 6 - 8 minutes, flipping over halfway thru or until they are nicely browned as you'd like and crispy.
Check to ensure they reached 165 F in thickest portion of drumsticks. Remove and enjoy. ** In oven set to broil and set on baking sheet lined with non stick foil, brush sauce on or just sprinkle with seasonings after dried and spray with olive oil. Broil for 3 minutes or until browned.