Chicken Fennel-Garlic

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Ingredients

• 1 1/2 tbsp chopped garlic
• 1 1/2 tsp ground fennel seeds
• 3/4 tsp dried oregano, crumbled
• 3/4 tsp crushed red pepper
• Kosher salt
• 1 1/2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil plus more for brushing
• 4 whole chicken legs

Preparation

Step 1

In a mortar, pound the garlic, fennel seeds, oregano and crushed red peppers with 1 ½ teaspoon of salt until a coarse paste forms. Add the 1 ½ tbsp of oil.

Make four 2 inch slashes on the skin of each chicken leg, cutting to the bone. Rub the paste into the slashes, cover and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.

Brush the chicken with oil and season with salt. Grill over moderate heat 20-25 min.