Mock Jerk Style Chicken Legs - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 lbs chicken legs, about 6 (2 tsp bat tears)
    3 black tea bags (brewed with 1 cup boiling water till strong tea about 10 minutes)
    1 grapefruit, juiced
    2 inches fresh ginger, peeled and chopped
    1/3 cup light corn syrup
    1/4 cup corn oil or 1/4 cup olive oil
    1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
    3 teaspoons thyme
    1 teaspoon rosemary
    1 teaspoon allspice
    1 teaspoon onion powder
    1 teaspoon garlic powder
    1 teaspoon cinnamon
    1 teaspoon nutmeg
    1 teaspoon paprika
    1 teaspoon salt
Preparation
    Mix all liquids: tea, grapefruit juice, corn syrup and oil together, put in blender with ginger and blend. place this liquid in ziplock bag with the chicken and marinate 1 hour.
    mix all remaining spices together well*. add to chicken and marinade. allow to marinade for another hour.
    * if you like really spicy food, save some of the spice mixture and sprinkle on chicken right before roasting.
    preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake chicken legs on a rack over cookie sheet or roasting pan for 45-60 minutes.

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