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Ingredients

• For my recipe you will need:
• 2 chicken legs (thigh and leg attached)
• 2 handfuls of ground pork (I used chicken)
• 1 handful of pistachio nuts(I used pecans)
• Chopped parsley (I used fresh cilantro/ dried dill)
• 1/4 cup bacon bits
• 1/4 dried onion flakes
• salt and pepper to taste
• olive oil
• First de-bone chicken leg making sure you leave the skin intact and the meat without tearing or cutting into it. You want to have a whole piece. season well with salt and pepper.
• In a separate bowl , add ground meat with, herbs,nuts,bacon bits and onion flakes. Add salt and pepper. Mix well to combine.
• Take a handful of mixed ground meat and place in the center of the chicken leg. roll to encase the ground filling.
• On an aluminum sheet, sprinkle a dash of olive oil, salt and pepper. Add rolled up chicken and roll with the aluminum sheet...making sure it is tight. Set aside.
• In a large pot bring to a boil 4 quarts of water lower heat to simmer and place chicken rolls in the water to poach for 25-30 minutes.
• Take out and place in the refrigerator to cool for 20 -30 minutes. Take out and remove the aluminum sheets. You should have a neatly rolled up chicken leg without falling apart. In frying pan over med heat, add a splash of olive oil and cook chicken rolls.
• Turn every so often to brown on all sides. Be careful it does splatter....hmmm.... I wonder if I can just bake it at a high heat and forget the stovetop ....
• Preheat your oven to 400 deg, add rolls and bake for an additional 10-15 minutes (depending how long you browned them on top of the stove). This was my version....I noticed that when I placed it in the toaster oven it crisped up the skin even more and it ensured that the chicken was cooked thoroughly. Take out of oven and let rest. In the frying pan, there will be some browned bits called the"fond"(if using a non-stick you won't get too many browned bits)... you may want to make a sauce with it. Using some wine and chicken stock to deglaze. Reduce the sauce. Cut chicken at a bias and pour some sauce over it and enjoy with some good old fashioned mashed potatoes!

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