Chicken Leg Toast - Savory Chicken French Toast - Food Wishes

This Chicken Leg Toast might look like a joke, or some gimmicky attempt at clickbait, but believe it or not, this was carefully conceptualized, and thoughtfully executed, and I was beyond thrilled with the result. If you liked our Million Dollar Chicken, you will love this. Enjoy! For the fully formatted, printable, written recipe, follow this link: The written recipe page on is not published yet, so in the meantime, here are the ingredients and basic steps: Makes 2 portions of Chicken Leg Toast: 2 chicken drumsticks 1/4 cup diced carrot 1/4 cup diced celery 1/4 cup diced onion 2 cups chicken broth freshly ground black pepper 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves 1 teaspoon lemon zest cayenne to taste 1/3 cup crème fraiche or heavy cream 2 large eggs 2 very thick slices day old French bread (1 to 1 1/2 inch thick) 1 tablespoon butter for browning bread, plus a teaspoon for greasing pan 2 tablespoons grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese For optional “dragon syrup”: 1/4 cup maple syrup 1 tablespoon sriracha hot sauce 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper Basic steps: Add the chicken, carrots, onions, celery, and broth to saucepan. Bring to simmer over high heat, and reduce heat to medium low. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes, turn drumsticks over, cover and cook 20 minutes more. Removed chicken to plate, allowed to cool, wrap and transfer into refrigerator until needed. Turn heat to medium-high and reduce cooking liquids in saucepan down to about 1/3 cup. Strain into a mixing bowl, pressing some of the cooked vegetables through if so desired. Add the black pepper, salt, thyme leaves, lemon zest, cayenne to taste, crème fraiche, and eggs. Whisk together until smooth. Place bread in a shallow baking dish just large enough to fit the slices, and pour over the batter. Tossed several times, wrap and place in fridge for one hour or until almost all the batter is absorbed. Brown bread in butter over medium heat for a few minutes per side. Transfer onto a lightly buttered foil lined baking sheet. Press one drumstick into the top of each slice of bread. Brush over any excess batter. Sprinkle with salt, dust with Parmesan cheese, and finish with a shake of cayenne. Bake at 400 for 30 to 35 minutes or until nicely browned. To become a Member of Food Wishes, and read Chef John’s in-depth article about Chicken Leg Toast, follow this link: You can also find more of Chef John’s content on Allrecipes: