Instructions

1. Adjust your oven rack so that the top rack is on the second to the highest level in your oven. Preheat oven to high broil (550 F). Line a baking sheet with foil, tear an extra sheet of foil for later and set aside.
2. In a small bowl stir together slightly cooled melted butter, cayenne and hot sauce.
3. Prepare chicken: Rinse and pat dry chicken legs. Place chicken on paper towels or on a brown paper shopping bag. Sprinkle chicken all over with 2 teaspoons salt and 1 teaspoon pepper.
4. Pour spicy butter mixture into a Ziploc bag and add chicken pieces. Close bag completely and shake bag to coat chicken thoroughly.
5. Space chicken legs apart on the foil lined baking sheet and broil 8 minutes. Take out chicken and use a fork to turn pieces over and carefully transfer chicken to a new sheet of foil. (Throw the first sheet of foil away.) Put chicken back in the oven for 5 minutes. If chicken is not crispy or charred enough to your liking, place chicken on highest rack in oven and broil JUST a minute or two longer. Watch chicken carefully to make sure it does not burn. For chicken breasts, place chicken skin side down and broil 10 minutes, then take out chicken,use a fork to turn skin side up, transfer to a new sheet of foil and return to the oven for about 20 minutes. Set chicken on a lower rack if the skin starts to burn. Chicken is done when a meat thermometer inserted into the deepest part of the breast (but not touching the bone) reaches 165 F or higher for at least 5 seconds.
6. Serve hot, cold or at room temperature with your favorite raw veggies and dips, such as ranch, blue cheese or guacamole.
7. This recipe can be easily doubled.