Sticky Chicken Drumsticks
So deliciously tender and sweet and sticky, these Sticky Chicken Drumsticks will be your go to recipe for when you feel like making a tasty meal with Asian flavors.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 602kcal
Ingredients
- 8 chicken drumsticks
- ¼ cup honey
- ¼ cup hoisin sauce
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds (optional)
- 1 tablespoon freshly ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon chili powder or flakes (optional, if you want spicy)
Instructions
- In a bowl combine honey, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, rice vinegar, chili powder, garlic, sesame seeds and grated ginger.Give it a little taste and see if you want to add more of anything for flavor.
- Place the chicken drumsticks in a large bowl or a food storage zip bag.Pour the marinade over the chicken and toss well, to cover the chicken on all sides.
- Marinate the chicken drumsticks for about 3 hours, tossing it every hour or so, to make sure everything is covered evenly.
- Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F). Cover the baking tray with aluminium foil (this will make the cleaning up process easier). Place a wire rack over the covered baking tray.
- Take the marinated chicken drumsticks out of the bag/bowl and place on the prepared wire rack.Do not discard the marinade, you will use it for basting the chicken.
- Bake the chicken drumstick for 20 minutes.
- Then flip the drumsticks on the other side, bast with the marinade and bake for another 15 minutes, basting with the marinade every 5 minutes.
- After the last round of basting, allow the chicken to cook for a couple of minutes before taking it out, to cook the marinade.
- Serve with plain basmati rice and a fresh veggie salad.Enjoy!