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Pimped Chicken Drumsticks

Pimped Chicken Drumsticks! Sticky, sweet, espresso infused honey with soy sauce to pimp these chicken drumsticks from your average honey soy chicken legs!
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Australian, International
Keyword: baked chicken drumsticks, baked chicken legs, chicken drumsticks, chicken legs, sticky chicken drumsticks
Servings: 8
Calories: 281kcal
Author: Adrianne

Ingredients

Pimped Chicken Drumsticks

  • 1.5 kg chicken legs free range (7 - 8)
  • ¾ cup soy sauce 3.38 oz
  • ¾ cup espresso infused honey 3.38 oz
  • 1 teaspoon chilli minced
  • 1 teaspoon garlic minced
  • 1 tablespoon onion flakes
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 4 shallots (green onions)
  • ¼ cup sesame seeds 2 oz

Instructions

Pimped Chicken Drumsticks Method

  • Preheat your oven to 180°C / 350-375°F / Gas Mark 4-5. Line a baking tray with foil, then cooking spray then baking paper.
  • Make the marinade by spraying a little cooking spray into a large jar, then adding soy sauce, espresso infused honey, garlic, chilli and onion flakes. Seal the jar with lid, then shake to combine
  • Add chicken drumsticks to zip lock bags and season with salt and pepper
  • Use a sieve to pour marinade over chicken legs (discarding the sieve contents ie coffee beans). Seal bags and place in fridge for 20 minutes Note 3
  • Use tongs to remove chicken drumsticks from the zip lock bag and arrange on lined baking tray. Pour ½ remaining marinade juice over drumsticks
  • Bake for 30 minutes, then remove from oven, use tongs to turn and return to oven for final 10 minutes. The chicken drumsticks are cooked when the juices run clear, so test this by inserting a skewer near the bone and watch the colour as it flows out when the skewer is removed
  • Dress with sliced shallots and sesame seeds. Use remaining marinade as sauce where desired.
  • Serve with rice and greens

Notes

  1. Note 1 -  1 Australian cup = 250ml
  2. Note 2 - 1 Australian tablespoon = 4 teaspoons
  3. Note 3 - 20 minutes is a good time to marinade the chicken to get the flavours working, however, you can increase this time depending on when you need the dish to be ready (over night marinading is fine) If you have literally no time to marinade, then definitely don't skip the step of pouring the leftover juices over the drumsticks prior to serving. 

Nutrition

Calories: 281kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 99mg | Sodium: 12208mg | Potassium: 337mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 100IU | Vitamin C: 2.7mg | Calcium: 72mg | Iron: 2.2mg