Sticky & Sweet Baked Chicken Drumsticks
This easy chicken recipe is perfect for a weeknight dinner or to serve with guests. Serve with rice and salad for a healthy meal that everyone will love.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 3 lbs chicken drumsticks
- 6 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 inch piece fresh ginger, finely grated
- ¼ cup marmalade
- 1 lime (or 2 tbsp lime juice)
- ½ cup orange juice
- ¼ cup sodium reduced soy sauce
- 1 tbsp honey
- ¼ tsp ground coriander
- ¼ tsp chinese five spice powder
- ½ tsp siracha (less or more to taste)
- ½ tsp pepper
Optional, for garnish
- 2 green onions sliced
- ¼ cup chopped cilantro
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450° fahrenheit. In a medium bowl, stir together garlic, ginger, marmalade, lime juice, orange juice, soy sauce, honey, coriander, five spice, siracha, and pepper.
- Place drumsticks into a ziploc bag. Add marinade. Seal and refridgerate for anywhere from 1 hour to overnight.
- Remove marinated chicken from bag, reserving marinade for later.
- Place chicken on a baking rack over a foil-lined baking sheet.
- Using a sharp knife, score chicken in a criss-cross pattern. The goal is to slice through the skin and some of the meat.
- Bake for 35 minutes or until juices run clear and chicken is cooked through.
- While chicken is cooking: Place reserved marinade in a pan on the stove. Bring to a boil, and simmer rapidly until marinade has reduced by half and has become a sticky, sweet sauce (it should coat the back of a spoon).
- Remove cooked chicken from oven. Brush with thickened sauce, making sure to cover all sides of the drumsticks.
- Bake drumsticks for 5 more minutes, or until sauce has caramelized and is thick and glossy on the chicken.
- Place chicken on a platter, and top with garnishes, if desired.