Sticky Chicken Drumsticks

Sticky Chicken Drumsticks are a glossy, flavour-packed dish where tender drumsticks are coated in a sweet, savoury, and slightly spicy glaze. The marinade of soy sauce, honey, garlic, and chilli creates a rich, sticky coating that clings beautifully as the chicken cooks. The sticky chicken drumsticks are finished with fresh scallions and a sprinkle of nuts or seeds, they make a fun, messy, and utterly satisfying meal.

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 25

Marinade 12

Total Time 12 30

Servings People

Ingredients

12 large chicken drumsticks skin on
1 large red chilli remove the seeds for less heat
5 cloves garlic peeled and crushed
1 inch ginger grated
3 tbsp runny honey
100 ml dark soy sauce
4 large scallions spring onions
3 tsp sesame seeds or chopped pistachios

Instructions

Add the crushed garlic, chilli, runny honey, ginger and the soy sauce to a large mixing bowl and thoroughly combine.
1 large red chilli, 5 cloves garlic, 3 tbsp runny honey, 100 ml dark soy sauce, 1 inch ginger
Add the drumsticks to the bowl, rubbing the marinade all over the drumsticks.
12 large chicken drumsticks
Tightly cover the bowl with plastic wrap/cling film and place in the fridge for at least 6 hours but ideally overnight.
When ready to cook, add a large frying pan over a medium-high heat and add a drop of olive oil.
Remove the drumsticks from the marinade and fry in the pan for about 12 – 15 minutes turning frequently to prevent the marinade from catching on the pan.
When the drumsticks are golden brown, remove and put to one side for now.
Pour all of the marinade into the same pan and return to the heat. Bring the marinade to a boil stirring constantly whilst it thickens and becomes a lovely sticky sauce. Reduce the heat to a rolling simmer.
Place the drumsticks back in the pan with the sauce and cook for another 5 – 10 minutes or until the drumsticks are fully cooked.
Remove from the pan and place the sticky chicken drumsticks in serving dishes, garnishing with nuts and sliced scallions.
4 large scallions, 3 tsp sesame seeds
Serve immediately.

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