Honey Soy Chicken Drumsticks

These honey soy chicken drumsticks are so easy to make and are the perfect, budget-friendly recipe to feed a crowd. With a sweet, salty and sticky marinade made from just 4 ingredients, these drumsticks are so full of flavour, and can be served on their own at a party or over rice for a delicious weeknight meal.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Asian-Style

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 1 10

Total Time 1 15

Servings servings

Calories 506kcal

Author Sally

Cost $2.56 per serve

Ingredients

½ cup soy sauce
⅓ cup honey
2 cloves garlic crushed
1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
1.5 kilograms chicken drumsticks approx. 8-10 drumsticks
½ teaspoon white pepper
Sesame seeds and sliced spring onions optional to serve

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180°C / 350°F. In a jar or small bowl, combine the soy sauce, honey, crushed garlic, and rice wine vinegar. Shake or stir well until everything is fully mixed.
Place the chicken drumsticks in an oven-safe baking dish. Pour the marinade over the chicken, ensuring all pieces are well coated by turning them in the sauce.
Place the dish in the oven and bake the drumsticks for 1 hour, turning them once halfway through cooking. The chicken is done when it reaches an internal temperature of 74°C / 165°F.
Once the chicken is cooked through, you can switch the oven to grill / broil for an extra 5-10 minutes, turning the chicken occasionally to get the skin extra brown and crispy.
To serve, drizzle the sauce from the baking dish over the drumsticks and sprinkle with sesame seeds and sliced spring onions.

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Notes

Cooking Time: depending on the size of your chicken drumsticks, they may be cooked through at the 45 minute mark, to an hour. For the most accurate measure, use a thermometer and when the internal temperature reaches 165°F / 74°C the chicken is cooked. At this stage, I like to turn the oven onto the grill setting and cook for another 10 minutes, turning the chicken occasionally, to crisp and brown the skin a little more but this step is completely optional.

Serving Suggestion: You can serve the chicken however you like, but personally I love to add it to a bowl with some rice and steamed pak choy as pictured in this post, with a generous amount of the sauce from the baking dish over the top.

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