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Spicy Sticky Baked Glazed Chicken Drumsticks

Spicy Sticky Baked Glazed Chicken Drumsticks

Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Asian, Fusion
Keyword asian food, chicken,
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Marinade 30 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 6
Author Sandra | Sandra's Easy Cooking

Ingredients

  • 8-10 chicken drumsticks
  • Drizzle of Oil
  • Sprinkle Seasonings for chicken to taste, such as Webers, or McCormick

Marinade:

  • 1/2 cup light Soy sauce
  • 2 garlic cloves crushed
  • Juice of 1 Orange plus zest, optional

For the glaze:

  • 3 Tbsp Honey
  • 4 Tbsp Asian Chili Sauce/paste use less for less heat. Read notes.
  • 4 Tbsp Chicken stock/Beef or vegetable as a sub.
  • Light soy sauce to taste approx. 1/2-1 tsp
  • 2 Tbsp Lemon or Lime juice
  • Drizzle sesame oil and garnish with sesame seeds

Instructions

  1. In a large Ziploc bag place chicken drumsticks. You can take the skin off if you dislike.
  2. Pour in Soy sauce and drop crushed and peeled garlic, you can mince if you wish, for little kick and sweetness balance it with the juice of 1 orange, and zest of 1 orange(optional**). Close the bag, massage the chicken drumsticks with all the marinade for few seconds to code everything. Put on the side and let it marinade for at least 30 minutes.
  3. Heat the oven to 400F. Lightly oil a large baking dish. Season the drumsticks seasoning for chicken and arrange in the dish in a single layer. Drizzle over a little olive oil and bake in the hot oven for 45 minutes. Internal temp of the drumsticks needs to reach at least 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
  4. In the meantime, prepare the glaze. Mix all the ingredients together in a small bowl until evenly combined, season it with soy sauce just to your taste preferences. Drizzle or two would be enough.

BAKE chicken until completely done, then transfer chicken into saute pan, pour in the glaze mixture and just saute for 5 or more minutes on high, turning chicken few times. Cook until the glaze is bubbling, gets thicker and all the chicken drumsticks are evenly coded with the glaze. Also, you can do this with the chicken wings, or chicken breast, cut into strips or even bite-size pieces.

  1. Glaze drumsticks 3-4 at the time, depending on how big they are. Make sure to turn a few times until it's all coded. Turn down the heat on medium/low because glaze can and will burn if you are not standing close by.
  2. Serve it with balanced meal-perhaps rice or potatoes with any other veggie as side dishes.

Recipe Notes

  • You can marinate it over night, just place it in the fridge and make sure that the bag is sealed. The flavor will get even deeper from the soy sauce, garlic, juice, and zest. 
  • My personal preferences for the Chili Sauce is Korean red hot chili paste called gochujang or Sriracha.