Fried Chicken Drumsticks
Perfect for family dinners, picnics, or game-day snacks, these drumsticks are a classic comfort food that’s sure to please any crowd.
Servings 6
Ingredients
- 4 lbs chicken drumsticks or chicken legs
For the marinade
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 Tbsp sesame oil
- 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
- 2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice or lime juice
- 5 tbsp honey or maple syrup
- 6 cloves garlic minced
- 1- inch ginger root peeled and grated, or add 1/4 tsp powdered ginger
- ½ tsp black pepper freshly ground
- 1 tsp kosher salt plus more to taste
- 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine all of the ingredients for the marinade and mix with a fork. Set aside.
- The honey soy garlic chicken marinade in a white bowl with a spoon within.
- Place the chicken in a Ziploc bag. Add the marinade. Expel as much air from the bag as possible then close. Marinate overnight or up to 24 hours, or at least a few hours.
- Chicken legs with marinade inside in a Ziploc bag. If you immediately bake the drumsticks, massage them with the marinade in the bag for around 5 mins.
- This is going to be enough to get a decent amount of marinade and flavor inside the meat. Chicken legs in a Ziploc bag with the marinade massage for greater marinade penetration.
- preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Place the drumsticks and all of the marinades into a baking dish.
- Raw chicken legs, marinade of honey garlic, inside a long white baking dish.
- Bake uncovered at 375 degrees F for 45 minutes, until the internal temperature reaches 185 ° F and the drumsticks are well browned on top.
- Closely remove from the oven and serve hot juices and your favorite side dish (e.g. potato salad, rice, etc.)