Sticky soy honey baked chicken drumsticks

Sweet sticky baked chicken drumsticks marinated in soy and honey are guaranteed to become a regular in your dinner rotation.

Ingredients

Full recipe with amounts can be found in the recipe card below.

• Chicken drumsticks.
• Soy sauce. Use Tamari or Coconut Aminos as substitute.
• Hoisin sauce. 
• Honey.
• Lemon juice.
• Garlic cloves.
• Chilli flakes.
• Sesame seeds and spring onion/scallion, to serve.

How to bake chicken drumsticks

1. Make the marinade: Whisk together the soy sauce, Hoisin, honey, lemon juice, crushed garlic and chilli flakes. Taste and adjust the seasoning by adding more soy, honey or lemon juice. Place the chicken in a suitable marinating dish and pour over the marinade. Make sure the chicken is completely covered. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to marinade for at least 30 minutes but up to 24 hours in the fridge.
2. Bake the chicken: Transfer the chicken to a sheet pan and spoon over one third of the marinade. Place in a hot oven and bake for 15-20 minutes until cooked through.
3. Reduce the marinade: Pour the remaining marinade into a saucepan and reduce until thick and sticky (the consistency of honey is good).
4. Glaze the baked chicken drumsticks: Remove the chicken from the oven and switch on the oven’s broiler. Glaze the chicken then place back in the oven and allow to caramelize for a few minutes. Repeat this a few more times until the chicken is sticky and caramelized.
5. Serve: Remove from the oven and scatter over sesame seeds and spring onion then serve.

What to serve with baked chicken drumsticks

1. Marinated cucumber salad
2. 10-minute lemon garlic sautéed broccolini
3. Steamed rice.

Baked chicken recipes

1. Juicy Buttermilk Roast Chicken
2. Easy baked lemon chicken and rice
3. Sweet and spicy baked chicken thighs

Sticky soy honey baked chicken drumsticks

Sweet sticky baked chicken drumsticks marinated in soy and honey are guaranteed to become a regular in your dinner rotation.

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Course: Dinner

Cuisine: Asian

Keyword: Baked chicken drumsticks, chicken drumsticks, Soy honey chicken

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes

Marinating time: 30 minutes minutes

Total Time: 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes

Calories: 225kcal

Author: Alida Ryder

Servings: 6

Ingredients

• 1 kg (2lbs) chicken drumsticks
• ½ cup soy sauce
• ½ cup hoisin sauce
• 1/3 cup honey
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 garlic cloves crushed
• ½ tsp chilli flakes
• sesame seeds to serve
• spring onion to serve

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 220°C/430°F.
• Whisk together the soy sauce, Hoisin, honey, lemon juice, crushed garlic and chilli flakes. Taste and adjust the seasoning by adding more soy, honey or lemon juice.
• Place the chicken in a suitable marinating dish and pour over the marinade. Make sure the chicken is completely covered.
• Cover with plastic wrap and allow to marinade for at least 30 minutes but up to 24 hours in the fridge.
• Transfer the chicken to a sheet pan and spoon over one third of the marinade. Place in the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes until cooked through. 
• Pour the remaining marinade into a saucepan and reduce until thick and sticky (the consistency of honey is good). 
• Remove the chicken from the oven and switch on the oven's broiler.
• Glaze the chicken then place back in the oven and allow to caramelize for a few minutes. Repeat this a few more times until the chicken is sticky and caramelized.
• Remove from the oven and scatter over sesame seeds and spring onion then serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 225kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 78mg | Sodium: 1177mg | Potassium: 255mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 77IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1mg