Sticky chicken drumsticks – is such a popular Chinese style chicken recipe that everyone loves. The chicken drumsticks are marinated in a sweet sticky sauce made with soy sauce, honey and fresh ginger and garnished with sesame seeds and chopped green onion for a quick and flavorful dinner option.
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Sticky Chicken Drumsticks Marinade
The marinade is the secret of this dish. However, it only has a few ingredients; it gives this recipe a super delicious taste. The combination of honey and soy sauce gives these Chinese chicken drumsticks the stickiness and the excellent colour while ginger and garlic give them a fantastic taste. Honestly, this marinade makes this chicken drumsticks recipe addicting.
Chinese Chicken Drumstick Ingredients
All the ingredients you need to make this recipe are below.
- Chicken drumsticks
- Olive oil
- Chilli powder
- Ginger
- Garlic
- Sesame oil
- Soy sauce
- Honey
- Green onion, chopped
- Sesame seeds
How To Make These Chinese Chicken Drumsticks
Preparing the chicken drumsticks: Wash the chicken drumsticks then pat dry with kitchen paper.
Cooking: After that, pour the olive oil in a large skillet then add the chicken drumsticks and cook on high flame for 5 minutes until the chicken drumsticks become a little brown.
Adding the sauce: Add the soy sauce, ginger, sesame oil, vinegar, garlic and chilli powder mix everything then add the water and bring to boil.
Simmering: Lower the flame and let the chicken simmer for another 15 minutes.
Then, bring the high flame back and let the sauce reduce and thicken.
Put the chicken in a plate then pour the sauce on the top of it.
Serving: Garnish with chopped green onion and sesame seeds. Serve and enjoy!.
What Other Dishes to Serve With These Sticky Chicken Drumsticks
This sticky chicken drumsticks dish can be served with a variety of dishes such as pasta, white rice, green salad, fries or one of the dishes below.
More Chicken Drumstick Recipes
Sticky Chinese Chicken Drumsticks
Ingredients
- 10 chicken drumsticks
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1/4 tsp chilli powder
- 2 tbsp fresh ginger minced
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 1 tbsp honey
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 tbsp green onion chopped
- 1 tsp sesame seeds
Instructions
- Wash the chicken drumsticks then pat dry with kitchen paper.
- After that, pour the olive oil in a large skillet then add the chicken drumsticks and cook on high flame for 5 minutes until the chicken drumsticks become a little brown.
- Add the soy sauce, ginger, sesame oil, vinegar, garlic and chilli powder mix everything then add the water and bring to boil.
- Lower the flame and let the chicken simmer for another 15 minutes.
- Then, bring the high flame back and let the sauce reduce and thicken.
- Put the chicken in a plate then pour the sauce on the top of it.
- Garnish with chopped green onion and sesame seeds. Serve and enjoy!.
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