Roasted Garlic Chicken Drumsticks

This is a crowd pleaser, quick and easy to make and one of my kid’s favourite dishes. All it takes is to zip together spices in a spice grinder, coat the drumsticks (or chicken wings) and roast them for about an hour. When they come out of the oven they need to be brushed with melted butter and lemon juice, broiled to crisp and they are ready for serving!

They go great with garlic deep that is best if made one or two days ahead.

I haven’t serve these yet without having guests humming and umming about how good they are! What else can be made in little over an hour that will match that?? This is a perfect finger food for home parties and the best part is it can be made ahead of time, kept in the refrigerator and then just broiled before serving.

The recipe has been adapted from chef Greg Easter.

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Roasted Garlic Chicken Drumsticks

Roasted spicy chicken drumsticks!

Course

Main Dish, Sauce, Snack

Keyword

Chicken, chicken drumsticks

Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

55 minutes

Servings

pieces

Ingredients

Creamy Garlic Sauce

• 90 g mayonnaise
• 60 g buttermilk or kefir
• 4 garlic cloves
• 15 ml fresh lemon juice
• 1 1/2 tsp granulated sugar
• 1/4 tsp white pepper grounded
• 1/2 tsp sea salt

Seasoning Mix

• 2 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp mixed peppercorns black, white, green, pink
• 1 tsp thyme dried
• 1 tsp marjoram dried
• 1/2 tsp celery leaves dried
• 1/2 tsp turmeric
• 1/4 tsp ground cayenne pepper
• 1 1/2 tsp sea salt
• 1 tsp granulated sugar
• 1 chicken stock cube preferably Knorr
• 2 tsp all purpose non bleached flour

Glazing

• 15 g melted butter
• 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice

Other

• 15 chicken drumsticks washed and dried

Course Main Dish, Sauce, Snack Keyword Chicken, chicken drumsticks Prep Time 20 minutes Cook Time 55 minutes Servings pieces Ingredients Creamy Garlic Sauce 90 g mayonnaise 60 g buttermilk or kefir 4 garlic cloves 15 ml fresh lemon juice 1 1/2 tsp granulated sugar 1/4 tsp white pepper grounded 1/2 tsp sea salt Seasoning Mix 2 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp onion powder 1 tsp mixed peppercorns black, white, green, pink 1 tsp thyme dried 1 tsp marjoram dried 1/2 tsp celery leaves dried 1/2 tsp turmeric 1/4 tsp ground cayenne pepper 1 1/2 tsp sea salt 1 tsp granulated sugar 1 chicken stock cube preferably Knorr 2 tsp all purpose non bleached flour Glazing 15 g melted butter 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice Other 15 chicken drumsticks washed and dried

Instructions

Creamy Garlic Sauce

1. Blend well all of the ingredients together, store in the refrigerator.

   

Seasoning Mix

1. Put all of the ingredients except the flour in a spice grinder. Brake up the chicken stock cube and add to the spices in the grinder. Grind into powder and transfer to a small bowl, mix in the flour.

   
2. Put the chicken drumsticks in a large mixing bowl, sprinkle with the seasoning mix. Cover the drumsticks with medium size mixing bowl, lift everything up by pushing both bowl bottoms tightly together, shake until drumsticks are coated. This should be done quickly, within 10-15 seconds. Inspect to make sure all the seasoning is dispersed. Do not overdo it because the drumsticks will release water (due to aded salt) and the seasoning will start rubbing off!

   
3. Spread drumsticks evenly on a wire rack placed over a baking tray filled with some water.
4. Roast in pre-warmed oven at 190 ºC (375 ºF) for 10 minutes, lower the heat to 160 ºC (325 ºF) and continue roasting for another 45 minutes.

   
5. Brush drumsticks with melted butter mixed with fresh lemon juice.
6. Broil the drumsticks by positioning them about 15 cm (6") from the broiler for about 4-6 minutes. If the drumsticks are cold (taken out of refrigerator), position them about 20 cm (8") from the broiler and cook for 6-8 minutes. The times are only estimates and will vary with the broiler, keep careful watch on drumsticks!
7. Serve warm together with Creamy Garlic Sauce.

   

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