Sweet and Sour Chicken Drumsticks
- 1/2 teaspoon orange zest freshly grated
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup water
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar divided
- 1/4 teaspoon coriander ground
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1/4 cup mint leaves fresh, chopped
- 2 pounds chicken drumsticks skin removed, trimmed, about 8
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper freshly ground
- Preheat grill to medium.
- (No grill?
- See Broiler Variation, below.)
- To prepare dipping sauce, combine orange zest, orange juice, water, honey, 1 tablespoon vinegar, 1/4 teaspoon salt and coriander in a small saucepan; bring to a boil.
- Whisk cornstarch and the remaining 1 teaspoon vinegar in a small bowl until smooth.
- Add to the saucepan and return to a boil, whisking until thickened, 30 seconds to 1 minute.
- Remove from the heat.
- Stir in mint.
- Sprinkle drumsticks with the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper.
- Oil the grill rack (see Tip).
- Grill the drumsticks until crispy on all sides and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part registers 165F, about 15 minutes total.
- Serve the drumsticks with the dipping sauce on the side.
- Broiler variation:
- Position oven rack in the upper third of the oven; preheat broiler to high.
- Prepare sauce.
- Coat a broiler pan with cooking spray.
- Sprinkle drumsticks with salt and pepper, then broil, turning once, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part registers 165F, about 15 minutes total.
orange zest freshly, orange juice, water, honey, apple cider vinegar, apple cider vinegar, coriander ground, cornstarch, mint leaves fresh, chicken, black pepper
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/sweet-sour-chicken-drumsticks-49575 (may not work)