Oven-Baked Honey Soy Chicken Drumsticks

Mouth-watering, juicy, sticky, Oven-Baked Honey Soy Chicken drumsticks made in 30 minutes. Pair this delicious side with noodles, rice or vegetables.

This honey soy chicken drumstick recipe is one of my favorites because the drumsticks are so easy to prepare, and the results are amazing! Seriously, every time I make these drumsticks, they disappear in seconds. With a few simple ingredients, you’ll be able to create a delicious restaurant-standard oriental side!

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Why You Should Try This Recipe

• These oven-baked honey soy drumsticks are sticky, juicy and delicious!
• This chicken side is ready in 30 minutes.
• You can adjust the marinade to your taste.
• Double or triple the recipe to feed more people.

Oven-Baked Honey Soy Chicken Drumsticks Ingredients

• Chicken drumsticks: Use fresh chicken drumsticks for this recipe. If they are frozen then make sure you allow them to defrost completely before marinating.
• Soy sauce: This is one of the main ingredients in this recipe. Soy sauce gives the chicken drumsticks a delicious savoury flavour and it is used very widely in East Asian cooking.
• Honey: is another main ingredient in this recipe. Adding honey to this dish adds sweetness to this dish and balances out the savoury flavours. Fun Fact: East Asian cuisine is heavily based around the ying and yang concept. They believe in using contrasting flavors to create balanced flavors. An example of this is the popular sweet and sour chicken.
• Ginger: is a fragrant spice used in East Asian cooking. It gives this dish a sweet spicy undertone. Plus, it is very good for you.
• Apple cider vinegar: Intensifies the savory notes in this dish. Swap rice wine vinegar for apple cider vinegar if you do not have apple cider vinegar.
• Salt and pepper: Enhances each ingredient in this dish. You will not need that much salt because soy sauce is quite salty.
• Vegetable/Sunflower oil: The oil will bake the drumsticks while they are in the oven.
• Sesame seeds (optional): Garnish honey soy drumsticks with sesame seeds. They will add a subtle crunch to this dish.
• Spring onions or herbs (optional): Honey soy drumsticks are typically garnished with spring onions. However, you can use any other herbs you have to hand.

Tips and Substitutions

• Basting: Don't skip the basting step! It is important to achieve the flavor and get the gorgeous brown color. Do not baste the chicken with the marinade that the raw chicken was marinated in. Reserve the marinade in a separate bowl for basting.
• Ingredients: Use fresh ginger and garlic cloves for intense fresh flavors. Use good-quality honey for this recipe. It makes a big difference and gives the drumsticks a delicious natural sweetness. Don't skip the sesame seeds. They take these drumsticks to the next level!
• Chicken: Use good quality chicken drumsticks for this recipe to get the best taste!
• Marinade: Once you have made the marinade, taste it. You can add fewer or more ingredients to suit your taste.

How to Make Oven-Baked Honey Soy Chicken Drumsticks

Now that your ingredients are prepped, let's get into it!

1. Add soy sauce, honey, vegetable oil, apple cider vinegar, crushed garlic, fresh ginger, salt, and pepper to taste to a medium-sized bowl and stir well. Then, reserve about half of the marinade to baste the chicken later as it bakes in the oven.
2. Then, pour the marinade over the drumsticks and mix well. Then, cover the drumsticks and leave them to marinate in the fridge for at least 1 hour. For more flavor, marinate for 24 hours.
3. Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6. Once the chicken drumsticks have finished marinating, add them to a lightly greased oven tray and bake for 30 minutes. Turn and baste the drumsticks every 10 minutes for a delicious flavor and color.
4. Once the chicken is done, garnish with sesame seeds and herbs or spring onions, and serve this juicy side with white rice, shrimp fried rice, noodles or stir fried vegetables.

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