Mouth-watering, juicy, sticky, oven baked honey soy chicken drumsticks made in 30 mins. Pair this delicious side with noodles, rice or vegetables.
About This Recipe
This honey soy chicken drumstick recipe is one of my favourites because the drumsticks are so easy to prepare and the results are simply 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!
Oven-Baked Honey Soy Chicken Drumsticks Ingredients
You will need the following ingredients to make this recipe.
- 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 flavours to create balanced flavours. 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 savoury notes in this dish.
- 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.
How to Make Oven Baked Honey Soy Chicken Drumsticks
Now that your ingredients are prepped let’s get into it!
- Grab a medium sized bowl. Add 1/3 cup of soy sauce, 1/2 a cup of honey, 2 tbsp of vegetable oil, 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar, 2-3 crushed cloves of garlic, 2 tsp of chopped fresh ginger, salt to taste, pepper to taste and stir well. Option: to adjust seasoning to your taste at this stage. Reserve about half of the marinade to baste the chicken later on while it bakes in the oven.
- Pour the marinade on to the drumsticks and mix everything together well. Then, cover the drumsticks and leave them to marinate in the fridge for a minimum of 1 hour. For more flavour marinate for 24 hours.
- 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. You will need to turn and baste the drumsticks every 10 minutes to get a delicious flavour and colour.
- Once the chicken is done garnish with sesame seeds, herbs (or spring onions) and serve!
Top Tips
- Don’t skip the basting step! It is really important if you want to achieve flavour and get the gorgeous brown colour.
- For intense fresh flavours use fresh ginger and fresh garlic cloves.
- 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!
- Use good quality chicken drumsticks for this recipe to get the best taste!
- Taste the marinade once you have made it. You can add less or more of certain ingredients to suit your taste.
- Do not baste the chicken with the marinade that the raw chicken marinated in. Make sure you reserve marinade in a separate bowl for basting.
Alternatives
Swap rice wine vinegar for apple cider vinegar if you do not have apple cider vinegar.
You can also use ground ginger and ground garlic if you do not have fresh ingredients to hand.
What to Serve with Honey Soy Chicken Drumsticks
This juicy side is a brilliant weeknight dinner option and can also be served during special occasions. Serve with white rice, egg fried rice, noodles or stir fried vegetables.
Storage
Refrigerate these drumsticks in an air tight container for 3-4 days.
More East Asian Recipes
- Orange Sesame Chicken Recipe
- Jumbo Chinese Vegetable Spring Rolls
- Singapore Rice Noodles Recipe
- Honey Soy Chicken Stir Fry From Cafe Delites
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Oven-Baked Honey Soy Chicken Drumsticks
Equipment
- baking tray
- brush for basting
Ingredients
- 8-10 chicken drumsticks
- 1/3 cup of soy sauce
- 1/2 cup of honey
- 2 tsp of chopped ginger
- 2 tbsp of apple cider vinegar/rice wine vinegar
- Salt and pepper
- Vegetable/Sunflower oil
- Sesame seeds optional
- Spring onions or herbs optional
Instructions
- Grab a medium sized bowl. Add 1/3 cup of soy sauce, 1/2 a cup of honey, 2 tbsp of vegetable oil, 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar, 2-3 crushed cloves of garlic, 2 tsp of chopped fresh ginger, salt to taste, pepper to taste and stir well. Option: to adjust seasoning to your taste at this stage. Reserve about half of the marinade to baste the chicken later on while it bakes in the oven.
- Pour the marinade on to the drumsticks and mix everything together well. Then, cover the drumsticks and leave them to marinate in the fridge for a minimum of 1 hour. For more flavour marinate for 24 hours.
- 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. You will need to turn and baste the drumsticks every 10 minutes to get a delicious flavour and colour.
- Once the chicken is done garnish with sesame seeds, herbs (or spring onions) and serve!
Notes
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