Oven-Baked Honey Soy Chicken Drumsticks

Name: Oven-Baked Honey Soy Chicken Drumsticks
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 65 min
Ingredients: 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; 2 tsp Sesame seeds (optional); Spring onions or herbs (optional)

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

Honey soy drumsticks topped with sesame seeds and parsley.

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Why You Should Try This Recipe
Oven-Baked Honey Soy Chicken Drumsticks Ingredients
Tips and Substitutions
How to Make Oven-Baked Honey Soy Chicken Drumsticks
Recipe FAQs
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Oven-Baked Honey Soy Chicken Drumsticks

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!

You can also try these, Quick Chinese Beef Noodles, Oven-Baked Firecracker Chicken Fillet, How to Make Crispy Panko Shrimp, Orange Sesame Chicken Recipe and Oven-Baked Spicy Chicken Drumsticks.

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

Oil, vinegar, ginger, garlic, chicken drumsticks, soy sauce, honey and salt and pepper.

See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.

Chicken drumsticks: Use fresh chicken drumsticks for this recipe. If they are frozen, then 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 savory flavor, which is widely used in East Asian cooking.
Honey: Is another main ingredient in this recipe. Adding honey to this dish adds sweetness and balances out the savory flavors. Fun Fact: East Asian cuisine relies heavily on yin and yang concepts. 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.
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: This recipe uses good quality chicken drumsticks, but you can also make Sticky Oven Chicken Thighs BBQ instead.
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

Add drumsticks to a bowl.

2. 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.

Honey soy marinade poured into uncooked chicken drums.

3. Then, pour the marinade over the drumsticks.

Honey soy marinade rubbed into uncooked chicken drums.

4. Next, 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.

Honey soy chicken drums on a lightly greased oven tray.

5. 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.

Honey soy marinade basted on half cooked drum.

6. Turn and baste the drumsticks every 10 minutes for a delicious flavor and color.

7. 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, Quick Chinese Beef Noodles Recipe, stir-fried vegetables or Easy Japanese Edamame Salad.

Sticky honey soy drumsticks on a white plate tapped with sesame seeds and parsley.

Recipe FAQs

Should drumsticks be covered in the oven?

Yes. You can cover drumsticks with foil in the oven. This can help the chicken to retain its moisture.

How to store honey soy chicken drumsticks?

Refrigerate these drumsticks in an airtight container for 3-4 days.

Why are my drumsticks not crispy?

They could have been cooked on a low temperature or covered with foil.

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