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    Saucy Chicken Drumsticks

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    Updated on January 29, 2021 By Shalini 33 Comments - This post contains affiliate links which means if you use them to make a purchase, I'll earn enough money to maybe buy me a lil' something - an ingredient, probably.

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    Tired of the same old chicken recipes but want something that is easy to make? Here's a recipe of Saucy Chicken Drumsticks. Make it, lick your fingers good and then come back to this space and thank me!

    How to make saucy chicken drumsticks at home

    Saucy sticky chicken drumsticks are chicken legs fried and coated in a delicious sauce. These drumsticks are best served as appetizers but they also go well with Fried Rice. Chicken Drumsticks are our favorite. I remember sharing the recipe of Coffee Spiced Chicken Drumsticks a while ago, and it still remains one of the best-loved recipes of the blog.

    I hope this recipe too will win your heart!

    Give us some fried chicken legs and you can find us (husband and I) happily gorging the entire thing as fast as we can, often in complete silence. Ah, ignore that moan or two that we let out in between while digging into this yummilicious food. Mmh!

    Chicken legs make for a delicious appetizer whether it is fried, breaded or marinated. Serve them at a gathering, it appeals to almost everyone. Tweak the spice level and you can find little kids picking these up and devouring one after the other.

    Saucy Chicken Drumsticks can be made in different ways - it can be baked with the sauce or deep-fried before adding to the sauce in a skillet. I decided to parboil the chicken legs first before deep frying ensuring that the legs are cooked inside out. I then, prepared a sauce to which the deep fried chicken drumsticks were added.

    Saucy Chicken Drumsticks Recipe:

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    Saucy Chicken Drumsticks


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    Ingredients

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    • 7 Chicken Drumsticks

    1st Marinade:

    • 1 tbsp Garlic powder
    • 1 tsp Pepper powder
    • 1 tsp Salt

    2nd Marinade:

    • ¼ cup Rice Flour
    • 2 tbsp All-Purpose Flour
    • 1 tsp Salt
    • 2 tbsp Mixed herbs
    • 2 tbsp Paprika

    Sauce:

    • ¼ cup Tomato Ketchup
    • 2 tbsp Sriracha Sauce
    • 2 tbsp Chilli Sauce
    • 1 tsp Soy Sauce
    • 2 tbsp Butter/oil
    • 1 tsp Garlic powder
    • ½ tsp Pepper powder
    • 1 tbsp Mixed herbs
    • Spring Onion green, for garnish
    • Sesame seeds, for garnish
    • Water, to boil
    • Oil, to fry

    Instructions

    1. Clean and pat dry the chicken legs.
    2. Marinate with ingredients in the first marinade - garlic powder, pepper powder, and salt.
    3. Add these chicken legs to boiling water and cover and cook until done. It would take about 8-10 minutes.
    4. Remove and let it cool.
    5. In a bowl, add ingredients of the second marinade - rice flour, all-purpose flour, salt, mixed herbs, and paprika. Mix well.
    6. Add the cooked chicken legs and coat them well.
    7. Heat oil in a pan and deep fry the chicken legs.
    8. Remove and keep aside.
    9. Heat a teaspoon of oil/butter in a pan.
    10. Add the sauces - ketchup, sriracha sauce, chili sauce, and soy sauce. Mix well.
    11. When it starts to bubble, add garlic powder, pepper powder, and mixed herbs. Mix again.
    12. Add the fried chicken legs and coat them well with the sauce.
    13. Remove from fire and add sesame seeds and spring onion greens.
    14. Serve hot as an appetizer or along with fried rice.

    Notes

    Tweak the spice level to serve it to kids. You can omit the chili sauce and paprika. Another option is to add a teaspoon of honey to the sauces.

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    • Category: Appetizer
    • Cuisine: Indo-Chinese

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    Comments

    1. Shantala says

      March 13, 2019 at 9:45 pm

      I am a self confessed chicken lover. And this looks too delicious to not try. Bookmarking this, will let you know how it turns out.

      Reply
    2. Bindu Thomas says

      March 01, 2019 at 11:11 am

      These chicken recipes are really great and I always love trying these recipes. Thanks for sharing.

      Reply
    3. Christopher Mitchell says

      February 25, 2019 at 12:52 am

      Oh, those look legit amazing to be honest. I need to get on this ASAP!

      Reply
    4. Princess Quinn says

      February 23, 2019 at 3:05 am

      I love trying out chicken recipes. This looks so tasty, I will try to cook it this weekend.

      Reply
    5. Sarah Meh says

      February 22, 2019 at 5:13 pm

      It's mouth-watering. I love to try different chicken recipes and they seem juicy drumsticks.

      Reply
    6. Rosey says

      February 22, 2019 at 5:01 pm

      I like that they are nice and saucy. I have quite a few chicken drumstick fans in the family.

      Reply
    7. Bismah-Bonnie says

      February 22, 2019 at 10:52 am

      Oh my these look so delicious! I love trying out new ways to coat chicken. These would definitely be a hit in our home.

      Reply
    8. Tessa says

      February 21, 2019 at 10:54 pm

      Yummy yum! These look absolutely delicious!! I bet I could even make them gluten free by swapping the flour for gf flour and the soy sauce for tamari!

      Reply
    9. Brittany Vantrease says

      February 21, 2019 at 9:47 pm

      This makes my mouth water! I wouldn't normally pair drumsticks with fried rice, but this seems to just make so much sense!

      Reply
    10. Megan Froemke says

      February 21, 2019 at 9:25 pm

      I’m normally not a chicken drumstick kind of girl, but your photos have me sold! Would these work in an air fryer? I hope so! They are going on my menu for next week!

      Reply
    11. Gavin says

      February 21, 2019 at 4:25 pm

      Oh hell yeah!!! These look #amazing!!

      Reply
    12. Cindy Ingalls says

      February 21, 2019 at 3:31 pm

      As soon as I saw Siracha and Soy Sauce in the recipe I was all in. I love the mix of flavors in the recipe.

      Reply
    13. Natasha says

      February 21, 2019 at 2:19 pm

      Oh the moment I saw this picture of yours yesterday, one thought that popped into my head was, "No one can just eat one" Ha! Ha!

      So yummy. Book marking it and will give it a go soon. My accompaniment will be plain white rice, so I can savour the flavours better.

      Reply
    14. Shilpa Gupte says

      February 21, 2019 at 10:38 am

      Good Heavens!! When I saw that image, I felt I was in Paradise!
      I am not a hardcore vegetarian, and do love chicken tikka and drumsticks....a lot. So, that image just made me drool like crazy!
      Thanks for this recipe, Shalini! Saving it and will beg hubby to make it some day. 🙂

      Reply
    15. anouradha says

      February 21, 2019 at 8:49 am

      Looks delicious. Must try making them. Thank you for sharing the recipe

      Reply
    16. ABBY HEWES says

      February 21, 2019 at 6:08 am

      Thanks for sharing the recipe. I've printed it and I'll be gathering the ingredients to make it for dinner on Sunday.

      We love drumsticks, and I'm always looking for new marinades!

      Reply
    17. Chad says

      February 21, 2019 at 3:45 am

      Drumsticks are my fav for sure! I am definitely gonna try to make some over the weekend. Thanks a lot.

      Chad
      http://www.mosaicslab.com

      Reply
    18. Cristina Petrini says

      February 21, 2019 at 12:49 am

      The Asian-inspired recipes are always so succulent and they give me the desire to try and reproduce them.

      Reply
    19. Roshan Radhakrishnan says

      February 20, 2019 at 1:55 pm

      How long does cooking with the second marinade take... the deep frying one? Want to try this one cause it seems easy and i have most ingredients

      Reply
      • Shalini says

        February 20, 2019 at 2:03 pm

        Since it is already about 3/4th cooked the first time, wait for the crust to turn golden brown. It would take about 7 minutes? You'd get the aroma of KFC chicken because of the rice flour 🙂

        Reply
    20. Rajlakshmi says

      February 20, 2019 at 12:34 pm

      Oh my... you got super power girl. To come up with all these delicious dishes. If only I had half your talent.
      Awesome photography too.

      Reply
      • Shalini says

        February 20, 2019 at 2:23 pm

        Aww..thank you, Raj. Means a lot! I am working on my photography skills 😛
        Try this recipe, will you? It is easy to make!

        Reply
    21. Esha says

      April 19, 2017 at 12:09 am

      Chicken drumsticks are a hot favourite at home. I make them too, mostly with the tandoori masalas...will try this one sometime. Goodluck with the series, Shalini. Love the theme once again.

      Reply
    22. Haffa Bexi says

      August 28, 2014 at 11:05 am

      yumm yum!! Kids will love thisss!! Thanku for linking to my very 1st event Back to School Lunch Ideas

      Reply
    23. catchats says

      August 04, 2014 at 1:11 pm

      Oh wow, these sound so tasty. Love your recipes. All the best with your new blog and I'll be sure to check in on this one and your other one, too.

      http://cattitudeandgratitude.blogspot.ca/2014/08/its-time-to-slow-down.html

      Reply
    24. akaushiva says

      August 03, 2014 at 4:16 pm

      This is so yum n easy. And like you guys, hubby and me are super fond of chicken legs. I'm trying this soon! Thanks!

      Reply
    25. Sulekha (@sulekkha) says

      August 03, 2014 at 11:04 am

      I used to fight with my siblings for this chicken bone too 🙂 Delicious recipe, thanks for sharing.

      Reply
    26. Jyothi Nair says

      August 03, 2014 at 9:52 am

      I never add the tomato sauce or the lemon juice. I must try this. Chicken Drumsticks are a favourite in my home too. 🙂

      Reply
    27. Eli says

      August 03, 2014 at 9:49 am

      YUM! Looks sooo delicious! Love chicken also, and always on a look out for new recipes! Found one:-)

      Reply
    28. Suzy says

      August 03, 2014 at 9:27 am

      Glad you marinate in yoghurt. I marinate all my meats in yoghurt and it turns out delicious. Love drumsticks and yours look yummy.

      Reply
    29. Preeti says

      August 03, 2014 at 7:46 am

      Looks yummy! Can I send you a picture when I've tried it myself? 🙂
      Just a small suggestion, maybe you could list the ingredients instead of having them in paragraph form. I think it would be easier to follow.

      Reply
      • shalzzzzz says

        August 03, 2014 at 8:14 am

        Oh sure!!! Send in.. I'll put that in my post 😀 And yes, thanks for the suggestion too. I'll incorporate that <3

        Reply
    30. food passion and love says

      August 03, 2014 at 7:07 am

      I love Chicken and these Drumsticks look super delicious!!

      Reply

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