We’re forever looking for things to do with chicken drumsticks. This spicy and zesty recipe from Claire Thompson’s New Kitchen Basics doesn’t disappoint. Serve with some rice if you like.
Wine Suggestion: a zesty, dry Riesling is our choice. Something like the Pikes Riesling from the Clare Valley, or alternately the Dönnhoff QbA Dry Riesling (or even better one of their Grosses Gewächs (great growth) dry wines) from the Nahe in Germany.
Chicken sours – serves 4
- 1kg chicken drumsticks and/or chicken wings
- 2 small unwaxed oranges
- 1-2 jalapeños or other green chillies, finely chopped
- 3 cloves of garlic, peeled and finely chopped
- 2 tsp runny honey
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- juice of 1 lime
Preheat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6.
Season the chicken with 1 tsp of salt and lots of coarsely ground pepper. Place on baking tray.
Grate the zest and squeeze the juice from 1½ of the oranges; finely slice the remaining half.
Combine the chilli, garlic, honey, oil, lime & orange zest and juice in a bowl, then brush over the chicken pieces.
Arrange the orange slices on the tray with the chicken and bake for 40-45 minutes or until cooked through and glazed. Baste occasionally with the pan juices as it cooks.
(Original recipe from New Kitchen Basics by Claire Thompson, Quadrille, 2019.)
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