I’ve been craving some Asian food lately, so who do I turn to? Skinnytaste of course! I wanted something that didn’t involve pasta or rice, so I decided to give these chicken drumsticks a try. It seemed like they might be a little complicated to make, but really the hardest part is getting the skin off the drumsticks. Bleh. Gross.
Once I managed to do that it was pretty simple.
Even with the low sodium soy sauce, I thought the glaze was a tad salty. Next time I think I might go for a little less balsamic vinegar and hope it doesn’t mess with the consistency of the glaze. I served mine with some baked broccoli and carrots. It was a perfect pairing with the glaze! Yumm. Just be careful how long you let this one sit in the refrigerator – the glaze turns to some sort of jelly-like weirdness. I’d say 2-3 days in the fridge is the max. Overall, I’d say this was a winner – maybe not for meal prep though š
Here’s the recipe from Skinnytaste:
Asian Glazed Drumsticks
Servings: 4 ā¢ Serving Size: 2 drumsticks ā¢ Old Points: 5 pts ā¢ Points+: 5 pts
Calories: 213 ā¢ Fat: 4.7 g ā¢ Protein: 27.5 g ā¢ Carb: 12.7 g ā¢ Fiber: 0.4 g
Ingredients:
- 8 medium chicken drumsticks, skin removed
- olive oil spray
- 1 cup water
- 1 tbsp Sriracha hot sauce
(it’s the one we call cock sauce in Key West – due to the rooster on the bottle, of course)
- 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1/3 cup low sodium soy sauce
- 1 tbsp honey
- 3 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 tsp ginger, grated
- 2 tbsp chives or scallions, chopped
- 1 tsp sesame seeds
Directions:
- In a heavy large saucepan, brown chicken on high for 3-4 minutes with a little spray oil. Add water, balsamic, soy sauce, honey, garlic, ginger, hot sauce and cook on high until liquid comes to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered for about 20 minutes. Remove cover and bring heat to high, allowing sauce to reduce down, about 8-10 minutes, until it becomes thick, turning chicken occasionally. (Keep an eye on glaze, you don’t want it to burn when it start becoming thick)
- Transfer chicken to a platter and pour sauce on top. Top with chives and sesame seeds and serve.
Yum! Did you use a paper towel to pull the skin off? It gives it grip to pull the skin right off.