These standout Sticky, Spicy Chicken Drumsticks are another better-than-takeout recipe you will be making over and over again! This recipe uses ingredients you probably have in your pantry.
What Makes This Recipe Special?
- The sauce here is delicious. You can use it on drumsticks, wings, thighs, or even cubed chicken breast.
- Chinese take-out can have a lot of deep-fried items. This is a healthy alternative.
Ingredients
- If you are dairy-free, you can use nut milk or other non-dairy milk.
- You can use corn starch instead of flour for gluten-free.
- This sauce works on drumsticks, wings or even thighs.
How To Make It
- The crispiness comes from baking the drumsticks in a hot oven, coated with the flour and milk.
- You toss them in the sauce separately after they are cooked, so the sauce doesn't make the chicken soft.
If you want to make these as part of a Chinese meal, check out these other better-than-take-out recipes.
Suggested Menu
Sticky Spicy Chicken
Bobo House Ribs
Steamed Garlic Broccoli
Spicy Chinese Cauliflower
Stir-Fried Chinese Bok Choy with Garlic
Vegetable Fried Rice
Wine Pairing
The sweetness of Asian cooking makes pairing a bit difficult. My go-to is an off-dry Riesling, Gewurztraminer, or Pinot Gris. Off-dry is the operative word here, so an off-dry Rose or Sparkling could work too.
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Sticky, Spicy Chicken Drumsticks
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- 2 lbs chicken drumsticks (about 10 drumsticks) see Note 1
- ½ cup almond milk or 2 % milk, other non-dairy milk
- ½ cup flour (or cornstarch for gluten free)
Sauce
- ½ tablespoon sesame oil
- ⅓ cup maple syrup (or honey)
- ⅓ cup soy sauce
- 3 Tbsps apple cider vinegar
- 1 ½ teaspoon siracha sauce (or to taste if you want more heat)
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 ½ tablespoon corn starch
- 4 ½ Tbsps water
- green onions optional garnishes
- toasted sesame seeds optional garnishes
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper and lightly coat with cooking spray or coconut oil.
- Dredge each drumstick in milk and then flour to coat. Arrange on sheet pan. Do not crowd.
- Bake in hot oven 35-40 minutes.
- While chicken is baking, make the sauce. Mix sesame oil, maple syrup, soy sauce, apple cider vinegar, siracha and garlic in a small sauce pan. Cook over medium, low heat about 10 minutes, stirring often.
- Add water to cornstarch to form a paste. Add to the sauce. Cook another 5 minutes or so, stirring until sauce boils and thickens.
- Toss the hot drumsticks in half the sauce when they come out of the oven. (Use as much as you need to give you good coverage.) Serve any remaining sauce on the side.
Notes
- Can substitute chicken wings. If using thighs, you will need to bake at 350 degrees until they reach 165 internal temperature.
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