Oven-Grilled Herby and Spicy Chicken Drumsticks Recipe
These delicious oven-grilled chicken drumsticks are the perfect combination of herby, garlicky, and spicy. Great on their own or fantastic in a wrap or salad.
Servings: 3
Ingredients
- 7 chicken drumsticks
- ½ sprig rosemary leaves removed
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme heaped
- small handful coriander
- 10 basil leaves approximately
- small handful parsley
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon white pepper
- 4 garlic cloves
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 4 tablespoons light soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon ketchup heaped
- ½ tablespoon sea salt
- 1½ lime juice from
- 4 medium scotch bonnets
Instructions
- Mix all the ingredients for the marinade and process in a food blender.
- Taste for salt and adjust accordingly.
- Pour the marinade over the chicken drumsticks and leave in the fridge for at least 1 hour but ideally overnight. See note 1.
- Place the drumsticks on an oiled grill rack and then on an oven tray. Cover the drumsticks with aluminium foil, See note 2.
- Grill the chicken drumsticks at ( 180-200 ℃) for about 20 minutes covered. Then remove the aluminium foil and continue to grill for a further 25 minutes to 40 minutes or until the drumsticks are cooked. See note 3.
- Serve with fries, or fried yam or a salad.
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Notes
- Marinating the chicken drumsticks overnight allows for the marinade to penetrate deeper and resulting in very flavourful chicken legs. For this recipe, I marinated the drumsticks for about 8 hours.
- Covering the drumsticks almost creates a steam environment for the drumsticks after which they get beautifully browned once the aluminium foil is taken off.
- Your cook time will depend on the size of your chicken legs and also on your oven. Learning how your oven behaves will ultimately let you make good decisions when baking or grilling. The given temperature ranges are a good guide if you have no clue at all.