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Sweet & Spicy Grilled Chicken Drumsticks
A Thai inspired marinade makes simple chicken drumsticks a barbecue showstopper! It's citrusy, spicy and makes advance prep work easy!
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
Asian, Thai
Season
Fall, Summer
Key Ingredient
Chicken
Diet
Dairy-free, Gluten-free
Prep Time
15
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
35
minutes
minutes
Total Time
50
minutes
minutes
Servings
10
servings
Calories
174
kcal
Author
Charity Beth Long
Ingredients
Marinade
1
orange
1/4
cup
soy sauce
1/4
cup
dark brown sugar
2
dried Thai or Sichuan peppers
1
small
onion,
diced
3
cloves
garlic
1
tablespoon
rice wine vinegar
2
tablespoons
grated ginger
1
tablespoon
neutral oil
(vegetable, canola. light olive oil)
1
tablespoon
chili garlic sauce
Chicken
10-12
chicken drumsticks
prepared marinade
Garnish
sliced limes
cilantro
sliced chili peppers
Instructions
Marinade
Zest and juice the orange.
Place the orange juice and zest in a blender along with the rest of the marinade ingredients.
Blend the ingredients until a smooth marinade forms.
Grilled Chicken Legs
Combine the marinade and chicken legs in a large zip top bag and marinate at least 4 hours or up to 24 hours.
Grill over indirect heat, basting the chicken every 7-10 minutes.
When the chicken is almost done (around 140-150 F) stop basting the chicken.
Move the chicken legs over direct heat until it reaches 165F
Serving
Serve chicken on a platter and garnish with limes, cilantro and chili peppers.
Notes
Makes about 2-1/2 cups marinade.
This marinade is also great on veggies, so feel free to cut the amount of chicken in half and add veggies for a weeknight family dinner.
Nutrition
Calories:
174
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
10
g
|
Protein:
14
g
|
Fat:
9
g
|
Saturated Fat:
2
g
|
Cholesterol:
70
mg
|
Sodium:
489
mg
|
Potassium:
261
mg
|
Fiber:
1
g
|
Sugar:
8
g
|
Vitamin A:
150
IU
|
Vitamin C:
21
mg
|
Calcium:
23
mg
|
Iron:
1
mg