Honey Chicken
I love
experimenting with different ingredients to vamp up a basic chicken drumstick
recipe. I found that this one in particular gave them the right amount of
stickiness (so mind your fingers) and right amount of sweetness that I was just
hoping for. Honey can be used in both sweet and savory dishes and it has been
hailed for its numerous health benefits. It may seem scary at first to start
dousing your chicken in honey, but I can assure you’ll never be a great cook
unless you get out of your comfort zone and try something new. Soy sauce is
very good for creating depth in the flavor so I also used a combination of salt
and soy sauce, which eliminated the use Knorr cube seasoning.
experimenting with different ingredients to vamp up a basic chicken drumstick
recipe. I found that this one in particular gave them the right amount of
stickiness (so mind your fingers) and right amount of sweetness that I was just
hoping for. Honey can be used in both sweet and savory dishes and it has been
hailed for its numerous health benefits. It may seem scary at first to start
dousing your chicken in honey, but I can assure you’ll never be a great cook
unless you get out of your comfort zone and try something new. Soy sauce is
very good for creating depth in the flavor so I also used a combination of salt
and soy sauce, which eliminated the use Knorr cube seasoning.
Ingredients
1kg Chicken legs/thighs
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
2 tablespoons of soy sauce
1 teaspoon hot paprika
Fresh thyme
1 tablespoon sunflower oil
1 teaspoon ground garlic
1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
1 and 1/2 tablespoon clear honey
Instructions
Mix all ingredients together and leave in the
fridge to marinate for about 30 minutes to an hour
fridge to marinate for about 30 minutes to an hour
Set the oven at 120 degrees Celsius
Place the chicken on a baking tray or a deep pan
and bake for 45 minutes to an hour.
and bake for 45 minutes to an hour.
Within this cooking time, be sure to turn the
chicken so they can be coated in the flavoursome marinade and cook thoroughly.
chicken so they can be coated in the flavoursome marinade and cook thoroughly.
Once the kitchen starts to linger with the sweet
smell of the chicken and they have a deep brown colour, the chicken is ready.
smell of the chicken and they have a deep brown colour, the chicken is ready.
They can be served hot or cold.
Enjoy!
Edited by Pearl Okeke
Will I oil the pan or baking try before putting the chicken in it?