Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Sweet-and-Sour Chicken Drumsticks

From EatingWell.com Which is loaded with great recipes!
Chicken drumsticks stay deliciously moist when grilled-even with the skin removed. Minty sweet-and-sour dipping sauce adds a refreshing twist to "ordinary" grilled chicken. Make it a meal: Serve with brown rice and slices of fresh pineapple.

Ingredients
    * 1/2 teaspoon(s) freshly grated orange zest
    * 1/4 cup(s) orange juice
    * 1/4 cup(s) water
    * 3 tablespoon(s) honey
    * 1 tablespoon(s) cider vinegar, plus 1 teaspoon, divided
    * 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt, divided
    * 1/4 teaspoon(s) ground coriander
    * 1 teaspoon(s) cornstarch
    * 1/4 cup(s) chopped fresh mint
    * 8  chicken drumsticks, (about 2 pounds) skin removed, trimmed
    * 1/4 teaspoon(s) freshly ground pepper

Directions

   1. Preheat grill to medium. (No grill? See Broiler Variation, below.)
   2. To prepare dipping sauce, combine orange zest, orange juice, water, honey, 1 tablespoon vinegar, 1/4 teaspoon salt and coriander in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Whisk cornstarch and the remaining 1 teaspoon vinegar in a small bowl until smooth. Add to the saucepan and return to a boil, whisking until thickened, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Remove from the heat. Stir in mint.
   3. Sprinkle drumsticks with the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper. Oil the grill rack (see Tip). Grill the drumsticks until crispy on all sides and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part registers 165°F, about 15 minutes total. Serve the drumsticks with the dipping sauce on the side.
   4. Broiler variation: Position oven rack in the upper third of the oven; preheat broiler to high. Prepare sauce (Step 2). Coat a broiler pan with cooking spray. Sprinkle drumsticks with salt and pepper (Step 3), then broil, turning once, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part registers 165°F, about 15 minutes total.



Nutritional Information
(per serving)
Calories    255
Total Fat    8g
Saturated Fat    2g
Cholesterol    93mg
Sodium    389mg
Total Carbohydrate    16g
Dietary Fiber    --
Sugars    --
Protein    29g
Calcium    0

http://www.delish.com/recipefinder/sweet-sour-chicken-drumsticks-recipe-7597

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