Honey Soy Chicken Drumsticks – oven baked chicken in an amazing honey, soy and garlic sauce. Tender, meat falls off the bone, delicious chicken!
I know that many times with my recipes I tell you that this recipe is the best. But I mean it. You guys, this chicken! These truly are the best drumsticks you could ever have. If you think chicken drumsticks are boring, think again!
These drumsticks have been marinated in an unbelievable honey and soy sauce with garlic and ginger and my favorite oil, sesame oil. As you bake them, something magical happens. They turn into this beautiful rusty, caramel color and the smell is going to drive you and your pets crazy. The meat becomes so tender, it simply falls off the bone. And that sauce, you cannot throw away that juice that is left in your pan. That juice is money! Serve this with a nice French baguette and make sure you pour some of that juice over you chicken, and use your bread to soak in that yumminess. Or better yet, serve this over a side of mashed potatoes and pour that juice over the potatoes. Trust me, it’s a good thing, your tummy and your taste buds will be pleased.
The great thing about this recipe is that it inspired me to try different combinations next time, like with beer and honey, or a spicy and sweet combination. Chicken drumsticks are the best. You may also use thighs if you want.
I garnished my drumsticks with a lot of fresh parsley that hubs just got from his herb garden, which sadly is coming to an end. Did I mention it’s going to snow here in a couple days? He had to cut out all the parsley and freeze it up, but did I ever enjoy having fresh herbs all summer. I’m sure going to miss this.
But regardless, we have lots of beautiful fresh parsley for now. It smells heavenly and it just looks so beautiful over these drumsticks. You can’t go wrong with this simple recipe for a perfect meal.
If you’re looking for other chicken ideas, try these:
- East African Braised chicken
- Crockpot Thai Chicken Thighs!
- Sesame Garlic Chicken.
- One Pot Chicken Drumsticks with Beluga Lentils
- Baked Garlic and Ginger Chicken Drumsticks
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Honey Soy Chicken Drumsticks - oven baked chicken in an amazing honey, soy and garlic sauce. Tender, meat falls off the bone, delicious chicken!
- 3 lbs chicken drumsticks bone in, with skin
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 5 tbsp honey
- 1/4 cup soy sauce low sodium
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tsp ginger freshly grated, ginger powder works as well, about 1/2 tsp
- 1/4 tsp pepper freshly ground
- 1 tbsp parsley chopped, for garnish
- In a shallow baking dish, about 2 inches deep and 4.8 quart, whisk all the ingredients together, excluding the chicken. Add chicken and toss making sure each piece is coated with the marinade.
- Cover with plastic wrap and marinate for a couple hours. I kept mine in the fridge overnight.
- Preheat oven to 375 F degrees.
Remove plastic wrap and bake the drumsticks for 45 to 55 minutes or until a meat thermometer registers 180 degrees F (for dark meat), (170 degrees F for white meat). Make sure to turn them over half way through. This way they will get nice color all around.
Serve with a side of mashed potatoes and/or an easy salad.
To reduce fat and calories you can use skinless chicken drumsticks.
Please keep in mind that nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.
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I love this recipe! The chicken came out juicy and tender, and the flavor was amazing. I threw in some sliced onions and Korean squash I had lying around halfway through baking and it turned out well. My sister said it was one of the best chicken dishes she’s ever had.
Good stuff
These look amazin!!!!
I made the Honey Soy chicken drumsticks and they were a bit with my family. My grandson has just started eating chicken again and he said that he is sure glad he does. I think next time I will use chicken thighs.
We’re glad to hear that! This recipe will be great with any type of chicken.
I made this with what the store called chicken leg-thigh and leg attached-it was delicious! I loved the sauce-I marinated it overnight like you did. I slowly reheated the next day in the oven and it was even better. I served them with a green salad and brown rice. The sesame oil has such a great flavor and also the fresh grated ginger!
That sounds amazing! Isn’t it great how much flavor is packed into a tiny amount of sesame oil?
What could I use in place of sesame oil? Thank you! 😊
You can just use some more olive oil. The sesame oil is there to add flavor so it can simply be omitted if you’d prefer.
Have you tried this marinade with fish, such as salmon?
Not this one specifically, but I have lots of great salmon recipes you might want to give a try. Just search for salmon in the search bar. 🙂
Yes pls