The only thing I like better than talking about food is eating … Check This Amazing Recipe: Budget barbecue-style chicken drumsticks
How to Make Budget barbecue-style chicken drumsticks
Preparation time:
less than 30 mins
Cooking time:
30 mins to 1 hour
Serves:
Serves 4–6 (suitable for a family of 6)
Ingredients
- 800g/1lb 12oz large potatoes
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1kg/2lb 4oz chicken drumsticks
- salt and ground black pepper
For the barbecue sauce
- 100g/3½oz tomato ketchup
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp runny honey
To serve
- 500g/1lb 2oz ready-made coleslaw
- 100g/3½oz frozen sweetcorn
Method
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Preheat the oven to 220C/200C Fan/Gas 7.
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Put the potatoes in a bowl and toss with the oil, a little salt and lots of ground black pepper. Arrange the potato wedges on a large baking tray, skin-side down. (If the potatoes are placed on their skin side, they won’t need turning.) Bake for 30–35 minutes.
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Line a second baking tray with foil or baking parchment and add the chicken drumsticks. Season with salt and pepper and place on a shelf a couple of rungs above the potatoes to allow the heat to circulate. Bake for 20 minutes.
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While the chicken and potatoes are cooking, cook the sweetcorn according to the pack instructions in the microwave or a small pan then rinse in cold water in a sieve and drain well. Mix with the coleslaw. Mix the barbecue sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
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Remove the chicken from the oven after 20 minutes and brush generously with the sauce. Return to the oven for a further 10–15 minutes, or until the chicken is thoroughly cooked, sticky and charred in places and the potatoes are pale golden-brown.
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Serve the chicken with the wedges and coleslaw. Any leftover sauce can be served alongside.
