Easy Oven-Baked Honey BBQ Drumsticks
This Oven-Baked Honey BBQ Drumstick recipe is easy-to-make and the perfect dinner for your family. With a 3 ingredients sauce requiring things that you use in your kitchen daily, It takes minimal effort to make and is so delicious that it will leave you licking your fingers because it is that good!
I love using honey in my food, but I would usually add my favorite barbecue sauce to get the appearance that I love to see with meats.
Things you need for this recipe
You will need chicken drumsticks. (This is the same as chicken legs). An for that tasty barbecue sauce, you will need only 3 ingredients. Honey, Barbecue Sauce, and Corn Starch. The corn starch is required to thicken the sauce; otherwise, it will be very watery.
How to make Honey BBQ Sauce
In a small bowl, whisk together the Honey, Barbecue Sauce, and Corn Starch.
How to make Oven-Baked Honey BBQ Drumsticks
Wash the chicken leg with running tap water. Add 1 teaspoon lime juice. Then season with minced garlic, ginger, salt, thyme, scallion, and black pepper. Please leave it to marinate for about 30 minutes. Alternatively, you can use 3 tablespoons of my green seasoning, see green seasoning recipe, in this case only add salt, and black pepper.
Preheat Oven to 350 °F (177 °C). Arrange the drumsticks in your baking pan lined with aluminum foil topped with parchment paper. Using a food brush, paste the sauce onto the chicken drumsticks. Place in the preheated oven and Bake for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, turn over drumsticks and paste the sauce on the other side; bake for a further 20 minutes until the drumsticks are golden brown and sticky. Serve your delicious Oven-Baked Honey BBQ Drumsticks with your favorite vegetables, rice, potatoes or a side dish of your choice.
Easy Oven-Baked Honey BBQ Drumsticks
Ingredients
- 8 chicken legs
- 2 teaspoon garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon ginger minced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon thyme finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon scallion finely chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Honey BBQ Sauce
- 1/4 cup Honey
- 1/2 cup BBQ sauce
- 2 teaspoon corn starch
Instructions
- Line baking tray with aluminum foil, top with parchment paper. The parchment paper will allow for easy of removing drumsticks. As they can sometimes stick to the foil.
- Wash the chicken leg with running tap water. Add 1 teaspoon lime juice, make sure all the drumsticks are evenly coated. I usually leave my lime juice in my meats as I have found that it takes away the freshness, and adds a nice flavor. However, some people like to wash out the lime juice. If you so desire, wash the drumsticks again.
- Add minced garlic, ginger, salt, thyme, scallion, and black pepper. Coat drumsticks evenly. Leave to marinate for about 30 minutes. Alternatively, you can use 3 tablespoons of my green seasoning, see green seasoning recipe, in this case only add salt, and black pepper.
- Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk together the Honey, Barbecue Sauce, and Corn Starch. Set aside.
- Preheat Oven to 350 °F (177 °C).
- Arrange the drumsticks on the parchment paper. Using a food brush, paste half of the honey BBQ sauce onto the chicken drumsticks. Place it in the preheated oven and Bake for 30 minutes.
- After 30 minutes, turn over the drumsticks and paste the sauce on the other side; bake for a further 20 minutes until the drumsticks are golden brown and sticky.
- Remove from oven and let cool before serving. Serve with your favorite vegetables, rice, potatoes or a side dish of your choice.