Name: Super Easy, Oven-Baked, Honey-Soy Chicken Drumsticks
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 18 chicken wings or 10 drumsticks or 4 thighs and 5 drumsticks, etc.; kosher salt and freshly ground pepper; 2 tablespoons oil — peanut, canola, vegetable, olive, etc.; 2 tablespoons ketchup; 1/2 cup soy sauce; 1 cup honey; 2 to 3 cloves garlic, minced

Description

Adapted from The New New York Times Cookbook (Craig Claiborne, 1979)

Notes:

If making a small batch — 5 drumsticks or 4 thighs, etc. — halve the sauce recipe but keep the cooking time the same.
I typically make it with 4 to 5 thighs and 4 to 5 drumsticks, but I’ve made it with as many as 8 thighs and 5 drumsticks in one 9×13-inch pan.
Wings are perfect for a Super Bowl party or other gathering.

Ingredients

18 chicken wings or 10 drumsticks or 4 thighs and 5 drumsticks, etc.
kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
2 tablespoons oil — peanut, canola, vegetable, olive, etc.
2 tablespoons ketchup
1/2 cup soy sauce
1 cup honey
2 to 3 cloves garlic, minced

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400ºF. If using wings: wash and dry, cut off wing tips and place on a rimmed baking sheet. If using the larger quantity of drumsticks and/or thighs: wash and dry and place in a 9 x 13-inch pan; if using the smaller quantity, wash and dry and place in a 8×8-inch (or something similar) pan. Season lightly with salt (as soy is salty) and pepper to taste.
Combine remaining ingredients and pour over chicken. Toss chicken (with your hands, if you don’t mind, or with tongs, if you do) and then arrange skin-side down in the baking pan. Place in the oven for 30 minutes. Remove pan, turn chicken over, and return to the oven for another 30 minutes, keeping an eye on the chicken to ensure it isn’t browning too quickly — turn the temperature down to 375ºF if it is.
Remove the pan and turn the chicken over once more. I find that the chicken is usually done at this point, but my mother likes to cook hers for another 15 minutes, which is what the original recipe calls for, too, although the original recipe also calls for baking it at 375ºF for the entire time. It’s your call — you can’t mess it up. I suggest turning the oven down to 375ºF if you do bake it for an additional 15 minutes.
If your sauce is not the thickness you like, but the chicken has completed its cooking, you can transfer the sauce to a small sauce pan and simmer it down on the stovetop till it thickens.

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hours 15 minutes
Category: Dinner
Method: Oven
Cuisine: Asian, American