Oven Baked Chicken Drumsticks Glazed with Maple & Balsamic
Sticky, sweet, and slightly spicy, these oven baked chicken drumsticks glazed with maple, balsamic make a great finger food or appetizer at parties!
Ingredients
Marinade & Glaze
- 3 cloves Garlic minced
- ½ cup maple syrup
- ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
- ¼ cup oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon oil
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red chilies
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 1 lemon zested and juiced
- ¼ bunch chives finely chopped
Chicken
- 3 lb chicken drumsticks or wings
Instructions
- Mix together all the ingredients for the marinade and set aside half of the mix.
- Marinate the chicken drumsticks in half of marinade mix for about 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
- Roast the chicken in the oven at 375F for about 1 hour, making sure to baste the chicken often with the raw marinade mixture. If cooking on a barbecue, grill chicken ¾ done before starting to glaze the meat with a brush. keep brushing the glaze onto the chicken until desired deliciousness is achieved.
- While the chicken is roasting in the oven, heat the saved marinade mix and simmer. Thicken with either cornstarch or roux until the sauce coats a spoon. Keep hot and use as extra dipping sauce or pour over the meat right before serving for extra sticky juiciness.
Notes
This maple and Balsamic Marinade is easily used on chicken wings or breasts as well!
Nutrition
Calories: 3441kcal
Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.
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