Here's The Skinny ~ Asian Glazed Drumsticks
Created by LindasBusyKitchen on June 5, 2012
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 10m
- Cook Time: 30-35m
- Recipe #5633
Ingredients
- 8 skinless chicken drumsticks (medium drumsticks)
- Olive oil spray
- 1 cup water
- 1 tablespoon hot sauce, Sriracha (more or less to your taste)
- 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 4 teaspoons agave nectar (or sugar)
- 3 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 teaspoon ginger, grated
- 2 tablespoon chives, chopped (or scallions, chopped)
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
How to Make
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Step 1: In a heavy large saucepan, spray pan with a little oil, and brown chicken on high for 3-4 minutes.
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Step 2: Add water, balsamic, soy sauce, Agave, garlic, ginger, hot sauce and cook on high until liquid comes to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered for about 20 minutes.
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Step 3: Remove cover and bring heat to high, allowing sauce to reduce down, about 8-10 minutes, until it becomes a thick glaze, turning chicken occasionally. (Keep an eye on glaze, you don't want it to burn when it start becoming thick).
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Step 4: Transfer chicken to a platter, and pour glaze on top.
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Step 5: Top with chives and sesame seeds and serve.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (405.6 g)
- Calories 512.2
- Total Fat - 28.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 7.1 g
- Cholesterol - 250.7 mg
- Sodium - 2358.5 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 10.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.3 g
- Sugars - 6.4 g
- Protein - 49.2 g
- Calcium - 41.7 mg
- Iron - 1.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.8 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg