Put an Asian twist on your chicken and rice with Sandi Richard.
Sticky sesame chicken drumsticks
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Total cooking time: 45 minutes
Makes: 4-6 servings
Ingredients:
- 10-12 chicken drumsticks (approx 2 lbs or 900 g)
- 1/4 cup liquid honey
- 1 tsp fish sauce
- 2 tbsp soy sauce, reduced-sodium
- 1 tbsp Dubonnet (sweet red wine found in liquor store) or use red wine and a pinch of sugar or use grape juice
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 2 tbsp sesame seeds
Ingredients for Chinese rice:
- 1 tsp butter
- 1 tsp olive oil, extra-virgin
- 2/3 cup onion (or 1/2 onion)
- 1 celery rib
- 3 mushrooms
- 1 1/2 cups basmati rice
- 3 cups water
- 1 tsp soy sauce, reduced-sodium (or use Bragg)
- paper towel
- 1 lb or 450 g broccoli florets
- butter (optional)
Method:
Preheat oven to 400º F.
Place chicken drumsticks in a large lasagna or cake pan. You can remove the skin if you want less fat, but I like this dish with the skin on. Combine honey, fish sauce, soy sauce, Dubonnet and sesame oil in a small mixing bowl. Pour evenly over chicken. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Bake in preheated oven uncovered. Set timer for 20 minutes. Actual baking time for chicken will be about 36 minutes or until internal temp is 170º F. Always use an instant read thermometer to ensure the chicken is cooked through. They are only a few bucks and really help you to know when dinner is ready.
Using a large nonstick frying pan, melt butter with oil at medium heat. Finely cut onion and add to pan as you cut. Slice celery, adding to pan as you cut. Rinse and slice mushrooms and add to pan. Sauté until onions and celery are translucent, and mushrooms are slightly brown.
Combine rice, water and soy sauce in a large microwave-safe pot or casserole dish with lid. Add the onion, celery and mushrooms. Place in microwave and let stand.
When timer rings for chicken, leave it in the oven and start cooking the rice. Microwave rice at high for 8 minutes, then medium for 8 minutes. Place a paper towel under pot for any spills.
Then rinse broccoli in colander or steamer basket. Place a small amount of water in the bottom of a stove-top pot and bring to a full boil with the broccoli in the basket above. Cover and set timer for 3 minutes or microwave at high for 3 minutes. Toss with butter if you must.
Serve with rice and chicken once it’s done.
Courtesy of Sandi Richard
www.cookingfortherushed.com
@sandi_richard