Slow-Cooker Honey-Orange Chicken Drumsticks
Date: Aug. 13th, 2019 - 1:00 PM
Ingredients
⅓ cup honey
2 teaspoons orange zest
2 tablespoons orange juice
3 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce or tamari
3 cloves garlic, minced
1½ tablespoons minced fresh ginger
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper
12 medium chicken drumsticks (3-3½ pounds), skin removed. To remove the skin from chicken drumsticks, grip the skin from the meaty end of the drumstick with a paper towel and pull down toward the exposed bone until it comes off completely.
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
2 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds
Preparation
- Combine honey, orange zest, orange juice, soy sauce (or tamari), garlic, ginger, vinegar and crushed red pepper in a small bowl.
- Coat a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Add drumsticks, pour in the sauce and mix to coat. Cover and cook until an instant-read thermometer registers 165°F when inserted into the thickest part of the meat without touching bone, 2 to 3 hours on High or 4 hours on Low.
- Transfer the drumsticks to a bowl. Very carefully pour the liquid from the slow cooker into a medium skillet. Bring to a boil over high heat. Boil until reduced and syrupy, 10 to 15 minutes. Pour the sauce over the drumsticks and stir to coat. Serve sprinkled with cilantro and sesame seeds.
