Honey Soy Drumsticks

Honey Soy Drumsticks

Also known as hubby's favourite! This is one of those dishes you do very little to. Prepare it, chuck it in the oven, and forget about it for a while! And it's very tasty for very little effort.

As you see above I served the drummies with brown rice and mixed leaf and cherry tomato salad (dressed as usual with salt, olive oil and balsamic vinegar). I like to drizzle the pan juices over the finished chicken and the rice as a kind of gravy. Makes it extra tasty!

Time Taken?: 50 minutes (yes it's a little longer to make than most, but at least you can do things while it's cooking)

2 year old friendly?: Yes if you take the meat off the bone and mix it in with the rice and a bit of the juice, your 2 year old SHOULD love it. Should- but sadly mine was being a fuss pot tonight and only had 1 mouthful- instead insisting on a bannana. (I rekcon if i tried it again in a week or so he'd eat it!).

WHAT YOU NEED

1.2kg (or 8) chicken drumsticks

1/3 cup of soy sauce

1 1/2 tablespoons of honey

1 tablespoon of butter (to make it a bit healthier I used nutelex for this one- which is low fat no dairy butter- it's what I use on my toast etc)

METHOD

Pre-heat oven to 200 degrees c

Spray an oven tray and put the drumsticks in it (small enough so that the drummies are close together but big enough so they're on a single layer)

Heat butter in a small saucepan

Add the soy sauce and the honey and bring to a boil, stirring to combine

Immediately pour the sauce mixture over the drumsticks and turn the drumsticks a few times to coat well in the sauce.

Cover with foil and put into the oven for 30 mins or until almost cooked through

Take drumsticks out of the oven, take off the foil. Turn the drumticks a few times to coat in the sauce and put back in the oven, uncovered, for 10 more minutes or until cooked through.