Sticky Asian BBQ Chicken Drumsticks

Happy Friday! I’ve been feeling yucky these last few days AND to top it all off, I thought today was Saturday. Bummer. I hate when my mind plays tricks on me. I’ve also been having a super bad case of the mommy-brain which means I’m saying all sorts of crazy things. For example:

“Don’t open that! I don’t want to drink the fumes!” Umm….what?

My husband had a good laugh at that one. Then I punched him and all was right in the world.

Anyways, I made these amazing chicken drumsticks a few weeks ago and gave you a teaser photo on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter. You all hate it when I do that. Does it stop me? No. But in my defense, I had to wait to post this recipe because there’s a giveaway attached to it! Yes, a fun giveaway from Bonne Maman….you know, those French folks who make the stellarly awesome jams and jellies?  Ya, them! I’m not much of a toast + jam kind of person, but I certainly know how to whip one up in a certain recipe of the asian persuasion. With chicken drumsticks. Hint hint.

Do you know what I’m talking about?

Yes? No? Perhaps?

Oh you guys. It’s THIS recipe. 

For these sweet and spicy {and STICKY!} Asian BBQ Drumsticks, I fried up some chicken, made a bbq sauce with the Bonne Maman Golden Plum Mirabelle jam, glazed these bad boys like there was no tomorrow and baked it right on there until brown and sticky. They were perfection and I ate most of them before my husband and daughter got home from running errands one evening. I’m nice like that.

Anyways, you must make these because they are uber yummy and the pinnacle of umami. I just wanted to use the word Umami.

But they are amazing and should be made for your next party, football game or dinner party. Easy enough for everyday, but special enough for company. The printable is below and make sure to scroll down for the Bonne Maman giveaway!

Sticky Asian BBQ Chicken Drumsticks

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients:

• For the Asian BBQ Sauce-
• 1 cup Bonne Maman Golden Plum Mirabelle Preserves
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1/2 cup hoisin sauce
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 3 tablespoons sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon ground dried ginger
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
• 2 teaspoons dijon mustard
• pepper, to taste
• For the Chicken--
• 4 lbs. Chicken Drumsticks {about 10 medium}
• salt and pepper, to taste
• oil for frying {peanut, canola or vegetable oil}
• sesame seeds, for garnish

Directions:

1. Pour 1 1/2 inches oil into a deep cast iron skillet or large pot and preheat oil to 350 degrees.
2. In a small saucepan, combine all ingredients for Asian BBQ sauce. Cook over medium heat until it simmers lightly and dissolve the sugar. Reduce heat to low.
3. Rinse chicken drumsticks in water and pat dry with paper towels. You want the chicken to be very dry! Sprinkle with salt and pepper on all sides. Place half the chicken into the hot oil and cook 8 minutes per side or until browned and chicken registers 165 degrees internally with a thermometer. Remove to paper towel lined plate and cook the other half of the chicken. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Once all the chicken is cooked, place into large bowl and toss with half the prepared BBQ sauce. Place coated drumsticks onto parchment paper lined baking sheets and spoon over any remaining sauce from the bottom of the bowl. Bake 8-10 minutes or until browned and caramelized. Remove from oven, sprinkle with sesame seeds if desired and serve with remaining BBQ sauce from the pot.
4. Delicious with steamed veggies and rice, or just by themselves.

***GIVEAWAY***

My friends at Bonne Maman want you to try out their new Golden Plum Preserves and are throwing in a jar of Strawberry and a jar of Fig Preserves too….because they really are awesome! Have you had these before? This is actually the only jam my Mom will buy! That’s how much my family loves it.

Here’s how you can enter:

1. Answer the following question: On a scale from 1-10, how much do you like jam? Leave your answers in the comments below!

2. Go “LIKE” my photo for these Sticky Asian Drumsticks on THIS pinterest page. Leave a separate comment saying you did so below.

3. Like Lauren’s Latest on Facebook. Leave a separate comment saying you did so below.

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7. Join the Bonne Maman mailing list here. {It’s at the bottom left of the page}. Leave a separate comment saying you did so.

You can pick one of these to to, or all 7! It’s totally up to you! And now for the {boring} rules: Contest will start November 2nd at 12:00am PST and will end November 15th at 11:59 PM PST. Winner will be drawn at random and contacted via email. Winner will have 48 hours to respond before another winner is chosen at random. Winner needs to reside in the continental US.

That’s it! Good luck!

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