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orange drumstickles

(1 rating)
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Recipe by
Morcash Sweat
@Morcash
Savannah, GA

Gordon Ramsey made a Lemon Sticky Chicken on a web video. After watching him, my husband and I made up our version with an orange twist. This chicken was scrumptous!

(1 rating)
prep time 2 Hr 30 Min
cook time 1 Hr 30 Min
method Barbecue

Ingredients For orange drumstickles

  • CHICKEN LEGS:
  • 1
    family pack of chicken legs
  • MARINADE:
  • 2
    juice of 2 freshly squeezed oranges to = 1 cup juice
  • reserve zest of 1 orange
  • 1 c
    soy sauce
  • 1 c
    apple cider vinegar
  • 1/2 c
    lite karo syrup
  • 1/4 c
    worchestershire
  • 2/3 c
    peanut oil
  • SAUCE:
  • 2 Tbsp
    butter
  • 1 tsp
    ancho chili powder
  • 1 tsp
    thyme leaves
  • 1/4 tsp
    ground ginger
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1/4 c
    tubinado sugar
  • 1 c
    apple cider vinegar
  • 12 oz
    bottle chili sauce
  • 2
    squeezed oranges to = 1/3 cup of juice
  • 3/4 c
    lite karo syrup
  • 1/4 c
    tupelo honey
  • RUB:
  • 4 Tbsp
    sweet paprika
  • 1/4 tsp
    black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp
    sweet basil
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1/4 tsp
    garlic powder
  • 1/4 tsp
    ancho chili powder
  • 1 Tbsp
    turbinado sugar

How To Make orange drumstickles

  • 1
    Cut meat off lower portion of leg and cut smaller knuckle off cleaning to expose leg bone. Chicken leg should look like a large popsicle on a stick.
  • 2
    Marinate chicken legs for 2 hours in marinade. Prepare sauce while chicken is left to marinate.
  • 3
    Once the 2 hour marinade is done, sprinkle rub on chicken. Bake chicken in oven or put on smoker at 300 degrees for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, baste chicken with drippings and some melted butter if chicken looks dry. Turn chicken over and return to oven or smoker and cook until internal temperature is 165 degrees.
  • 4
    Now slather chicken with sauce and continue cooking another 15 minutes to set the sauce.
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