roasted/grilled buttermilk chicken

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Jenny Moretz
Pinnacle, NC

Another recipe I found on the Food Network and I have made this several times and I am always asked for the recipe and asked to bring it to more family/friend gatherings!! It is also great to take the roasted chicken and toss them on the grill for a few minutes!!!! Recipe courtesy Nigella Lawson

(1 rating)
yield 6 serving(s)
prep time 10 Min
cook time 30 Min

Ingredients For roasted/grilled buttermilk chicken

  • 12
    chicken drumsticks (approximately 3 pounds total weight)
  • 2 c
    buttermilk
  • 1/4 c
    plus 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 2 clove
    garlic, bruised and skins removed
  • 1 Tbsp
    crushed peppercorns
  • 1 Tbsp
    maldon salt, sea salt or 1 1/2 teaspoons table salt
  • 1 tsp
    ground cumin (or to taste)
  • 2 Tbsp
    pure maple syrup (add more if desired)
  • all spices are really left to your desired taste!!

How To Make roasted/grilled buttermilk chicken

  • 1
    Place the chicken drumsticks in a large freezer bag, and add the buttermilk and 1/4 cup of oil.
  • 2
    Add the bruised garlic cloves to the bag with the crushed peppercorns and salt.
  • 3
    Sprinkle in the ground cumin and finally add the maple syrup, and then squish everything in the freezer bag around to mix the marinade and coat the chicken.
  • 4
    Leave the buttermilk marinated chicken in the fridge ideally overnight or out of the fridge for at least 30 minutes and up to 2 hours.
  • 5
    Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Take the chicken pieces out of the bag shaking off the excess marinade, and then arrange them in a roasting tin lined with foil.
  • 6
    Drizzle over the 2 remaining tablespoons of oil, and then roast in the oven for about 30 minutes, or until brown, even scorched in parts, and juicily cooked through.
  • 7
    I love to take the roasted chicken and place them on the grill for a few minutes just to give them some charring and that great charcoal pizzazz!!!

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