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Savory Chicken Drummettes

Savory Chicken Drummettes

My father has had his thinking cap on. "It's football season. What your website readers need is something good to eat while drinking beer and watching the game." He's so right, isn't he? I love good finger food. In dad's newly ordained role as EVP of Research and Development for Simply Recipes, he sought out and found a great recipe for chicken drummettes - the part of a chicken wing that looks like a mini drumstick. The recipe comes from Petaluma Poultry, providers of Rocky Range and Rocky Jr. chickens. You don't have to use only drummettes, you can use wingettes or just pieces of chicken, cut the size of drummette. Note that cooking time will vary with different cuts. These were absolutely delicious; we can't wait for dad to make them again.

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Savory Chicken Drummettes Recipe

Ingredients

  • 8 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
  • 2 Tbsp honey
  • 2 Tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 Tbsp tamari soy sauce (or 1 1/2 Tbsp regular soy sauce)
  • 2 Tbsp lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
  • 20 chicken drummettes

Method

1 Rinse and pat dry drummettes, place in a large, non-reactive bowl, or leak-proof plastic bag. Mix together garlic, honey, mustard, soy sauce, lemon juice, oil, salt and pepper for marinade. Pour marinade over chicken drummettes and make sure each piece is well coated. Refrigerate for at least one hour and up to one day.

2 Preheat oven to 400°F. Place chicken in a single layer on a wire rack set over an oven tray lined with aluminum foil. Bake 30-40 minutes (depending on the size of your chicken drummettes) until well browned and cooked through.

Makes 20 drummettes.

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14 Comments

My congratulations to your father on the lofty title! It wasn't self-ordained, was it......

Regardless of your teasing, your Dad sure does share a lot of delicious recipes with us all.

Cheers

Posted by: Robyn on September 15, 2006 4:12 AM

These sound good - I may have to give them a try this weekend. What is the difference between tamari soy sauce and "regular"?

Note from Elise: tamari soy sauce is more concentrated. So if you are using regular soy sauce, use a bit more.

Posted by: Liz on September 15, 2006 5:56 AM

I just cooked that for my family the other week. It was really good.

Posted by: Kay on September 15, 2006 4:24 PM

I made these earlier in the week and I thought they were delicious. My only problem was the skin stayed pretty "soft" and didn't get crispy at all. They were nice and golden brown...but i wasn't sure if there was a way to get a better texture on the outside? Thanks! This was my first time making one of your recipes, but they have all looked so delicious! i'm sure to make more very soon :)

Posted by: Erin on September 21, 2006 9:44 AM

I made these last week and they are fabulous! I can't wait to try this delicious marinade on other meats!

Posted by: Kerri on November 1, 2006 1:59 PM

Can't wait to make it! Love all these great ideas for superbowl weekend.

Posted by: teresa on February 1, 2008 12:47 PM

We are going to make these tomorrow evening for the Super Bowl. I can't wait to try these! I LOVE your website. I can't believe I am just now discovering it! Thank you for your posts!

Posted by: Allison on February 2, 2008 7:52 AM

These were awesome! For the superbowl, they only marinated a few hours, but we left some extras in the marinade and cooked them the next day. My husband says that the ones that were marinated overnight were better- I didn't get any during the superbowl because I was too busy cooking! Very, very good. Thanks!

Posted by: Liz on February 5, 2008 6:50 AM

These wings were wonderful for our family superbowl party!! We put them in the oven for about 30 minutes and then finished them on the grill. Great recipe that I plan on using again and again. My brother even said that they were best homemade wings he has ever had!!

Posted by: Stacey on February 6, 2008 1:24 PM

Thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe! I like it mainly because it's so easy to prepare and yet so yummy; especially when I need to serve a large group of people : )

Posted by: Ally on April 27, 2008 9:34 AM

Pretty tasty! I made a few subs: didn't have Dijon so used spicy brown mustard, used a little less soy (it always overpowers the food to me), and more honey( I like sweet things). Wasn't too sure about it when I tasted the sauce but was good. I used boned chicken thighs and baked them at 375 for about 40 minutes. Clincher: 6 and 2 yr. old gobbled it up, so it's going on my rotation! Thanks, love the site:)

Posted by: can'tboilwater on September 25, 2008 6:58 PM

These chicken drumettes are SO good! I've made this recipe a number of times, sometimes just for a simple dinner at home and sometimes for a crowd, and everyone always loves it. It's so tasty and simple and quick to prepare. I always have the basic ingredients around too which is something I really like about this recipe. I love the flavor. It makes chicken drumettes a little more elegant too which is always nice.

Posted by: Amy on January 17, 2009 1:12 PM

Made this for Superbowl Sunday, both adults and kids both loved it! Not spicy so everyone can enjoy.

Posted by: RN on February 2, 2009 11:05 AM

Loved these! So easy to prepare ahead of time and just pop on a foil lined baking sheet and toss in the oven. Hubby raved over them! so good!

Posted by: Jessica Grimes on March 11, 2009 3:53 PM

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