Sweet Chilli Chicken Drumsticks.
Crispy fried sweet chilli chicken drumsticks ready in 30 minutes! Easy, flavour-packed recipe with sticky homemade sweet chilli sauce — perfect for quick weeknight dinners.
Ingredients
- 8 Chicken Drumsticks See Notes
- Oil For Frying See Notes
Marinade
- 2 tbsp Plain flour
- 2 tbsp Corn Flour
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Pepper
- 1 tsp Paprika
- 1 Egg
- 1 tbsp Oil
Sauce
- 1 tbsp Oil
- 1 tbsp Chopped Garlic
- 1 tbsp Soya Sauce
- 2 tbsp Tomatoe Ketchup
- 3 tbsp Sweet Chilli Sauce
- 1 tbsp Brown Sugar
- 1 tsp Vinegar
- 1 tbsp Honey
Garnish
- Seasame Seeds
- Spring onion finely sliced
- Red Chilli finely Sliced Optional
Instructions
Prepare Chicken
- Pat chicken drumsticks with a paper towel and make sure they are dry. Add all marination ingredients and mix well. Leave it for around 30 minutes.
- Heat oil in the pan. Once the oil is hot turn the flame to medium low. Fry chicken until golden crisp and fully cooked from inside. If shallow frying it will take around 25 mins and deep frying should take 15 minutes
- Drain the drumsticks on a paper towel.
Prepare Sauce
- In a pan heat oil and fry garlic for a minute. Add all the ingredients for the sauce and mix well. At this stage taste the sauce and adjust it. If you need more spice or sweet chilli sauce or honey, it can be adjusted to taste.
- Once the sauce is bubbling add chicken and toss to coat the chicken evely.
Garnish
- Dish out the drumsticks. Garnish with sesame seeds, sliced red chilli, coriander/cilantro and spring onions.
- Serve with seatmed rice or any sides of you choice.
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Notes
- I have used chicken without chicken. You can use chicken with skin.
- Chicken drumetts, wings or thighs can also be used.
- Chicken can be deep fried or shallow fried.
- To air fry, preheat the air fryer to 190°C (375°F), arrange the marinated chicken in a single layer, and cook for about 20–25 minutes, flipping halfway. Once crispy, toss the chicken in the sauce just before serving. Air frying is a great way to enjoy this recipe with less oil while keeping that satisfying crunch.
- Adjust the sauce to your liking. You can make it more spicy or sweet.Taste test before putting chicken in it.
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