Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Thai Chicken Drumsticks


Back in February, I did a mini-series of Asian foods as I led up to some meatless Lenten Friday dishes.  Well, I have a few more oriental favorites, so I decided that this month would be dedicated to some more favorite Oriental dishes!  I saw this recipe on Rachael Ray's weekly email a few months ago and immediately pinned it on Pintrest.  I couldn't wait to make it, so when I found chicken legs on sale, I knew exactly what we'd be having for dinner that night!

1/2 bunch cilantro, stems and leaves separated and coarsely chopped
3 cloves garlic
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
1 lime, juiced
Salt and pepper
8 chicken drumsticks (2 lbs.)
2 cucumbers, peeled, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise

In a food processor, puree the cilantro stems, garlic, oyster sauce, half of the lime juice and 1/2 tsp. each salt and pepper. Transfer to a bowl, add the chicken and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight.

Position a rack in the upper third of the oven and preheat to 400. Place the chicken on a baking sheet and bake, turning once, until cooked through, 45 to 50 minutes.

In a large bowl, combine the cucumbers, cilantro leaves and remaining lime juice; season with salt and pepper.

Serve chicken and cucumbers with jasmine rice (for something extra special, throw some chopped peanuts and cilantro in the rice)!

Serves 4.

Recipe adapted from Rachel Ray's Weekly Bites on www.rachaelray.com.

6 comments:

  1. THese look great. I should be more adventurous with cooking other pieces of chicken. THanks for sharing at Must Try Monday.

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  2. Love finding good recipes for drumsticks since they are always on such good sale here.

    I would love for you to share this at Mealtime Monday!

    Kaylee
    www.couponingncooking.com

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  3. Hi Kate,
    What a great flavor this chicken would have, we will just love this recipe. Hope you are having a great week and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
    Come Back Soon!
    Miz Helen

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  4. I love Thai food. This recipe is easy and I think even the kids would love it.

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  5. I can see the cilantro and oyster sauce have just enough pop to make a tasty sauce. Thanks for sharing your chicken on foodie friday.

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  6. So delicious! Thai flavors are so good! We'd love for you to link this up at our party! http://housewivesofriverton.blogspot.com/2012/09/riverton-housewives-round-up-33.html

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