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Sesame Chicken Drumettes

3.9

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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Olivia Mack Anderson

Serve this one-pot baked chicken dish with steamed rice and broccoli.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    4 servings

Ingredients

1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons Sherry
3 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons honey
1 1/2 tablespoons minced peeled fresh ginger
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 1/2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
14 chicken wing drumettes
2 teaspoons sesame seeds, toasted

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Combine first 6 ingredients in heavy medium ovenproof skillet. Add chicken and turn to coat. Cover skillet and refrigerate chicken, turning occasionally, 6 hours or overnight.

    Step 2

    Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake chicken in oven in skillet 20 minutes. Turn chicken over and continue baking until chicken is cooked through, about 20 minutes longer. Using tongs, transfer chicken to plate. Boil liquid in skillet over medium-high heat until reduced to glaze, about two minutes. Pour glaze over chicken. Sprinkle chicken with sesame seeds.

TagsSherryAlcoholBeveragesChinese-AmericanChineseEast AsianAsianChicken WingChickenPoultryGingerHerbs & SpicesMainDinnerDairy FreeEasyWeeknight MealsMake AheadOven BakeSuper BowlBon Appétit

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