Crunchy Lemonade Drumsticks

Name: Crunchy Lemonade Drumsticks
Prep time: 1 h 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 79 milliliters buttermilk; 1 pinch Pinch of cayenne pepper; 1 Tbsp chopped fresh thyme; 6 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 118 milliliters fresh lemon juice; 2 Tbsps grated lemon zest; 3 Tbsps packed light brown sugar; 59 milliliters mayonnaise; 473 milliliters panko (Japanese breadcrumbs); 2 kgs 12 skin-on chicken drumsticks

Crunchy Lemonade Drumsticks might be just the beverage you are searching for. This recipe makes 6 servings with 462 calories, 35g of protein, and 25g of fat each. This recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up skin-on chicken drumsticks, cayenne pepper, thyme, and a few other things to make it today. Crunchy Garlic Drumsticks, Super Crunchy Oven Fried Drumsticks, and Crunchy Oven-Fried Drumsticks Recipe are very similar to this recipe.

Instructions

Mix 1 tablespoon lemon zest and the lemon juice in a large bowl.

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Lemon Juice

Lemon Zest

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Bowl

Add 1 cup water and the sugar and whisk to dissolve, then whisk in the buttermilk. Pierce the drumsticks several times with a fork and season with salt and pepper. Toss in the marinade, cover and refrigerate 4 hours, or overnight.

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Salt And Pepper

Buttermilk

Chicken Drumsticks

Marinade

Sugar

Water

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Whisk

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Bring the chicken to room temperature.

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Whole Chicken

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Oven

Put the panko, thyme, the remaining 1 tablespoon lemon zest, the cayenne, 1 teaspoon salt, and black pepper to taste in a large resealable plastic bag and shake to mix.

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Black Pepper

Lemon Zest

Ground Cayenne Pepper

Panko

Shake

Thyme

Salt

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Ziploc Bags

Put the mayonnaise in a bowl. Set a rack on a baking sheet and spray with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

Mayonnaise

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Baking Sheet

Bowl

Remove the drumsticks from the marinade, dip in the mayonnaise, then drop into the bag and shake to coat; transfer to the rack.

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Chicken Drumsticks

Mayonnaise

Marinade

Dip

Mist the chicken with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

Whole Chicken

Bake until golden, about 35 minutes; flip and bake until browned and crisp, 35 to 40 more minutes. Cool completely, then pack in an airtight container.

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Oven

Photographs by Con Poulos