Enjoy a healthy and unique summer recipe with these Grilled Ginger-Sesame Glazed Chicken Drumsticks. Rich and savoury chicken marinated in soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger, honey and green onions.
3chicken legs cut into thighs and drumsticksyou can use whichever parts you like, but they should be bone-in
For the Marinade
1/2cupsoy sauce
3garlic clovespeeled and crushed
1/4cupseasoned rice wine vinegar
2tablespoonshoney
1tablespoonfresh ginger rootpeeled and grated
4medium green onionschopped
2tablespoonstoasted sesame oil
1teaspoontoasted sesame seeds
2tablespoonsbrown sugar
Instructions
To make the marinade, in a large plastic zipper bag, combine the soy sauce, garlic, vinegar, honey, ginger, onions, sesame oil, brown sugar and sesame seeds.
Add the chicken, squeeze any excess air out of the bag and seal tightly. Transfer the bag to the refrigerator for 30 to 60 minutes, and remove it from the fridge 20 minutes before you're going to start cooking.
Prepare a grill or grill pan by spraying with a bit of canola cooking spray; heat to high.
Remove chicken from the marinade. Grill 6 minutes per side, until tender and fully cooked. Garnish with a salad of your choice and serve.
Recipe Notes
Recipe Variations You could use this marinade recipe for preparing pork chops, steaks, and even fish or shrimp. Thin cuts of beef like skirt steak or flank steak would also work. But even with beef, marinating for more than an hour is unnecessary and can degrade the texture of the meat.