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Air Fryer Chicken Drumsticks

Ajoke
This is the best air fryer chicken drumsticks you will ever make! Chicken legs marinated in honey soy sauce then air fried to perfection, still tender and juicy. This recipe is a crowd-pleaser and It would be ready in 20 minutes.
5 from 7 votes
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Servings 4
Calories 355 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 8 chicken drumsticks substitute this for chicken legs or quarters, this is a combination of chicken leg and thigh
  • ⅓ cup Honey
  • ¼ cup dark soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon ginger powder
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper substitute for white pepper.
  • ½ tablespoon vegetable oil

Instructions
 

  • Start by making the marinade: to a small mixing bowl, add honey, soy sauce, ginger powder, garlic powder, vegetable oil and mix together until well incorporated.
  • Put the chicken legs in a big mixing bowl or a Ziploc bag, pour the marinade over the chicken reserving about 1 ½ tablespoon for later. Cover the bowl with a cling film and marinate the chicken for at least 30 minutes or up to 24 hours if time is not of the essence. (If you have just brought the chicken out of the fridge, you can leave it to marinate on the countertop if you would be marinating for just 30 minutes. Anything over that, please, put it back in the fridge and bring it out about 15 minutes before you cook)
  • Preheat the air fryer at 180C/356F for 5 minutes, arrange the marinated chicken in the air fryer basket and cook for an initial 10 minutes. Remove the air fryer basket then brush the remaining marinade all over the chicken, flip and brush until you have exhausted the marinade. Place the basket back in the air fryer and continue to cook for another 10 minutes. The chicken should be cooked for a total of 20 minutes.
  • Remove the chicken to a plate, serve and enjoy!

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Nutrition

Calories: 355kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 28gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 139mgSodium: 969mgPotassium: 402mgFiber: 1gSugar: 23gVitamin A: 71IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 22mgIron: 2mg

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