Chicken Drumstick Marinade Recipe

Chicken Drumstick Marinade Recipe

from recipevibes.com
2 min

Chicken drumsticks marinade recipe! This marinade for chicken drumsticks is simple, quick to make, and packed full of flavor. It tenderizes the chicken and makes it juicy, tender, and delicious when grilled, air fried, baked, broiled, or fried. Serve marinated chicken drumsticks with sides like air fryer vegetables, potato wedges, spicy rice, or any other sides of your choice.

Ingredients

  • 1 Lemon
  • 1.5 tablespoons Olive oil
  • 1.5 teaspoons Smoked paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon Garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon Rosemary
  • 1/4 teaspoon Parsley
  • 1/4 teaspoon Dried thyme
  • Salt (to taste)
  • 1 teaspoon Brown sugar (Optional)

Directions

  1. 1

    Gently rub the lemon on the countertop, cut, and squeeze the juice into a small bowl.

  2. 2

    Clean the drumsticks, pat them dry with paper towels, and add them to a bowl.

  3. 3

    Marinated chicken drumsticks can be cooked in a variety of ways, it can be baked, air-fried, pan-fried, broiled, deep fried, or grilled. After marinating the chicken as described above, bring out the chicken from the fridge and cook using one of the below directions:To cook it in the oven: Line a baking tray with parchment paper, and arrange the drumsticks in a single layer on the tray. Set the oven to a temperature of 400F/200C. Put the tray in the oven and bake for 45 minutes or till it's cooked through and the internal temperature is at least 165F.To cook it in the air fryer: Arrange the chicken in the air fryer basket or tray, set the air fryer to 400F/200C, and air fry drumsticks for 12 minutes. Flip the drumsticks with a tong, and air fry for another 13 minutes making a total air frying time of 25 minutes. Bring out the chicken and serve.To pan-fry, follow this pan fried drumstick recipe.The chicken drumstick is cooked when checked with an instant thermometer, the internal temperature reaches 165F/74C.