Sticky Honey-Soy Chicken
Sticky honey-soy chicken is a super easy and delicious appetizer recipe. You will only require a few simple ingredients to prepare this restaurant style chicken drumstick at home.

Baked chicken legs coated with a honey-soy sticky glaze. This finger-licking chicken drumstick recipe is so simple to put together and tastes extremely tasty. Goes well on its own or with steamed rice. It can be the perfect crowd-pleasing appetizer for your next house party.
To make this you’ll need, chicken legs or drumsticks, cornflour, ginger-garlic paste, soy sauce, chilli sauce, honey and chilli vinegar. You can also use normal vinegar if you like. Then heat sesame oil in a pan and add all the ingredients except the chicken. Cook the honey-soy glaze and pour it over the chicken. Sprinkle sesame seeds and bake for about 45 minutes. You can also use this recipe to make chicken wings.
Prep Time: 10 min | Cook Time: 45 min | Total Time: 55 min
Yield: 6 drumsticks
Ingredients:
- 6 chicken drumstick
- 1 tbsp garlic paste
- 1.5 tsp ginger paste
- 1 tbsp cornflour
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1 tbsp chilli sauce
- 3 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1/4 cup chilli vinegar
- 1 tsp sesame seeds
Cooking Directions:
Preheat oven to 180-degree Celsius. Line a baking tray with parchment paper and keep it aside.

Heat a non-stick pan over medium heat. Add sesame oil and whisk in the cornflour. Cook for half a minute.

Add garlic and ginger paste. Cook for a minute.

Combine soy sauce, chilli sauce, honey and vinegar in a bowl. Pour this sauce mixture into the pan and whisk. Bring it to a simmer and cook till the sauce starts to thicken. Turn the heat off and keep it aside.

In a medium-sized bowl, add the chicken drumsticks. Pour the warm sauce and sesame seeds. Give it a mix.

Place the chicken drumsticks on the baking tray. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes.

Garnish with sesame seeds and serve.
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Sticky Honey-Soy Chicken
Method
- Preheat oven to 180-degree Celsius. Line a baking tray with parchment paper and keep it aside.
- Heat a non-stick pan over medium heat. Add sesame oil and whisk in the cornflour. Cook for half a minute.
- Add garlic and ginger paste. Cook for a minute.
- Combine soy sauce, chilli sauce, honey and vinegar in a bowl. Pour this sauce mixture into the pan and whisk. Bring it to a simmer and cook till the sauce starts to thicken. Turn the heat off and keep it aside.
- In a medium-sized bowl, add the chicken drumsticks. Pour the warm sauce and sesame seeds. Give it a mix.
- Place the chicken drumsticks on the baking tray. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes.
- Garnish with sesame seeds and serve.
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