Lemongrass Chicken Drumsticks

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recipe by Octopus Publishing https://octopusbooks.co.uk/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    2hrs 15mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    4
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    1135

Fragrant and gently spiced, this slow-cooked chicken dish would be delicious served with steamed rice and stir-fried greens. The same method would also work well with skin-on chicken thighs.

recipe updated Aug 11, 2021

Ingredients

  • Lemongrass stalk icon
    Lemongrass stalk
    6 tablespoons
  • Fresh chili icon
    Fresh chili
    1
  • Sunflower oil icon
    Sunflower oil
    1 tablespoon
  • Chicken drumsticks icon
    Chicken drumsticks
    12
  • Onion icon
    Onion
    1
  • Garlic clove icon
    Garlic clove
    4
  • Lemongrass stalk icon
    Lemongrass stalk
    1
  • Curry paste icon
    Curry paste
    2 tablespoons
  • Cane sugar icon
    Cane sugar
    1 tablespoon
  • Chicken stock icon
    Chicken stock
    250 ml
  • Salt & pepper icon
    Salt & pepper
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Stove
  • kCook icon Dutch oven
  • kCook icon Plate

Step preview

  1. Pre-heat oven - 140°C
  2. Add sunflower oil to a clean Dutch oven
  3. Heat
  4. Add chicken drumsticks to the Dutch oven
  5. Fry evenly until browned - 6 min, medium heat
  6. Transfer content of Dutch oven to plate then set aside
  7. Add onion to the Dutch oven
  8. Fry - 10 min, low heat
  9. Add garlic clove, lemongrass stalk, lemongrass stalk, fresh chili and curry paste to the Dutch oven
  10. Fry - 2 min, low heat
  11. Add cane sugar and chicken stock to the Dutch oven
  12. Season with salt & pepper to taste
  13. Heat until boiling and cover
  14. Bake until tender - 1 hr 30 min, 140°C
  15. Serve immediately
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