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Anneke Silva

Apricot Chicken Drumsticks

5 from 11 votes
These Apricot Chicken Drumsticks are the perfect contrast of acid and sweet. The tomato, apple cider vinegar, and lemon juice, balance beautifully with the brown sugar and apricot jam, and there is an umami element from the soy sauce and caramelized chicken skin. It is a beautifully complex dish completed within an hour and 10 minutes. Despite the many ingredients in this recipe, it is extremely easy to put together and prepare. I hope you’ll enjoy it as much as my family does!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Course: dinner
Cuisine: American
Calories: 418
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

Apricot Sauce
  • 1/2 cup Passata
  • 1 tsp Apple cider vinegar
  • 3 cloves Garlic
  • 1/4 cup Lemon juice
  • 1/8 tsp Kosher salt
  • 1 cup Brown sugar
  • 1 cup Apricot jam
  • 1/4 cup Soy sauce
Chicken
  • 2 lbs Chicken drumsticks around 12
  • 2 tbsp Olive oil

Equipment

  • Heavy bottomed pan with lid (I like to use my Le Creuset Braiser)
  • Tongs
  • Small sauce pan
  • Wooden spoon

Method
 

Apricot Sauce
  1. Mince the garlic and mix all ingredients together in a small sauce pan.
    Mince the garlic and mix all ingredients together in a small sauce pan.
  2. Cook on medium heat for 10 minutes, mixing occasionally, until the sugar and jam solids are dissolved.
    Cook on medium heat for 10 minutes, mixing occasionally, until the sugar and jam solids are dissolved.
  3. Remove from the heat and set aside.
Chicken
  1. Preheat the oven to 425 F.
  2. Heat the oil on medium high in a large heavy bottomed pan.
  3. Once the oil is hot, place the chicken drumsticks in the pan and cook until browned, 10 minutes.
    Once the oil is hot, place the chicken drumsticks in the pan and cook until browned, 10 minutes.
  4. Turn over and cook until the other side is browned, 10 minutes.
    Turn over and cook until the other side is browned, 10 minutes.
Chicken with Apricot Sauce
  1. Pour the prepared sauce over the drumsticks.
    Pour the prepared sauce over the drumsticks.
  2. Turn them over in the sauce and cover with the lid.
  3. Place in the oven on the middle rack and cook for 30 minutes until cooked through.
    Place in the oven on the middle rack and cook for 30 minutes until cooked through.
  4. Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside.
  5. On medium heat, cook the sauce an additional 5 minutes until it has thickened. Place the chicken back in the pan and serve.