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December 17, 2012 Meat: Poultry

Brown Sugar BBQ Chicken (Martha Stewart)

Brown Sugar BBQ Chicken (Martha Stewart)

As a full-time employee, the only time that I get to bake and cook are on weekends. I cook only lunch – dinners are mostly prepared by my mom, or we will eat out. Most of the time I’ll be spending more time on baking, so I’m always in search of simple and quick lunch recipes – and this is definitely one of them. I only need to make the sauce and mix it with the chicken, and the rest of the work is done by the oven.

Brown Sugar BBQ Chicken (Martha Stewart)

My only gripe about this recipe is that I should have marinated this overnight so that the flavours can penetrate the chicken further. It is also not a very BBQ-y type of sauce (if you know what I mean) as it’s mainly ketchup and sugar, and it doesn’t really have the smoky flavour that most BBQ sauces have. However I’m not complaining as it’s a really easy dish to whip up (and probably by far the least number of step-by-step photos I’ve ever taken, haha!)

Brown Sugar BBQ Chicken (Martha Stewart)

Mix all the BBQ sauce ingredients together (I modified it a little, will note it below)

Brown Sugar BBQ Chicken (Martha Stewart)

Pour it over rinsed and dried kitchen drumsticks and leave it to marinate.

Brown Sugar BBQ Chicken (Martha Stewart)

And just bake it away!

Brown Sugar BBQ Chicken (Martha Stewart)

Serve!

I am submitting this dish to Cook Like A Star. hosted by Zoe from Bake for Happy Kids, Baby Sumo from Eat your heart out and Riceball from Riceball Eats. The even is hosted every bi-monthly and the theme for this month is Martha Stewart. If you’re interested, do bake/cook a recipe of Martha Stewart and join us in this blog hop.



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Brown Sugar BBQ Chicken (Martha Stewart)

Serves 2
By Jasline N.
Servings: 0

INGREDIENTS
 

  • 1/2 cup ketchup
  • 1/4 cup packed light-brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoon soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1 chilli, snipped into small pieces
  • Salt and ground black pepper
  • 4 to 6 chicken drumsticks, weighing about 300 to 450 grams

INSTRUCTIONS

  • In a small bowl, whisk together ketchup, sugar, soy sauce, lemon juice and chilli. Season generously with salt and black pepper.
  • Line a baking tray with aluminium foil (for easy clean up later on). Rinse the chicken drumsticks and pat dry with paper towel. Place them in the tray and pour the sauce over the chicken, tossing to mix them up, and marinate the chicken for several hours or preferably overnight.
  • Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius. Bake the chicken drumsticks in the middle rack for 30 minutes, tossing the chicken halfway through until the chicken are cooked. Turn the chicken drumsticks skin side up, transfer the chicken drumsticks into the highest rack, turn up the heat to the maximum and bake for another 5 to 10 minutes until the skin is slightly charred and crisp. Remove from the oven and serve immediately.

NOTES

adapted from Martha Stewart's Brown Sugar BBQ Chicken
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Categories: Meat: Poultry Tags: chicken drumstick, chili, ketchup, lemon, light soy sauce, martha stewart

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Comments

  1. Jasline says

    December 27, 2012 at 8:29 am

    Hi Riceball, hope your Christmas was great. Thank you for the compliments, take care!

    Reply
  2. Riceball says

    December 25, 2012 at 10:47 pm

    Merry Christmas Jasline!

    Love the beautiful colours of the drumsticks!

    Reply
  3. Jasline says

    December 23, 2012 at 10:59 pm

    Thank you Raymund! 🙂

    Reply
  4. Jasline says

    December 23, 2012 at 10:56 pm

    Hi Mich, thank you! Hope I’m not making you too hungry haha. Have a great week ahead!

    Reply
  5. Jasline says

    December 23, 2012 at 10:51 pm

    You’re welcome Hui, glad you like it! I love oven baked dishes also, fuss-free and lesser clean-ups! 🙂

    Reply
  6. Jasline says

    December 23, 2012 at 10:47 pm

    Thank you so much Amelia, yes I think the sauce would be perfect over rice, just need a plate of vegetables to finish off a meal! Have a great week ahead!

    Reply
  7. Jasline says

    December 23, 2012 at 10:46 pm

    Hi Liz! Thank you! I love the extra kick from the chili!

    Reply
  8. rsmacaalay says

    December 23, 2012 at 4:07 pm

    Ohhh that glaze looks so tempting

    Reply
  9. Mich - Piece of Cake says

    December 20, 2012 at 11:23 am

    Jasline, these look absolutely mouth watering! And easy, which is the best part!

    Reply
  10. hui says

    December 20, 2012 at 3:29 am

    this looks really delicious ^^! i love easy, oven baked dishes.. and this is definitely my kind of food! thanks for sharing, jasline! ^^

    Reply
  11. Amelia says

    December 18, 2012 at 11:26 pm

    Hi Jasline, love your chicken dish. The sauce is excellent, can have 2 plates of rice, no problem.LOL
    Nice click!
    Have a nice week ahead.

    Reply
  12. Liz says

    December 18, 2012 at 9:15 pm

    Mmmmm….my family would love this for dinner! That glossy sauce looks amazing!

    Reply
  13. Jasline says

    December 18, 2012 at 8:43 pm

    Oh thank you so much Elaine! I hope you like the recipe! I especially love the heat in the sauce 🙂

    Reply
  14. Jasline says

    December 18, 2012 at 8:38 pm

    Hi Zoe, you’re really lucky! I’m sure your boy will have fun mixing the sauce with the chicken 😉

    Reply
  15. Jasline says

    December 18, 2012 at 8:38 pm

    Thank you Balvinder. Oh I hope I didn’t make you too hungry! 😉

    Reply
  16. Jasline says

    December 18, 2012 at 8:34 pm

    It is mine too, Amanda!

    Reply
  17. Jasline says

    December 18, 2012 at 8:33 pm

    Yes it is Angie!

    Reply
  18. Jasline says

    December 18, 2012 at 8:32 pm

    I agree John, sometimes I’m just too lazy to spend long hours to whip up a meal, this is definitely one of the go-to recipes!

    Reply
  19. Jasline says

    December 18, 2012 at 8:27 pm

    Thank you Joyce! I see, I’m sure your kids will like it because it’s all ketchup-y. 😉

    Reply
  20. Jasline says

    December 18, 2012 at 8:23 pm

    Hi Anne! I think it’d taste even better if it is marinated overnight! 🙂

    Reply
  21. Jasline says

    December 18, 2012 at 8:22 pm

    Thank you Yueky, hope you’ll like it!

    Reply
  22. Jasline says

    December 18, 2012 at 8:21 pm

    Yes it is, my friend! 🙂

    Reply
  23. Jasline says

    December 18, 2012 at 8:21 pm

    Hi Esther! Yea if only it has that smoky flavour, it’d be perfect! Hope you’ll like it!

    Reply
  24. Jasline says

    December 18, 2012 at 8:17 pm

    It is! 🙂

    Reply
  25. Elaine says

    December 18, 2012 at 11:21 am

    Your photos just make me want to eat these right off the screen. I am sure that I have this recipe in one of Martha’s books that I own, but I am bookmarking it so I can try it soon.

    Reply
  26. Zoe says

    December 18, 2012 at 4:32 am

    Hi Jasline,

    I remember I was like you too when I was working in Singapore and only baked occasionally at some weekend. I cook and bake more often now after having my boy.

    This nice and easy recipe is fantastic! I love to cook these with my boy.

    Zoe

    Reply
  27. Balvinder says

    December 17, 2012 at 11:06 pm

    It looks crazy delicious. Its my breakfast time and you made me crave for chicken. I like easy, simple dishes. And this is it.

    Reply
  28. Baby Sumo says

    December 17, 2012 at 10:35 pm

    Sounds really simple….. my kind of meal too! 😀

    Reply
  29. Angie@Angie's Recipes says

    December 17, 2012 at 10:26 pm

    wow this is truly FINGERLICKINGLY delicious!

    Reply
  30. ChgoJohn says

    December 17, 2012 at 10:02 pm

    Those drumsticks look so tasty and I like that the sauce has a bit of heat to it, thanks to the chili. And any dish you can toss together in minutes and stick in the oven is all right in my book. Sometimes I don’t want to spend 2 hours in the kitchen. I just want to eat!

    Reply
  31. kitchen flavours says

    December 17, 2012 at 7:28 pm

    Delicious looking drumsticks! I actually bookmarked this to try, but plans abandoned when my kids are not around for a whole week! This looks good and I don’t mind having my fingers dirty for this!

    Reply
  32. anne says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:58 pm

    You’re right about marinating that chicken overnight 😀 But with all those wonderful combination of flavor in that dish I’m sure it still tastes delicious !

    Reply
  33. yueky says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:45 pm

    Looks good. Thanks for the step by step photos. Will try tomorrow for dinner.

    Reply
  34. Choc Chip Uru says

    December 17, 2012 at 11:48 am

    This chicken looks so delicious!

    Cheers
    Choc Chip Uru

    Reply
  35. Esther says

    December 17, 2012 at 8:52 am

    Oh my, this looks delectable…..fingerlicking good 🙂 ye, i know what you mean by non of that deep smoky flavour, but the ease of preparation and cooking more than makes up for it, will definitely try. Thanks!

    Reply
  36. yummychunklet says

    December 17, 2012 at 8:28 am

    The sauce looks thick and delicious!

    Reply

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