Sticky Asian Hoisin Chicken Drumsticks is a sweet and spicy Baked Chicken Drumsticks recipe. Chicken Drumsticks are coated in a sticky and sweet sauce with predominant Hoisin flavors and baked until the sauce gets sticky. It is served with crunchy veggies and zesty Oranges.
Sticky Asian Hoisin Chicken Drumsticks
Whenever I am craving some sticky Asian Chicken recipe, I think of these Sticky Asian Hoisin Chicken Drumsticks. I love Asian recipes. The ease of making the recipe and the tasty sauce is the best part about any Asian Recipe.
Talking about easy Asian recipes, here are some of my favorite recipes you will love. Thai Asian Sweet Chili Chicken, Asian Chili Chicken, Asian Cashew Chicken, General Tso's Chicken, and Sticky Orange Chicken.
In fact, this Sticky Asian Hoisin Chicken Drumsticks is something totally different and unique. It's a perfect combination of General Tso's Chicken and Orange Chicken.
The Sticky Sauce here is perfect, sweet, spicy, and tangy. In fact, the tanginess of Orange Juice balances out the intense sweetness of Hoisin Sauce and Brown Sugar.
Brown Sugar also makes the sauce sticky after it gets baked. The sticky sauce coats over the Chicken Drumsticks very well and you have perfectly tender and juicy baked Chicken Drumsticks with a sticky Asian glaze over them!
Ingredients needed to make Sticky Asian Hoisin Chicken Drumsticks
- 4 medium-sized Chicken Drumsticks
- 2 medium-sized Red Onions diced
- 1 medium-sized Bell Pepper diced
- 2 cloves Garlic minced
- 1 cup Carrots finely chopped
- 5 large Serrano Peppers deseeded and chopped
- 1 teaspoon Sesame Oil
For the Sticky Sauce
- 4 teaspoon Hoisin Sauce
- ½ cup Orange Juice
- ¼ cup Dark Soy Sauce
- ½ cup Dark Brown Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Salt & Pepper
Garnish
- 1 teaspoon Sesame Seeds
- Green Onions (finely chopped) optional
How to make Sticky Asian Hoisin Chicken Drumsticks
Saute the Veggies
- Heat 1 teaspoon Sesame Oil in a Pan.
- As the sesame oil shimmers add the chopped Onions, minced Garlic, Bell Peppers, Carrots, and Serrano Peppers.
- Saute just until the veggies tenderizes.
Make the Sauce
- Add all the sauce ingredients to a bowl and whisk until combined.
- Add the Drumsticks and the sauce to a ziplock bag. Shake to coat the Chicken with the Sauce
- Place these Drumsticks in a baking dish. Add cooking spray over the Drumsticks.
- Bake @ 350°F OR 180°C for 15 minutes.
- Toss after 15 minutes and cook for another 15 minutes.
- Add the remaining sauce after 15 minutes over the Chicken Drumsticks.
- Use a meat thermometer and check if it reads 165°F or 78°C. Cook until the chicken gets cooked through.
Serve
- Serve the Baked Chicken Drumsticks over crunchy Veggies and Orange slices.
- Add the leftover sauce and serve with Sesame Seeds and chopped Green Onions on top.
- Enjoy!
What to serve Sticky Asian Hoisin Chicken Drumsticks with?
You can serve this Sticky Asian Hoisin Chicken Drumsticks with the following:
- Potato Salad
- Garlic Parmesan Potato Wedges
- Air Fryer Crispy Potatoes
- Air Fryer Hasselback Potatoes
- Roasted Garlic Parmesan Cauliflower
- Creamy Garlic Parmesan Orzo
How to make Sticky Hoisin Chicken Drumsticks ahead of time?
You can prep for this recipe ahead of time. You can make the sauce and refrigerate it for 1 week. Before you make it, just drizzle over the Drumsticks and bake until the Chicken Legs gets baked and the sauce gets sticky on top.
You can also make this entire recipe. Cool it down to room temperature and then wrap it up with a plastic wrap and then again with aluminum foil and then freeze it. You can freeze these Chicken Drumsticks for 3 weeks. Just thaw in the refrigerator overnight and heat in the microwave until heated through before serving.
Other Asian Chicken Dinner Recipes You will Love
- Teriyaki Chicken Skewers
- Chicken Adobo Recipe (Authentic Filipino)
- Gochujang Chicken Meatballs
- Sweet and Sour Chicken
- Kung Pao Chicken Tenders
- Firecracker Chicken
Sticky Hoisin Chicken Drumsticks
Ingredients
- 4 medium sized Chicken Drumsticks
- 2 medium sized Red Onions diced
- 1 medium sized Bell Pepper diced
- 2 cloves Garlic minced
- 1 cup Carrots finely chopped
- 5 large Serrano Peppers deseeded and chopped
- 1 teaspoon Sesame Oil
For the Sticky Sauce
- 4 teaspoon Hoisin Sauce
- ½ cup Orange Juice
- ¼ cup Dark Soy Sauce
- ½ cup Dark Brown Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Salt & Pepper
Garnish
- 1 teaspoon Sesame Seeds
- Green Onions (finely chopped) optional
Instructions
- Heat Sesame Oil in a Pan. As the oil shimmers add the chopped Onions, minced Garlic, Bell Peppers, Carrots, and Serrano Peppers. Saute just until the veggies tenderizes.
- Add all the sauce ingredients to a bowl and whisk until combined.
- Add the Drumsticks and the sauce to a ziplock bag. Shake to combine. Place these Drumsticks in a baking dish. Add cooking spray over the Drumsticks. Bake @ 350F OR 180C for 15 minutes. Use a meat thermometer and check if it reads 165°F or 78°C.
- Serve the Baked Chicken Drumsticks over crunchy Veggies. Add the leftover sauce and serve with Sesame Seeds and chopped Green Onions on top. Enjoy!
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