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Crispy Fried Chicken Drumsticks

Crispy Fried Chicken Drumsticks

Crispy fried chicken drumsticks drizzled with spicy honey sauce.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 4
Calories 578 kcal

Equipment

  • cast iron Dutch oven
  • deep frying thermometer

Ingredients
  

  • 8 chicken drumsticks from @Rastellisdelivered
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 2 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 tsp paprika
  • 2 tsp tabasco sauce, divided
  • 2 cup buttermilk
  • 2 cups vegetable oil
  • ¼ cup honey

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place a rack inside a sheet pan.
  • In a cast iron Dutch oven, or other heavy pot, heat about one inch of oil until it reaches 350 degrees.
  • As the oil heats, prepare your dredging station. Fill one bowl with the buttermilk and one teaspoon of tabasco. Divide the flour and spice between two bowls.
  • Dip each piece of chicken into the first bowl of flour, then in the buttermilk, and then back in the flour. When the oil reaches 350 degrees fry the chicken three pieces at a time until they are golden brown on all sides. They will cook about 7 minutes. Do not add the second batch of chicken until the oil reheats to exactly 350 degrees. Put the fried drumsticks on a wire pan.
  • Bake the drumsticks until they reach an internal temperature of 165°, for about 15 minutes.
  • For the Spicy Honey Sauce, mix 4 tbsp. butter with 1 tsp of Tabasco sauce and 4 tbsp. of honey in a small saucepan and cook over low heat until the butter melts. Dip each piece of chicken in the Spicy Honey Sauce.

Nutrition

Serving: 2drumsticksCalories: 578kcal
Keyword Chicken
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