Simple Baked Chicken Drumsticks

As the weather is getting hotter in the country where I am from, as homecook, I will try as much as possible to minimize my time spend in the wet kitchen or standing in front of the stove.  What couldn't be made easier than marinating some chicken drumsticks a day earlier, place them in zip log bag, pop them in the fridge, and take them out 30 minutes before time of baking; and bake them in a Convection Oven/Air Fryer.

This is one simple baked chicken drumsticks, marinated with a few simple ingredients which are readily available in our pantry, to share with all who are interested.

Ingredients: (serves 2)

5 chicken drumsticks (cleaned and wiped dry)

1 1/2 tsp. smoked paprika

1 tsp. brown sugar

1/2 tsp. garlic powder

1/4 tsp. ground white/black pepper

1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 tbsp. cooking oil

Methods:

1. Place the chicken drumsticks into a zip-log bag.
2. Add in the cooking oil, toss to ensure well incorporated.
3. In a small bowl, mix paprika, brown sugar, garlic powder, pepper and salt well.  Add into the chicken drumsticks.  Toss, turn and squish the zip-log bag to ensure the drumsticks are evenly marinated.  Remove air from the bag, zip it and place in the fridge overnight.  In between the marination time, I will again toss, turn and squish the zip-log bag to ensure even marination of the drumsticks.
4. Bring the chicken drumsticks out of the fridge to room temperature 30 minutes before baking time.
5. Place the marinated chicken on a greased rack; bake in a convection oven of 190 degree Celsius for 15 minutes; turn the drumsticks over and continue to bake for another 10-15 minutes, until nicely browned.
6. Remove onto a serving plate, and dinner is ready to be served!

Note:  I serve these simple and delicious baked chicken drumsticks with Buttered Rice.  Refer to my next blog write-up for the recipe.

This recipe is adapted from 'simplyhomecooked.com' with quite a number of adjustments to suit my cooking preference.