Sweet & Sour Drumsticks

Complete Chicken Cooking, 2000

1 1⁄2 hours — 4 Servings

Ingredients

8		chicken drumsticks
4	tablespoon	red wine vinegar
2	tablespoon	tomato paste
2	tablespoon	soy sauce
2	tablespoon	honey
1	tablespoon	worcestershire sauce
1	clove	garlic
1	pinch	cayenne pepper
		salt and pepper
1	sprig	fresh parsley (to garnish)

Instructions

Skin the chicken, if desired, and slash 2 to 3 times with a sharp knife.

Lay the chicken drumsticks side-by-side in a shallow nonmetallic container.

Mix the red wine vinegar, tomato paste, soy sauce, honey, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, and cayenne pepper together and pour over the chicken drumsticks.

Leave the marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour. Cook the drumsticks on a preheated grill for about 20 minutes, brushing with the marinade and turning during cooking. Garnish with parsley and serve with crisp salad.

Notes

The recipe for the sweet-and-sour glaze also works well with pork or shrimp.