Tabasco Brined Spicy Drumsticks
Tabasco Brined Spicy Drumsticks is a gluten free recipe with 4 servings. This main course has 469 calories, 41g of protein, and 33g of fat per serving. For $1.88 per serving, this recipe covers 21% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 1079 people have made this recipe and would make it again. Head to the store and pick up water, tabasco sauce, green onion, and a few other things to make it today. It is brought to you by Foodie Crush. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 69%. This score is solid. Coffee-Brined Chicken Drumsticks, Tabasco Chicken Meatballs in a Spicy Tomato and Apricot Sauce, and Spicy Drumsticks are very similar to this recipe.
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
1 cup blue cheese crumbles
1 1/2 tablespoons canola oil
10-12 chicken drumsticks
1 green onion, chopped for garnish
½ cup kosher salt
kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 tablespoons Tabasco Original Red Sauce, plus 10 shakes
1 gallon water
Equipment:
pot
bowl
baking sheet
aluminum foil
oven
Cooking instruction summary:
Mix the water, kosher salt and the 4 tablespoons of Tabasco in a large bowl or stockpot fitted with a lid. Add the drumsticks and brine in the refrigerator overnight or up to 8 hours. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Take the drumsticks out of the brine and rinse in cold water and pat dry. Line the bottom of a baking sheet with foil and top with a baking rack. Spray the rack with cooking spray then place the drumsticks on the rack. Mix the canola oil with 10 shakes of Tabasco and baste the drumsticks then season with freshly ground black pepper. Cook for 25 minutes, then raise the temperature to 500 degrees F and cook for an additional 10-13 minutes or until golden browned and internal temperature is 185 degrees. Remove from the oven and garnish with freshly crumbled blue cheese and chopped green onion. Serve with more tabasco if desired.
Step by step:
1. Mix the water, kosher salt and the 4 tablespoons of Tabasco in a large bowl or stockpot fitted with a lid.
2. Add the drumsticks and brine in the refrigerator overnight or up to 8 hours. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Take the drumsticks out of the brine and rinse in cold water and pat dry. Line the bottom of a baking sheet with foil and top with a baking rack. Spray the rack with cooking spray then place the drumsticks on the rack.
3. Mix the canola oil with 10 shakes of Tabasco and baste the drumsticks then season with freshly ground black pepper. Cook for 25 minutes, then raise the temperature to 500 degrees F and cook for an additional 10-13 minutes or until golden browned and internal temperature is 185 degrees.
4. Remove from the oven and garnish with freshly crumbled blue cheese and chopped green onion.
5. Serve with more tabasco if desired.
Nutrition Information:
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