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Whiskey Chicken Drummers -- 10/05/12

Whiskey Chicken Drummers

Ingredients

  • For the marinade:
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tablespoons whiskey or bourbon
  • 2 tablespoons hot sauce (such as Frank's® RedHot®)
  • 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
  • 12 chicken leg drummers
  • Salt and pepper

  • For the sauce:
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 2 large cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 shots whiskey
  • 1/3 cup cayenne pepper hot sauce (such as Frank's® RedHot®)
  • 1 teaspoon coarse black pepper

  • Chopped or sliced scallions
  • Carrot and celery sticks

Yields: 4

Preparation

Step

Mix marinade ingredients in a large baggie. Season drummers with salt and pepper, and add them to the marinade. Refrigerate 3 hours then bring up to room temp.

Step

Preheat oven to 300ºF. Arrange a wire rack over a baking sheet. Arrange drummers on the rack and slow cook 1 hour and 15-30 minutes.

Step

For the sauce, melt butter in a pan over medium heat. Add garlic, swirl 2 minutes, then add whiskey, hot sauce and pepper. Drop heat to low.

Toss drummers with sauce and top with scallions. Serve with carrot and celery sticks alongside.