Chicken Drumsticks with Bacon

Chicken drumsticks with bacon are juicy legs in a honey-garlic marinade with juniper, wrapped in bacon and baked for 40-50 minutes at 180°C. The bone is trimmed and wrapped in foil, giving the dish a restaurant-worthy look. Recommended - buon appetito!

Chicken Drumsticks with Bacon

Juicy chicken drumsticks in a honey-garlic marinade with juniper, wrapped in bacon and roasted in the oven.

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 50 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 10 minutes mins

Servings: 4 servings

Course: Meat dishes

Cuisine: Home cooking

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

• 600 g chicken drumsticks
• 4 slices bacon
• 3-4 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp honey
• 0.5 tsp salt
• garlic minced
• ground pepper to taste
• lemon juice to taste
• juniper sprigs

Method

 

1. Make the marinade: to 3-4 tbsp olive oil add 1 tsp honey, 0.5 tsp salt, ground pepper, lemon juice, minced garlic and juniper sprigs, and mix well.
2. Trim the cartilage off the drumsticks with a knife, clean the skin, and leave no more than 2 cm of bare bone. Wrap each bone in foil.
3. Rub each drumstick well with the marinade and wrap in bacon, securing with a toothpick.
4. Roast in a preheated 180°C oven for 40-50 minutes.
   

Tips

• Wrap the exposed bone in foil so it doesn't burn and the dish is easy to eat with your hands.
• Secure the bacon with a toothpick, or it will unravel during baking.
• You can swap the juniper for rosemary or thyme.