Recipe: Oven-roasted chicken drumsticks and vegetables

Today marks the first day of the partial lockdown that we Malaysians face. At this time, we should try to practice social distancing and avoid going out except for essentials such as food.

Let's do our part and stay home during the next 2 weeks. It is still important to eat healthy during these times, so please try not to have instant noodles for every meal. Here is a very easy recipe you can try at home with minimal ingredients - oven-roasted chicken drumsticks paired with oven-roasted vegetables and fries.

Simply drizzle some olive oil over the chicken drumsticks and season with salt and pepper and oven-roast for 25-30 minutes. The chicken is moist with crispy skin (tip: to ensure that the skin crisps up, ensure that you dry the chicken thoroughly with kitchen paper towels.)

To go with the chicken, I roasted some French beans with carrots, tossed in some olive oil, salt and a dash of soy sauce. French beans and root vegetables such as carrots are great as they keep longer than leafy vegetables in the fridge, so you can keep a stock of them in your fridge during partial lockdown times. I also made a simple gravy to go with the chicken. Happy cooking guys!

Oven-roasted chicken drumsticks

Oven-roasted chicken drumstick
Recipe by Baby Sumo
Preparation time: 2 minutes
Cooking time: 25-30 minutes
Serves 3-4

Ingredients
8 chicken drumsticks
1 tbsp olive oil
Salt
Freshly ground pepper
Butter
1/2 tsp thyme, if available

To serve
Gravy

1. Preheat oven to 200°C (roast mode). Pat dry and arrange the chicken drumsticks on a baking tray, making sure they do not overlap.

2. Drizzle over olive oil and season generously with salt and pepper and dried thyme (if using). Roast for 20 minutes, then remove and reserve juices for gravy. Place a sliver of butter onto each drumstick. Roast for another 5-10 minutes, until the skin has crisped up and is lightly golden. The juices should run clear when the chicken is pierced with a sharp knife.

3. Remove and serve with gravy.

4. To make the gravy, add 1/2 OXO cube and 1 cup of water to a saucepan. Bring to the boil, then add the reserved juices from roasting. Add 1 tbsp of cornflour (mixed with 1 tbsp of cold water) to thicken the gravy. Season with black pepper.

Note: Please ensure you pat dry the chicken to get nice, crispy skin.

For whole roast chicken recipe, click here.



Roasted vegetables
Preparation time: 2 minutes
Cooking time: 10-15 minutes
Serves 4

Ingredients
16-20 French beans or green beans, cut into 2" pieces
2 small carrots, peeled and cut into chunks
1 clove garlic, thinly sliced vertically
1 tbsp olive oil
Salt
1/2 tsp light soy sauce

1. Place the vegetables and garlic into a baking tray, then toss with oil, salt and light soy sauce. Place in oven and cook for 10-15 minutes.

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