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Sicilian-style chicken drumsticks

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Ingredients for 4 servings:

  • 8 chicken legs
  • salt and pepper
  • 500 g mushrooms
  • 1 onion(s)
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 150 ml chicken stock
  • 75 ml balsamic vinegar
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 sprigs rosemary
  • 1 tsp, heaped cornstarch

Instructions

Working time approx. 10 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 40 minutes; Total time approx. 50 minutes

sweet and sour preparation

Season the chicken thighs with salt and pepper. Peel and finely dice the onion and garlic. Trim and quarter the mushrooms. Brown the chicken thighs on all sides in hot olive oil. Add the diced onion and garlic and sauté briefly. Drizzle the honey over the thighs. Mix the cornstarch with the chicken stock and pour in the balsamic vinegar. Add the mushrooms, bay leaf, and chopped rosemary sprigs, and braise the chicken thighs, covered, for half an hour. Season the sauce with salt and pepper before serving.

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Written by John Myers

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