Bittersweet Amarula Drumsticks

Name: Bittersweet Amarula Drumsticks
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 12 portions
Ingredients: 12 chicken drumsticks; seasoned flour; 1/4 cup fresh chives, snipped; 2 tablespoons roasted garlic, minced; 1/4 cup apricot jam; 4 tablespoons lemon juice; 2 -3 tablespoons Amarula cream liqueur; 2 teaspoons seasoned sea salt; 12 bay leaves; 12 toothpicks; black pepper, to taste; 3 cups brown rice, cooked; dried apricot, garnish (optional)

Submitted by Mommy Diva

"A nice appetizer dish from the Amarula Cream website. General guidelines for concerting C temps to F: Fairly low: 160 deg C = 325 deg F Moderate: 180 deg C = 350 deg F Hot: 200 deg C = 400 deg F. Slightly modified. :)"

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photo by lazyme

Ready In:: 1hr 10mins
Ingredients:: 13
Yields:: 12 portions

ingredients

12 chicken drumsticks
seasoned flour
¹⁄₄ cup fresh chives, snipped
2 tablespoons roasted garlic, minced
¹⁄₄ cup apricot jam
4 tablespoons lemon juice
2 -3 tablespoons Amarula cream liqueur
2 teaspoons seasoned sea salt
12 bay leaves
12 toothpicks
black pepper, to taste
3 cups brown rice, cooked
dried apricot, garnish (optional)

directions

Prepare the drumsticks by cutting the skin loose around the bone and pushing in down with a scraping movement, using a small sharp knife.
Cover exposed bone with foil.
Dust meat lightly with seasoned flour.
Mix the chives, marmalade, lemon, Amarula Cream and salt together.
Coat the drumsticks in this mixture and arrange in an ovenproof dish.
Bake at 200 degrees (200 deg C = 400 deg F) for 45 minutes until crispy; Remove the foil.
May be served warm or at room temperature.
For Serving (garnish):
Wrap a bayleaf around each exposed bone-tip. Secure the leaf with a toothpick or porcupine quill. **TIP: It may be helpful to soften the bay leaf in a pan of heatd water to make them pliable and avoid the leaves being brittle and breaking or snapping when you atttempt to wrap these. ;).
Serve on a bed of brown rice or your favorite starch.
Enjoy! ;).

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Reviews

These were delicious! I served them as appetizers and they made a great finger food. We all agreed that this sauce would be wonderful over rice. Next time I'll probably use chicken breasts - pushing the skin down the bone was more work than I expected, lol. Thanks Mommy for a real treat!

lazyme