STICKY GRILLED DRUMSTICKS WITH SPICY/SWEET PLUM SAUCE

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Food & Wine Magazine, August 2008 edition. From Pairing of the Day: August 2008, Great Chicken Recipes: Wings, Breasts, Drumsticks and Thighs. Grace Parisi prepares a wonderfully sticky and nicely sweet glaze of fresh plums and red pepper jelly to brush over drumsticks while grilling. Hot red pepper jelly makes for a spicier glaze, sweet pepper jelly creates a milder one. We opted for the milder one because we made it for the home but we made a batch of the spicier glaze for us and it was wonderful! This is a fantastic and tasty recipe for the grill and the summer.Suggested wine: Juicy Primitivo: 2006 . Serve with the drumsticks, corn on the cob with any of the outrageous butter recipes on zaar, a yummy mixed-greens salad with garbanzo beans, bacon, sesame seeds and a champagne vinaigrette, and then for dessert something chocolate and DECADENT! ;)

Provided by Manami

Categories     Chicken Thigh & Leg

Time 1h

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

12 chicken drumsticks (about 3 pounds)
2 tablespoons canola oil
salt, to taste
fresh ground pepper, to taste
crushed red pepper flakes, to taste (optional)
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/4 cup finely chopped red onion
2 red purple plums (4 ounces each) or 2 purple plums, pitted and cut into 1/2-inch pieces (4 ounces each)
1/4 cup hot red pepper jelly or 1/4 cup sweet red pepper jelly
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1/4 cup water

Steps:

  • Light a grill.
  • Rub the chicken with the canola oil and season with salt and pepper.
  • Grill over moderate heat, turning occasionally, until browned and cooked through, about 30 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, melt the butter.
  • Add the onion and cook over moderately low heat, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes.
  • Add the plums and cook over moderately high heat, stirring, until softened and nearly broken down, about 5 minutes.
  • Add the red pepper jelly and mustard and bring to a boil, stirring until the jelly is melted.
  • Carefully transfer the mixture to a food processor.
  • Add the water and puree until smooth.
  • Season the plum sauce with salt and pepper.
  • Liberally brush the plum sauce all over the chicken and grill, turning the drumsticks occasionally, until they are lightly caramelized, about 5 minutes.
  • Serve the drumsticks with any remaining plum sauce at the table.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 543.1, Fat 32, SaturatedFat 9.4, Cholesterol 192.7, Sodium 231.4, Carbohydrate 19.8, Fiber 0.9, Sugar 14.6, Protein 42.8

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