Oriental Sticky Drumsticks

In my quest to feed my kids healthier I stumbled upon the following recipe.  With a few adaptations it made for a healthy, nutritious and delicious meal.  These drumsticks were very yummy.  The chinese five spice gives the drumsticks a sweet warm flavour.  My kids asked or thirds so I think that it is safe to say that they were a hit!

Oriental Sticky Drumsticks

Ingredients:
2 pounds drumsticks
fresh ginger (thumb size)
2 garlic cloves
1/2 tsp orange zest
2 tbsp orange juice
1/2 tsp Chinese five spice
1 chili pepper
1 tsp sesame oil
1/2 cup honey
5 tbsp soy sauce

Directions:


1.  Grate a thumb-size piece of fresh ginger.  Also grate two garlic cloves and finely chop the chili pepper.
2.  Wash and grate 1/2 a tsp orange zest and squeeze in 2 tbsp of the juice.
3.  Add 1/2 a tsp Chinese five-spice powder, 1 tsp sesame oil, 5 tbsp soy sauce and 1/2 a cup honey. Mix it all up.
4.  Pour the marinade in with the chicken and leave it in the fridge for at least 3 hours. Preferably longer, overnight even. Make sure to either flip the drumsticks now and then or squeeze the Ziploc bag a little.
5.  Place the drumsticks and the mariande in an oven proof dish.  Place the drumsticks in a preheated oven and bake at 350F (175C) for half an hour. Make sure to drizzle some marinade over them every 10 minutes or so.
6.  Flip them over at 30 minutes and pop them back in the oven and bake for yet another 30 minutes.
7.  Garnish with sesame seeds and chili pepper rings.