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Chicken Drumsticks With Asian Barbecue Sauce

This is a grace parisi recipe from f&w magazine, october 2009 edition. Instead of using a traditional american barbecua sauce, grace parisi prepares a sweet, sticky, slightly fiery version using asian ingredients, like chile sauce, hoisins sauce, rice vinegar and ginger. Wine suggestion: ripe, spicy malbec from argentina 2007 bodega septima. From: 15 rules for great wine and food pairings, published october 2009.

Steps

Preheat the oven to 425f.
In a large bowl , mix the vegetable oil with the five-spice powder.
Add the chicken , season with salt and pepper and toss.
Arrange the chicken on a foil-lined baking sheet.
Roast for about 35 minutes , turning twice , until cooked.
Meanwhile , in a blender , combine the hoisin sauce , chile sauce , rice vinegar , stock , ginger , garlic and sesame oil and puree until very smooth.
Transfer to a saucepan and simmer until slightly thickened , 5 minutes.
Transfer the chicken to a bowl and toss with the sauce , until completely coated.
Preheat the broiler and position a rack 8 inches from the heat.
Return the chicken to the baking sheet and broil for about 10 minutes , brushing with the sauce and turning occasionally , until glazed and sticky.
Add the sesame seeds to a bowl.
Dip the chicken in the seeds to coat.
Serve.

Ingredients

vegetable oil, chinese five spice powder, chicken drumsticks, salt, fresh ground pepper, hoisin sauce, asian chili sauce, rice vinegar, chicken stock, fresh ginger, garlic cloves, toasted sesame oil, toasted sesame seeds