Ingredients
1. Chicken drumsticks – 5
2. Fingerling potatoes – 5 – 6
3. Onion – 1/2 cup, sliced thick
4. Olive oil – 2.5 tbsp
Fresh lemon juice – 1 – 1.5 tbsp (half lemon)
Sugar – 1/4 tsp
Paprika – 1/2 tsp (optional)
Garlic – 3 cloves, minced
Italian seasoning – 1 tsp
Coarse ground pepper – 1/4 – 1/2 tsp
Crushed red chilly flakes – 1/4 tsp
Salt – To taste
5. Lemon, thinly sliced – 4 – 5 pieces
6. Fresh parsley / thyme – 2 tbsp, finely chopped (To garnish)
Method
1. Make a few deep slits on the fleshy parts of the chicken drumsticks. Make a few slits on the baby potatoes as well. Place them in an oven-safe container.
2. Combine all the ingredients numbered 4. Taste-check for salt. Pour over the chicken drumsticks and potatoes. Mix well. Place in the refrigerator overnight or for at least 1 hour. Before baking, sprinkle the onion slices and mix well with the marinade. Top with a few lemon slices.
3. Preheat oven at 425 F. Bake for 30 minutes. Take it out and spoon the pan juices over the chicken and potatoes. Put it back in the oven and bake for another 15 minutes until the chicken drumsticks and baby potatoes are done. Garnish with finely chopped parsley / thyme. Spoon the pan juices over the chicken and potatoes and serve after 2 – 3 minutes. Enjoy!
Came out gr8. Thanks..
You’re welcome! Happy to know that it came out well..
lovely recipe..be cooking this for tonights dinner
Thanks Maya:))
My family loved this.
Love your recipes & the way you present it & can’t wait to open whn the email pops in..
I hv tried many of your recipes & my kids just can’t stop saying “yum”.
I got ur blog frm Mariasmenu & from you I hv got Sujis cook blog & now these 3 are in my bookmark:))
Gud luck for yummy spreads..
Prayers from Melbourne.
Thank you sooo much for your sweet and encouraging comment! 🙂 Really happy to know that you guys are enjoying our recipes..
I tried this recipe today. Came out really well and was yumm. Thank u maya for all the recipes!! Ive tried lots of recipes from this blog. U make our lives easier…:)
You’re welcome! Great to know that you enjoy the recipes here..Thanks for your sweet comment 🙂
Tried it out last week…came out awesome….thank you…keep posting