Recipe
Cranberry Glazed BBQ Chicken Drumsticks
Prep Time: 10 min
Cook Time: 30 min
Serves: 4
Here’s a delicious cranberry barbecue basting sauce that is both delicious and kid friendly. It is a good use of any canned whole-berry cranberry sauce you have leftover. If you don’t like to use wine in cooking substitute cranberry or grape juice. Serve with a bright green vegetable and brown rice to mop up the extra sauce for a fun, complete meal.
Contributed By: Developed for CFC by Nancy Guppy, RD, MHSc
Ingredients
1/2 cup (125 mL)
red wine
1 tsp (5 mL)
cornstarch
1 cup (250 mL)
cranberry sauce, unsweetened
1 tbsp (15 mL)
butter
1/4 tsp (1.25 mL)
cinnamon, ground
8
skinless chicken drumsticks
Instructions
1
Whisk together wine and cornstarch in a small pot to form a smooth paste.
2
Add cranberry sauce, butter and cinnamon. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring until mixture comes to a boil. Cook, stirring an additional 3 minutes. Remove from heat. Pour half the sauce, about ¾ cup (175 mL) into a pitcher to serve with grilled chicken and set aside.
3
Put the drumsticks in a medium bowl or plastic bag. Drizzle with the remaining sauce. Toss to coat.
4
Preheat grill over medium heat. Remove chicken drumsticks from marinade and place on upper rack. Cover and grill, turning once, until fully cooked and browned - about 15 minutes per side or until a thermometer inserted into the chicken reads 165°F (74°C). Brush each side a few times with the marinade or until it is all used up.
5
Serve with the reserved cranberry barbecue sauce.