Mouthwatering Chinese Chicken Drumsticks

Ingredients

Marinade

• 6 tablespoons dark soy sauce
• 6 tablespoons oyster sauce (Lee Kum Chee is the best brand. I buy mine in bulk at an oriental market)
• 4 tablespoons orange juice
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 2 tablespoons cooking sherry
• 2 tablespoons pancake syrup (while it may seem bizarre, this is the most important ingredient. The syrup caramelizes as the chick)
• 1 tablespoon of minced garlic

Meat

• 8 chicken drumsticks

Directions

1. 1

   Combine all ingredients for the marinade in a zip-lock bag. Add chicken. Marinade overnight.

2. 2

   Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.

3. 3

   Line a medium-sized baking pan with aluminum foil and sprinkle the bottom of the pan with salt

4. 4

   Dump the contents of the bag (including the sauce) into the pan. Arrange the drumsticks so that they are not touching each other.

5. 5

   Cover pan with aluminum foil and bake for forty-five minutes.

6. 6

   Remove the top layer of foil and turn the chicken over. Bake for an additional fifteen to twenty minutes, until the top of the chicken is nicely browned.

7. 7

   Remove from oven.

8. 8

   I always serve this with white rice, and pour the drippings from the chicken over the rice.