If you have someone in your life who refuses to eat, “health food,” out of sheer principle, do what my younger sister did: feed these wings to that person without telling them they’re healthy, and listen to them rave about how awesome they are!
Brian, as I’ve mentioned, is the best home cook I’ve ever met — and that is not a statement skewed by my love for him. Unfortunately, he cooks with oil, and butter, and cream, and bacon, and every other deliciously terrible ingredient he can find without gaining weight or, as of yet, hurting his health. I, on the other hand, feel sluggish, congested, and tired after even one big, greasy, delicious meal, and I can gain and lose multiple pounds a day depending on what I put into my body.
Dinner, as you can imagine, is usually two versions of the same dish –a his-and-hers, if you will. I try to get him to eat my versions of pot pie, or fake fried chicken, and 10 out of 10 times I’m met with a resounding,”No!”
When my younger sister sent me the link to these Asian style chicken wings, with an email telling me they’ve become one of her husband’s favorite meals, but she’s blatantly hiding the fact that they’re low cal and low fat, I pounced on the chance to woo Brian with a healthy meal. I’ve tried this before, and it hasn’t worked. Don’t get me wrong, there are dishes of mine he loves, but this is the first,”healthy,” recipe he’s gone gaga over. A vote from Brian is like a vote from Mikey in the old Life cereal commercials (did I just lose everyone under 33?) This is, hands down, as good as any high fat, high calorie drumstick recipe you’re gonna find. I hope you love it as much as we do!
Servings: 4 • Serving Size: 2 drumsticks •Calories: 213 • Fat: 4.7 g • Protein: 27.5 g • Carb: 12.7 g • Fiber: 0.4 g
Ingredients:
8 medium chicken drumsticks, skin removed
olive oil spray
1 cup water
1 tbsp Sriracha hot sauce (more or less to taste)
1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
1/3 cup low sodium soy sauce
1 tbsp honey
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tsp ginger, grated
2 tbsp chives or scallions, chopped
1 tsp sesame seeds
Directions:
In a heavy large saucepan, brown chicken on high for 3-4 minutes with a little spray oil. Add water, balsamic, soy sauce, honey, garlic, ginger, hot sauce and cook on high until liquid comes to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered for about 20 minutes. Remove cover and bring heat to high, allowing sauce to reduce down, about 8-10 minutes, until it becomes thick, turning chicken occasionally. (Keep an eye on glaze, you don’t want it to burn when it start becoming thick) Transfer chicken to a platter and pour sauce on top. Top with chives and sesame seeds and serve.
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