Recipe: Picnic Drumsticks with Orange-Mustard Sauce

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Pack up some pre-grilled drumsticks for your beach picnic


Pre-grill these chicken drumsticks and chill overnight for an easy and tasty snack at the beach 


Ingredients

• 4 pounds chicken drumsticks
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
• 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
• Zest of 2 oranges
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground fennel seeds
• 1/4 cup chopped cilantro

Instructions

1. In a large dish arrange the chicken, pricked in several places with a fork, in one layer.
2. Season with salt and pepper and brush with 2 tablespoons of oil.
3. Cover and refrigerate for 15 to 30 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, in a small glass bowl, make the sauce by whisking together the remaining 1/4 cup oil, mustard, zest, cumin and fennel.
5. 

Heat grill.
6. Brush chicken with sauce, arrange on grates over moderate heat and cook, turning it often and brushing it with more of the sauce, for 16 to 18 minutes, or until cooked through.


7. Transfer chicken to a platter as done and garnish with cilantro.


Serve hot or chill overnight.


Serves 8




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