BBQ Oven-Roasted Drumsticks
Drumsticks roasted and glazed with homemade BBQ sauce in stages. Cheap, easy, and everyone loves them.
EasyPrep: 5 minCook: 40 minServes 4Oven Roast
Ingredients
- ●12 chicken drumsticks
- ●Homemade BBQ sauce (see Playbook)
- ●Olive oil
- ●Kosher salt
- ●Black pepper
- ●Garlic powder
- ●Onion powder
- ●Smoked paprika
Assembly
- 1.Preheat oven to 400°F.
- 2.Pat drumsticks dry. Drizzle with olive oil and season with the base five seasoning.
- 3.Place on a sheet pan and roast for about 20 minutes.
- 4.Remove from oven and brush with homemade BBQ sauce. Return to oven for 10 minutes.
- 5.Remove, flip the drumsticks, and brush the tops with more BBQ sauce. Return to oven for another 10 minutes.
- 6.Remove and brush with one more coat of BBQ sauce.
- 7.Switch to broil for 2-3 minutes to caramelize the sauce. Watch carefully — it goes from caramelized to burnt quickly.
- 8.Serve immediately.
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The Story
“Drumsticks are cheap, easy, and kids love them. The method is straightforward — season with the base five, roast them, then start glazing with homemade BBQ sauce in stages so the sauce builds up in layers and caramelizes. The staged brushing is the key — you get multiple layers of sauce that each get a little time in the oven to set and caramelize. Hit them under the broiler right at the end with one more coat of sauce for that final crispy, sticky glaze. You can swap the BBQ sauce for any sauce from the Playbook.”
