It will transport you to Hawaii and make you want to do the hula dance too!
Theres sticky chicken…then there is seriously sticky chicken.
I kid you not when I say that I am transported back to Hawaii every time I make these.
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It puts me in a good mood just making them!
When it comes to sticky chicken, theres sticky, then there isseriouslysticky.
These Hawaiian Chicken drumsticks areinsanely sticky.
Its finger lickin good!
The secret to the stickiness is tinned crushed pineapple which forms the base of this marinade.
When baked, they turn a wonderful dark golden colour and caramelises beautifully which adds extra flavour to this.
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It took me a few goes to get this marinade right.
I wanted a flavour EXPLOSION!
I have to admit, it took me a few goes before I was happy with this.
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)or the marinade was too thin so it didnt make a sticky glaze.
I dont make chicken drumsticks often because they arent the healthiest cut of chicken.
No second rate marinades for my drumsticks!
Coconut rice is the perfect accompaniment to the pineapple marinated drumsticks.
Coconut and pineapple go together like basil and tomato!
I was going to share this Hawaiian Chicken recipe with you with a tropical style salad on the side.
But I couldnt resist sharing my coconut rice instead.
I promise youll see more greens in my next post.
To sign off, do you recognise these song lyrics??
I had this song playing while I was typing up this post!!
If you want to get into the groove,play the songwhile youre reading the recipe!)