Pomegranate & honey chicken drumsticks

Name: Pomegranate & honey chicken drumsticks
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 tsp garlic paste; 1 tsp ginger paste; 1 tbsp ground cumin; 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper; 100 ml pomegranate molasses; 40 ml clear honey; ½ orange (scrubbed), zest; 2 tbsp olive oil; 25 g pack mint, leaves finely chopped; 8 slower reared chicken drumsticks; 4 The Levantine Table Roasted Garlic Flatbreads, to serve; Pomegranate seeds, to serve (optional)

A good piece of chicken is the perfect canvas to experiment with; no matter how often you cook it, there’s always a new flavour combination. This recipe shows just how beautifully chicken and pomegranates pair. Drumsticks are ideal for feeding a crowd – simply multiply the recipe and grab a bigger tray – but it also works for a weekday dinner that won’t leave a pile of washing-up.

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Serves4
CourseMain meal
Prepare15 mins
Cook40 mins
Total time55 mins
Plusmarinating

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1 tsp garlic paste
1 tsp ginger paste
1 tbsp ground cumin
1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
100ml pomegranate molasses
40ml clear honey
½ orange (scrubbed), zest
2 tbsp olive oil
½ x 25g pack mint, leaves finely chopped
8 slower reared chicken drumsticks
4 The Levantine Table Roasted Garlic Flatbreads, to serve
Pomegranate seeds, to serve (optional)

Herby yogurt

200g strained Greek yogurt
2 clove/s garlic, finely chopped
½ x 25g pack flat leaf parsley, finely chopped
⅓ x 25g pack mint, leaves finely chopped

In a large bowl, mix the garlic and ginger pastes, cumin, pepper, pomegranate molasses, honey, orange zest, olive oil and mint until combined; season. Add the drumsticks; toss to coat. Cover and leave to marinate in the fridge for at least 30 minutes or ideally overnight.
Preheat the oven to 200ºC, gas mark 6. Transfer the chicken and marinade to a large roasting tin and roast for 35-40 minutes, basting frequently and turning halfway. Cook until the chicken is sticky, caramelised and cooked through, with no pink meat remaining and the juices run clear. Meanwhile, for the herby yogurt, mix all the ingredients in a bowl (reserving some herbs to serve); season with salt, then chill until ready to serve.
Just before the chicken is cooked, heat the flatbreads according to pack instructions. To serve, spoon the herby yogurt onto a serving plate, arrange the drumsticks on top, and scatter with extra herbs and/or pomegranate seeds if you like. Serve with the flatbreads.

And to drink...

Pomegranate & honey drumsticks work a treat with Domaine Paul Blanck Gewurztraminer, France. The bold aromatics and lush fruit really complement that spicy, tangy chicken.

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