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For the bbq chicken

For the coleslaw

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal601
  • fat34g
  • saturates8g
  • carbs26g
  • sugars23g
  • fibre4g
  • protein50g
  • salt2.22g
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Method

  • step 1

    Mix the BBQ sauce: Open out the freezer bag, then spoon in the ketchup, honey, chilli sauce, soy sauce, oil, vinegar and spice. Close the bag and squidge the ingredients together to mix them.

  • step 2

    Add the chicken: Make 2 or 3 deep cuts in the meaty part of the drumsticks with a sharp knife (this helps them take on lots of flavour from the sauce). Put the chicken in the bag with the sauce and tie shut. Wash your hands. Squidge everything together again so all the drumsticks are well coated. Leave out for 1 hr, or in the fridge overnight, to marinate.

  • step 3

    Prepare the veg: Thinly slice the cabbage on a clean chopping board with a clean, sharp knife, then put it in the mixing bowl. Now prepare the other vegetables, adding them to the bowl as you finish preparing them. Peel the onion and finely chop. Thinly slice the celery stick.

  • step 4

    Grate the apple and carrot: Take the apple (keep it whole and with the skin on) and grate up to the core. Turn the apple a quarter turn and grate again. Repeat until you are left with just the core. Be careful not to grate your knuckles. Peel, then cut the stalk end off the carrot. Grate the carrot and add to the bowl.

  • step 5

    Cook the chicken: Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Tip the chicken and sauce into a large roasting tin and space the drumsticks apart. Carefully put the roasting tin in the oven using oven gloves, then set the timer for 20 mins. When the time is up, carefully take the chicken from the oven. Brush the chicken with the glaze in the roasting tin, then return to the oven for 15 mins more.

  • step 6

    Mix the coleslaw: While the chicken is cooking, mix the veg together with clean hands or a spoon. Add the mayonnaise, yogurt and mustard into the vegetables, then season with salt and pepper. Stir well. When the chicken is cooked through and golden, serve with the coleslaw.

RECIPE TIPS
MAKE SURE THE CHICKEN IS COOKED

Take a sharp knife (it is important to wash it if you’ve used it on the raw chicken) and cut into the meaty part of the chicken. Look at the juices that come out – if they’re red, the chicken isn’t cooked yet. Return it to the oven for 10 minutes more, then test it again.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, June 2008

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A star rating of 4.7 out of 5.47 ratings
Janec3 avatar

Janec3

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Made this as part of a family bbq. I made doubled the amount of marinade as I used 10 chicken pieces. It gave a very light flavour and moist chicken. The coleslaw was delicious, again the flavour was light not heavy and cloying as some readymade versions. The the apple gave a crisp sweetness. I…

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jamie azulay

question

Will maple syrup be an okay substitute to clear honey?

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goodfoodteam

Thanks for your question. Yes, you can use maple syrup.

lizleicester

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Tasty and easy but not very interesting, hence the 4 stars.

ruaridhsmum

Found this an extremely patronising recipe to follow but I suppose that's because it's intended for the novice cook. Didn't think the chicken took on the flavour of the marinade very well but I only put it together 4 hours before we ate so perhaps just not long enough. Was a bit dubious about…

vipgirl1

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Amazing sauce made it twice in one week loved it so much!!

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