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Spiced drumsticks with potato and pickle salad

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for spiced drumsticks with potato and pickle salad.

By Lisa Featherby
  • Serves 4
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Spiced drumsticks with potato and pickle salad

Ingredients

  • 12 chicken drumsticks (about 1.8kg)
  • 1 tbsp grapeseed oil
  • 2 large garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1 tbsp cayenne pepper
  • 2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • ½ tsp allspice
  • 1 tsp finely chopped thyme
Potato salad
  • 800 gm baby red potatoes, such as Desiree (about 8), unpeeled, thickly sliced
  • 2 tbsp each mayonnaise and sour cream
  • 2 each dill pickles and sour pickles, thinly sliced
  • 2 golden shallots, thinly sliced
  • 2 green jalapeños, finely chopped
  • Juice of ½ small lemon

Method

Main
  • 1
    Preheat oven to 230C. Combine drumsticks, oil, garlic, spices and thyme in a bowl, season to taste and toss well to coat. Place in a large roasting pan and roast, turning once or twice until chicken is golden and cooked through (20-25 minutes).
  • 2
    Meanwhile, for potato salad, cook potatoes in boiling salted water until tender (12-15 minutes). Drain, then transfer to a bowl and cool slightly (5 minutes). Add remaining ingredients, toss to coat, season to taste and serve with drumsticks.