These air-fried Peruvian-style chicken drumsticks are served with a green crema made with spinach, lime, cilantro, and some jalapeño to kick the heat up a notch.
Preparation Details
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- olive oil for brushing
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, grated
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 6 (4 ounce) chicken drumsticks
Steps
- Brush an air fryer basket with olive oil.
- Combine honey, 1 tablespoon olive oil, garlic, salt, cumin, paprika, oregano, and pepper in a large bowl. Add drumsticks; toss to coat. Arrange drumsticks vertically in the prepared basket, leaning against the basket wall and one another.
- Cook in the air fryer at 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part of drumstick reads 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), 15 to 20 minutes. Rearrange drumsticks with kitchen tongs halfway through cooking for even cooking.
- Meanwhile, make sauce: Combine spinach, sour cream, cilantro, jalapeño, lime juice, garlic, salt, and pepper in the bowl of a food processor; process until crema sauce is smooth.
- Drizzle some crema sauce over drumsticks and serve with remaining crema.
