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Chicken Drumsticks with Muhammara Sauce

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Chicken Drumsticks with Muhammara SauceRomulo Yanes

Muhammara — a toasted walnut, roasted red pepper, and cumin sauce — can also be spread on pita toasts.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    40 min

  • Yield

    Makes 6 servings

Ingredients

3

tablespoons walnuts

12

chicken drumsticks (3 pounds total)

1

/2 teaspoon salt

1

/4 teaspoon black pepper

1

/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil

1

/2 cup drained bottled roasted red peppers (from a 7-ounce jar)

1

/3 cup fine fresh bread crumbs (from 1 slice firm white sandwich bread)

1

garlic clove, minced and mashed to a paste with 1/4 teaspoon salt

1

teaspoon pomegranate molasses or 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

1

/2 teaspoon ground cumin

1

/8 teaspoon cayenne

Need to make a substitution?

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Put oven rack in lower third of oven and preheat oven to 475°F. While oven is preheating, toast nuts on a baking sheet in oven until golden, 3 to 4 minutes.

    Step 2

    Pat chicken dry, then put in a large shallow heavy baking pan (1 inch deep) without crowding and rub with salt, pepper, and 2 tablespoons oil. Bake, without turning, until golden brown and cooked through, 30 to 35 minutes.

    Step 3

    While chicken bakes, blend together bell peppers, bread crumbs, walnuts, garlic paste, pomegranate molasses, cumin, and cayenne in a food processor until as smooth as possible, about 1 minute. With motor running, gradually add remaining 6 tablespoons oil and blend until combined well. Season sauce with salt and drizzle over baked chicken.