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Picnic Drumsticks with Orange-Mustard Sauce

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Serves 8

Drumsticks coated with an orange-mustard sauce are an ideal picnic food: delicious hot or cold and you don't even need a plate. When packing these for an outing, make sure you refrigerate for a few hours or overnight so they're chilled thoroughly before putting them in your cooler. Heading to the backyard? Wrap the hot chicken in foil to keep warm until it's time to eat (but don't keep this way for longer than an hour). Be sure to pack some napkins!

Ingredients

4 pounds chicken drumsticks
Salt and pepper to taste
6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
1/4 cup Dijon mustard
Zest of 2 oranges
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground fennel seeds
1/4 cup chopped cilantro

Method

In a large dish arrange the chicken, pricked in several places with a fork, in one layer. Season with salt and pepper and brush with 2 tablespoons of the oil. Cover and refrigerator for 15 to 30 minutes. Meanwhile, in a small glass bowl, make the sauce by whisking together the remaining 1/4 cup oil, mustard, zest, cumin and fennel.

Heat grill. Brush chicken with sauce, arrange on grates over moderate heat and cook, turning it often and brushing it with more of the sauce, for 16 to 18 minutes, or until cooked through.

Transfer chicken to a platter as done and garnish with cilantro.

Nutrition

Per serving (248g-wt.): 380 calories (170 from fat), 19g total fat, 3.5g saturated fat, 47g protein, 2g total carbohydrate (0g dietary fiber, 0g sugar), 175mg cholesterol, 460mg sodium

Tags: Family Friendly, American, Wheat Free, Gluten Free, Dairy Free

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