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Honey Lemongrass Baked Chicken - honey & lemongrass marinated chicken baked to golden perfection. So easy and yummy for the entire family.

Honey Lemongrass Baked Chicken – honey & lemongrass marinated chicken baked to golden perfection. So easy and yummy for the entire family | rasamalaysia.com

Honey Lemongrass Chicken - honey & lemongrass marinated chicken baked to golden perfection. So easy and yummy for the entire family | rasamalaysia.com

Coming from Southeast Asia, I love everything made with lemongrass. Lemongrass is a wonderful aromatics that perfumes all simple dishes into something exotic. Think Malaysian Chicken Satay, Thai Tom Yum Soup, Vietnamese Lemongrass Chicken, these dishes wouldn’t be so exotic or flavorful without the fragrance of lemongrass in the concoction. I just love lemongrass, even a simple lemongrass honey drink transports me back to tropical Southeast Asia!

My good friend successful grows some lemongrass in her garden recently, and knowing that I love lemongrass, she gave me a big lunch. I had some chicken drumsticks in my freezer that day so I decided to make these easy and absolutely delicious honey lemongrass baked chicken. Another reason for this honey lemongrass baked chicken recipe is that my picky eater son has recently started to eat chicken drumsticks, and he likes to eat the drumsticks like a carnivore, taking a big bite of the meaty part with a funny expression. I love the way he acts out when he bites into the juicy drumsticks.

Honey Lemongrass Chicken - honey & lemongrass marinated chicken baked to golden perfection. So easy and yummy for the entire family | rasamalaysia.com

This recipe is very easy to make; it’s a slight variation from my very popular ginger garlic baked chicken. In this case, the ginger is replaced with lemongrass, but you get a completely different flavor profile because of the lemongrass.

Lemongrass

If you are not familiar with lemongrass, this is how they look, after the top part is being cut off. Nowadays, lemongrass is no longer hard to find, you can buy them from regular supermarkets or food stores now. The next time you go shopping, buy some and introduce a new ingredient into your daily cooking repertoire, and try this amazing honey lemongrass baked chicken that is a wonderful dish for weeknight or weekend dinners. Enjoy!

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Honey Lemongrass Baked Chicken Recipe

Honey Lemongrass Baked Chicken – honey & lemongrass marinated chicken baked to golden perfection. So easy and yummy for the entire family.

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 3
Calories 452 kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 lbs chicken drumsticks
  • One lemongrass top part trimmed off
  • 4  garlic peeled and chopped
  • Marinade:
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1/2 tablespoon oyster sauce or fish sauce
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 3 heavy dashes white pepper
  • Pinch of salt

Instructions

  1. Cut the lemongrass into small rings, then use a mortar and pestle to pound them lightly. This will help release the aromas and wonderful fragrance of the lemongrass. If you don't have a mortar and pestle, you can use the back of your knife to pound them.
  2. Rinse the chicken and pat dry with paper towels. Add the lemongrass and garlic to the chicken and gently rub them on the chicken. Add all the Marinade ingredients to the chicken, stir to mix well so the chicken drumsticks are nicely marinated with all the ingredients. Set aside to marinate for at least 30 minutes, or best for a few hours.
  3. Pre-heat the oven to 375F. Line the chicken on a tray lined with baking sheet and bake for 30-40 minutes in the middle of the oven, or until the surface turn golden brown, slightly charred, and the inside is cooked through. Transfer the chicken out, keep the tasty juices that seep out from the chicken, and serve immediately.

Recipe Notes

If there are burnt lemongrass and garlic on the chicken, scrape them off before eating.

Nutrition Facts
Honey Lemongrass Baked Chicken Recipe
Amount Per Serving (3 g)
Calories 452 Calories from Fat 131
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.5g 22%
Saturated Fat 3.6g 18%
Cholesterol 200mg 67%
Sodium 653mg 27%
Total Carbohydrates 13.1g 4%
Dietary Fiber 0.3g 1%
Sugars 6g
Protein 64g 128%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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  1. I have a lot of dried lemongrass, the kind that comes in jars from the spice section. Is it possible to use this in the recipe? Sounds divine, would like to use what have on hand before buying anything else if can. Thank you!

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  2. Hi Dawn,

    Thank you very much for your recipes. Appreciate if I could have recipe for vegetables achar, Thanks

    Regards
    Lily

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  5. You can also buy lemon grass as a paste in a tube all natural from your supermarket and you can buy a lot of other herbs and herbal combinations under the name of Gourmet Garden, such as roast, Thai, Mediterranean, Basil, Garlic,Chives etc

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  8. Thanks for the recipe.

    Im not sure if anyone brought this up, but perhaps can you also show metric measurements for us here in Malaysia? :D

    Sorry if I have offended anyone

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  9. I don’t have fresh lemongrass, but I do have powdered lemongrass. How much of the powdered product should I use in your recipe? (Please reply by email also.)

    Thank you — Sharon

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  10. This is some kind of easy and delicious! I used a prepared lemongrass paste from the supermarket, and boneless, skin-on chicken thighs. Marinated and grilled over indirect heat. Fantastic!

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