Mango Habanero Chicken Drumsticks

4.50 from 2 votes

Mango Habanero Chicken Drumsticks

I’m a big fan of spicy food. Almost all my recipes have some type of heat in them. For these mango habanero chicken drumsticks I definitely elevated that heat level.

Prep Time15

Cook Time50

Course: Appetizer, Main Course, Snack

Cuisine: American

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Servings: People

Author: Maciek Zurawski

Ingredients

8 Chicken drumsticks
1 tbsp Olive oil
2 tbsp BBQ rub

Mango Habanero Sauce

4 Garlic cloves
3 Habanero peppers
2 Mangos
2 Limes
1/2 White onion
1/2 cup Water
1/2 cup Apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup Brown sugar
1/4 cup Honey
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Pepper
1 tsp Paprika

Instructions

Mango Habanero Instructions

Ina blender add 2 or 3 habanero peppers depending on your heat tolerance, sliced mango, white onion, garlic cloves and freshly squeezed lime juice. Blend it all together until the ingredients are fully liquified.
Pour the mixture into a saucepan, add some brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, honey, water, salt, pepper and paprika. Simmer over low heat until the sauce thickens and set aside.

Grilling Instructions

Preheat the grill to 375 degrees and set for indirect heat.
Coat the chicken drumsticks in olive oil and season with your choice of BBQ seasoning.
Place the chicken on the indirect side first for45 minutes or until the internal temperature of the meat is 175 degrees.
Now place the drumsticks on the direct side to get a nice char on the skin. Flip every minute for a total of 5 minutes.
Once you take the chicken off the grill, toss them in the sauce

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