Bacon Wrapped Sriracha Chicken Lollipops

Prep Time | 6 hours |
Cook Time | 2 hours |
Servings |
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Ingredients
Chicken Lollipops
- 2 lbs Chicken Drumsticks
- 1 lb bacon
- Sriracha BBQ Sauce
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 8 cloves Minced Garlic Cloves
- 1/2 cup Sriracha
- 2/3 cup Soy Sauce
- 2/3 cup Rice Vinegar
- 2/3 cup Brown Sugar
- 1 cup Ketchup
- 1/4 cup Lime Juice
- 1/2 cup Worcestershire Sauce
- 2 tablespoons Honey
- 2 teaspoons Onion Powder
Sriracha Marinade
- 1/4 cup Lime Juice
- 1/4 cup Dijon Mustard
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons Soy Sauce
- 2 tablespoons Sriracha Sauce
- 1/4 cup Chopped Cilantro
- 2 cloves Minced Garlic
- 1 teaspoon Ground Cumin
Ingredients
Chicken Lollipops
Sriracha Marinade
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Instructions
- In medium pan over medium heat, heat the oil and sauté the garlic until fragrant (approx. 30 seconds.)
- Add remaining ingredients to sauce pan and reduce heat to low
- Stir occasionally for 20 minutes or until sauce has thickened while taking care not to let sauce boil
- Rinse chicken drumsticks and pat dry with paper towel
- Peel the skin off the drumsticks. The bacon helps maintain moisture and keeps the chicken from drying out
- Combine marinade ingredients, submerge chicken, and marinade in refrigerator for 4-6 hours
- Remove chicken and discard marinade
- Using a sharp knife, cut around the bone, close to the knuckle end of the drumstick. Cut through tendons, then press the meat down firmly to form a lollipop, trimming loose tendons with knife or kitchen scissors for better presentation. Pull remaining skin and cartilage off the knobby end of the drumstick and clean it up with a knife or kitchen scissors
- Wrap each drumstick with a piece of bacon and stand upright on Frogmat (http:// www.cookinpellets.com/frogmats/) or wire rack for easy transfer to/from pellet grill
- Smoke at 250 degrees for 2 hours with Cookinpellets Perfect Mix, brushing with glaze every 10 minutes for last 40 minutes. Increase temperature to 300 degrees for last 10 minutes as necessary to ensure a minimum internal temperature of 165 degrees
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