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Teriyaki Drumsticks with Rice and Veggies

July 10, 2008 by KimiHarris 11 Comments

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We eat pretty simple food most of the time, and it doesn’t cost that much to eat simply. But, as funny as this is going to sound coming from a food blogger, I often get slightly panicked when company is coming over. So many of my recipes are either unique or very simple. Neither option seemed appropriate to serve to a new friend or family.

I have been surprised, however, at what picky people don’t like. You can serve America’s favorite food, and it’s likely to be on their list of least favorites. But I have also been surprised at how much people like some of my “simple” food. It doesn’t always take much to please a guest. So I am getting more comfortable in my hospitality.

But I did want to expand my menu with frugal meals that would be nice enough to serve to company and that would also be familiar to most people. Because I was looking for “company” meals, this isn’t the cheapest of the cheap meals that I make. But I would definitely consider it a frugal company meal. It’s also a very nourishing, well rounded, tasty meal that looks beautiful.

Around here, we have a lot of Teriyaki joints. Many of which are quite good. My husband happens to love it, and I happen to have a old family recipe that I grew up adoring. It’s familiar to most people we know, nice enough to serve to guests (it’s so pretty with the veggies!), and, if you use drumsticks (a cheaper part of chicken), it’s not going to break your budget.

This sauce can be used for many different meat dishes, so it can be adapted as well!

Teriyaki Drumsticks with Rice and Veggies

You can marinate the chicken overnight, but a few hours will suffice as well. You can also play around with what type of sweetener you want to use. Growing up, we used brown sugar. But rapadura, maple sugar, honey -even maple syrup would work. Each sweetener will add it’s own unique flavor. If you don’t use agave syrup, up the amount you add (up to 1/2 cup). Agave is sweeter than honey or sugar. This will serve 4-6 people.

2 pounds of drumsticks
1/2 cup of soy sauce
1/2 cup of rice vinegar
1/4 cup of agave syrup
1/2 teaspoon ginger, dried
2 garlic cloves, minced or pressed through a garlic press

Wash off chicken drumsticks, and place in a dish to marinate in. Combine the rest of the ingredients and stir well. Pour over the meat, cover and place in fridge. Marinate for a couple of hours or overnight.

Brown Rice

An hour before you want to serve your dinner, make brown rice according to the package’s directions. Or, here’s how we make it.

Place in a medium pot:
6 cups of water
3 cups of brown basmati rice
1 teaspoon salt

Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer, covered for 45 minutes

When rice is about half way through, preheat oven to 425 degrees. Place chicken with sauce in a small casserole dish, and cook (in middle to upper third of oven) for 25-30 minutes, or until cooked through. To test, pierce one with a knife all the way to the bone, if it’s done the juices will run clear, it not, it will contain a little bit of blood.

After you get the chicken started, prep and cook the veggies.

Steamed Vegetable Side

4 cups of carrots,washed, peeled and sliced on a diagonal
3 celery sticks, washed, and sliced on a diagonal
1/4 head of purple (red) cabbage, thinly sliced

In a large pot place several inches of water, and a stainless steel steamer. Bring to a boil. Add veggies to steamer and steam, on low, for 8-10 minutes, just until tender.

To serve, you can keep everything separate, and serve the sauce on the side to pour over the veggies and rice. Or you can layer a casserole dish in this order, rice, veggies, meat, and then the sauce poured over everything. Enjoy!

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I love beautiful and simple food that is nourishing to the body and the soul. I wrote Fresh: Nourishing Salads for All Seasons and Ladled: Nourishing Soups for All Seasons as another outlet of sharing this love of mine. I also love sharing practical tips on how to make a real food diet work on a real life budget. Find me online elsewhere by clicking on the icons below!

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  1. Alison @ Pennythoughts

    July 11, 2008 at 9:37 am

    I think my husband would love this. He’s a big fan of stir-fry, and this has a lot of typical stir-fry flavors in it. I’ll put it on the menu for next week. Thanks!

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  2. carrol

    July 12, 2008 at 7:39 pm

    Lots of Organic Agave Nectar. Visit WholeAndNatural.com .

    Reply
  3. Melissa

    February 18, 2009 at 11:25 am

    I just made this, and it was delicious! I had to use brown sugar because I’m running low on my natural sweeteners, but I think it would taste great with honey.

    Reply
  4. Lauren

    May 23, 2009 at 2:35 pm

    I would love to make this, but we are soy free. Do you have any recommendations for a substitute for the soy in this? (We are also gluten/dairy and corn free).

    It looks yummy!

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  5. Ginny

    June 23, 2010 at 7:55 pm

    I can’t have vinegar. What else can I use?

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  6. Christie

    February 9, 2011 at 4:44 am

    This is delicious! We raise our own chicken and beef and I am always looking for new recipes to try. I have been in a rut and my family was getting tired of the same ole’ roasted chicken recipe. My family agreed that this one is a keeper! Thank you!

    On a side note. I roasted my vegetables with a drizzle of olive oi instead of steaming them. Yummy! Thanks again for the wonderful recipe, I can’t wait to try more.

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  7. Christie

    February 9, 2011 at 4:47 am

    Thansk so much for this recipe! My family loved it. We raise our own chicken and beef and I am always looking for new recipes. We were getting tired of the same old roasted chicken recipe. This was delicious! My family agreed that this is a keeper. On a side note, I roasted the vegetables with a drizzle of olive oil….yummy!

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  8. Heather

    October 12, 2011 at 5:35 pm

    I’ve just stumbled across your blog sand have been really enjoying the recipes. I wanted to look at the recipe for grilled vegetable salad and it brought me here instead.

    Reply
  9. Mindy

    October 31, 2011 at 12:13 pm

    I made this for my family a few weeks ago. We have four children, with various degrees of pickiness. It was a huge, huge hit! Every single family member loved it, which is extremely unusual. Now I’m planning it again for our November menu, and everyone is very excited. Thanks so much for a recipe my whole family adores!

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  10. TERIYAKIcam

    April 24, 2012 at 11:19 am

    If you are gluten-free, you can use TAMARI, which is traditional Japanese soy sauce.
    Tamari is not made with wheat and contains no gluten, and even better, it is THE original soy sauce– unlike the bastardized Chinese soy sauce (who borrowed soy production from the Japanese) which is made for the masses.

    Reply
  11. Barb

    September 21, 2012 at 7:49 pm

    I use gluten free Braggs Liquid Aminos in place of Soy Sauce to avoid the wheat.
    It tastes great and contains no gluten.

    Reply

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