Description
These air-fried Peruvian-style chicken drumsticks are served with a spinach, lime, and cilantro “green crema” sauce, with some jalapeno to kick the heat up a notch.
Ingredients
- olive oil for brushing
- 2 cloves garlic, grated
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 6 (4 ounce) chicken drumsticks
- 1 cup baby spinach leaves, stems removed
- ¾ cup sour cream
- ¼ cup cilantro leaves
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 clove garlic, smashed
- ½ jalapeno pepper, seeded
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Brush an air fryer basket with olive oil.
- Combine garlic
- honey
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- salt
- cumin
- paprika
- oregano
- and pepper in a large bowl. Add drumsticks; toss to coat. Arrange drumsticks vertically in the prepared basket
- leaning against the basket wall and one another.
- Cook in the air fryer at 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the drumstick reads 175 degrees F (80 degrees C)
- 15 to 20 minutes. Rearrange drumsticks with kitchen tongs halfway through cooking for even cooking.
- Meanwhile
- combine spinach
- sour cream
- cilantro
- lime juice
- garlic
- jalapeno pepper
- salt
- and pepper in the bowl of a food processor; process until crema is smooth. Drizzle some crema sauce over drumsticks and serve with remaining crema.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Servings: 6