Chicken drumsticks are delicious no matter how you cook them, but if you want a healthy and easy meal, steamed chicken drumsticks are a five-star recommendation! Few ingredients, simple steps, and it's a guilt-free dinner option in the summer! The free-range chicken drumsticks I bought this time have firm meat, so it's so satisfying to just gnaw on them! It brings back the joy of eating chicken drumsticks from my childhood!
Materials
Summer Delight for Weight Loss: Quick and Easy Steamed Chicken Legs (No Fire) Recipe
Make incisions on the chicken thighs to help them absorb the flavors faster. Prepare chopped scallions, sliced ginger, salt, and Sichuan peppercorns.
Heat a non-stick pan without oil, add salt and Sichuan peppercorns, stir-fry over low heat until the salt turns slightly yellow, then turn off the heat.
Pour the stir-fried salt and pepper over the chicken legs, rub it evenly on both sides, cover with plastic wrap and marinate for one hour.
Rinse the seasoned chicken legs with water to remove the salt and peppercorns. Place scallion and ginger slices and chicken legs on a plate.
Place in a steamer and steam at 100 degrees Celsius for 25 minutes. Once the time is up, enjoy! (If the chicken legs are small, you can shorten the time by 5 minutes. Alternatively, you can use a gas stove, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat, cover, and steam for 20 minutes.)
Delicious and guilt-free!
Summer Delights for Weight Loss: Quick and Easy Steamed Chicken Legs (No Fire Required)
• Any kind of chicken leg will do, just choose the freshest ones; • If the chicken legs are small, reduce the amount of salt, and vice versa; • You can use any stove, such as a steamer, steam pot, gas stove, or induction cooker; • If you are a working person, you can marinate the chicken legs overnight and refrigerate them. When you get home from get off work, you can start steaming them directly. If you marinate them for a longer time, you should reduce the amount of salt by half.
