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Chicken Drumsticks with Puff Pastry

This dish is actually easier to prepare than it looks. Makes a perfect presentation for guests.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mediterranean, Turkish
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 16 Drumsticks
Calories 154kcal

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 16 small skinless drumsticks
  • 8 puff pastry sheets
  • 2 bay leaves
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 onion

Garnish for baking

  • 1 egg
  • 1 tablespoons sesame seeds
  • 1 tablespoon nigella seeds

Cheese Spread

  • 150 grams cream cheese
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 2 garlic cloves crushed
  • 100 grams walnuts optional / Allergen
  • 1 pinch oregano
  • 1 pinch red pepper flakes
  • 1 pinch salt to taste

Instructions

  • Place the skinless drumsticks into a pot. If skinless drumsticks are not available tear out the skins after boiling.
  • Peel and cut an onion into quarters and add.
  • Add water to reach half of the height of the chicken if you will cook with a normal pot. Reduce the amount to barely cover the bottom of the pot if you are using a pressure cooker.
  • Also add salt, black pepper and bay leaves and cook until the drumsticks are done. Check with a knife, if the knife goes through easily it means they are ready. Do not over cook, the meat should stay on the bones, for a better presentation.
  • Set aside to cool.
  • Add all the cheese filling ingredients in a bowl and mix with a spoon to blend.
  • Take a puff pastry on your worktop and make it square and thin using a rolling pin. The size should be large enough to cover a drumstick easily.
  • Spread some cheese filling on one side of each sheet. Place a drumstick in the middle of each pastry and pack.
  • Set the drumsticks in an oven tray with the puff pastry joining parts facing down.
  • Break and mix a whole egg in a small bowl. Spread some egg mixture on each bundled drumstick, using an egg brush.
  • Then sprinkle some sesame and nigella seeds on each one.
  • Cook until crispy and golden on all sides for about 10-15 minutes in a preheated oven at 200° Celsius. Serve warm.

Notes

The calorie count is based on two drumsticks per person. 
You can leave out the walnuts and/or the cheese feeling. 
Make sure the joint part of the puff pastry faces down to make the top smooth. 
Do not over cook the chicken before baking, this recipe needs to have the chicken on the bones.