Chicken drumsticks in a slow cooker

If a few years ago you could only dream of a slow cooker, now this technique has appeared in many kitchens.

The potential of the multicooker allows you to cook a lot of delicious dishes in it. Despite the fact that some products in it are prepared longer than on the stove (especially if the capacity of the unit is small), the hostess has a lot of free time.

The temperature regime in it is selected in such a way that the dish is subjected to gentle heat treatment, while maintaining most of the nutrients and the natural taste of the products incorporated into it.

Some housewives ask themselves: how to cook chicken thighs in a slow cooker? After all, the meat of this particular part of the carcass does not always turn out juicy and soft, as we would like.

Chicken drumsticks in a slow cooker: cooking features

Chicken drumsticks can be fried, stewed, boiled. It all depends on the final serving dishes.

Roasted drumsticks are ideal for a festive meal, family dinner, a typical snack and are a separate dish. Therefore, you need to immediately think about what spices and seasonings will be added to them during frying or used in marinade.

Marinade for fried shins can be prepared on the basis of vinegar or wine, spices and spices. Pepper, garlic, thyme, basil and parsley are well suited to this marinade. When using mustard, put honey, ginger, curry, paprika, red pepper in marinade.

The tibiae are soft and juicy, if they are smeared with mayonnaise or sour cream before frying.

Garlic gives a savory taste to the legs. But we must remember that the overcooked garlic has an unpleasant smell and a repulsive taste. Therefore, it is added at the very end of cooking, or they are stuffed meat before heat treatment. To make the legs turn rosy, you can smear them with honey mixed with soy sauce or vegetable oil before frying.

The drumsticks are fried by setting the “Frying” or “Baking” mode. The temperature during frying is higher, so you need to frequently turn the legs so that they do not burn. If the legs are cooked in the “Baking” mode, then they are turned over to the other side 20 minutes after the multicooker is turned on.

If you see that the meat is quickly covered with crispy crust, pour 50 ml of hot water into the bowl. This will reduce the heat a bit and will not let the meat burn.

If you decide to serve your shins with a side dish, cook them with gravy. To do this, first fry the legs (separately or with vegetables), then pour broth and simmer until the meat is soft.

To extinguish food in a slow cooker, the program “Quenching” or “Soup” is provided.

The shins of an old bird should not be fried. They are best extinguished or baked in foil. Before that, they need to be marinated, then carefully wrapped in foil, put the multicooker in the bowl, pouring some water on the bottom. Prepare such a dish by installing the program "Baking" or "Baking". Instead of foil, you can take a sleeve for baking.

The cooking time of the legs in a slow cooker depends on their size, age of the chicken, temperature.

Chicken drumsticks are tastier when fried. Usually their meat becomes soft after 25-30 minutes. Quenching increases the cooking process by 15-20 minutes.

The legs of adult chickens need to be fried, and then stewed - for a total of about an hour.

Chicken drumsticks baked in a slow cooker

Ingredients:

chicken drumsticks - 5-6 pcs .;
salt;
black pepper;
unscented sunflower oil - 15 g;
seasoning for chicken.

Method of preparation

Inspect each lower leg. Sometimes there is a hard yellow skin on the stumps - it needs to be removed. Then wash your shins with warm water and pat dry with a paper towel. Put in a bowl, sprinkle with spices and seasoning. Stir. Take twenty minutes to a cool place.
Pour oil into the bowl. Put your shins down. Lower the lid. Find the function “Baking” on the display, turn it on.
After 15-17 minutes, open the lid, turn the legs over to the other side. If in your multicooker the baking lasts 40 minutes, wait for the beep, check the readiness of the meat. To do this, take a thin knife, stick in the thickest part of the leg. If a clear juice appears, then the meat is ready. When even slightly pinkish juice appears on the surface, turn the legs over again, close the lid and continue baking.
If you like very soft meat, do not rush to get your legs from the bowl. Leave them on heating for another twenty minutes. Serve with fresh vegetables or your favorite sauce.

Chicken drumsticks stewed with vegetables in a slow cooker

Ingredients:

chicken drumsticks - 5-7 pcs .;
carrots - 75 g;
onions - 150 g;
tomatoes - 300 g;
garlic - 2 cloves;
sunflower oil - 20 g;
salt;
dried greens to choose from - 5 g;
ground red pepper.

Method of preparation

Wash shins, dry.
Peel the vegetables. Shred carrots thin straws.
Cut the onion into half rings.
Chop the garlic in a blender or pass through a cooking press.
Pour the tomatoes with boiling water and leave for two minutes. Cool in ice water and quickly remove the skin. Cut the peeled tomatoes into cubes.
Pour oil into the bowl, heat it by turning on the frying or baking mode. Put your shins down. Fry on all sides until brown crust. Put on a plate.
Pour onions and carrots in the bowl. Stir. Pass to the softness of the vegetables.
Put the tomatoes. Cook, stirring, until they have a puree-like consistency.
Return the drumstick to the bowl. Stir. Pour in hot water, covering it with meat.
When the sauce is boiling, lower the lid, switch the slow cooker to extinguish mode. After 15 minutes, put the garlic, dried herbs and spices. Cook until soft meat. Serve with any side dish, sprinkle with fresh herbs.

Chicken drumsticks stewed in a slow cooker in sour cream

Ingredients:

chicken drumsticks - 5-7 pcs .;
onions - 150 g;
garlic - 2 cloves;
sour cream - 200 g;
salt;
black pepper;
unscented sunflower oil - 20 g;
bay leaf - 1 pc.

Method of preparation

Pour oil into the bowl. In the frying mode, warm it well.
Rub and dry the dried drumsticks with salt and pepper, place in a bowl. Fry on all sides until light crust. If you cook the shins in sour cream, they should not be too fried, as this will adversely affect the appearance of the finished dish.
Put onion cut into thin half-rings, save to softness.
Pour all sour cream. Salt to taste, put bay leaf.
Set the “Extinguish” function on the display. Close the lid. Cook for 35 minutes. Chop the garlic and add to the dish five minutes before it is cooked.
Sprinkle stewed sour cream with dill.

Chicken drumsticks baked with cheese in a slow cooker

Ingredients:

chicken drumsticks - 5-7 pcs .;
mayonnaise - 50 g;
garlic - 2 cloves;
hard cheese - 140 g;
salt;
white pepper - pinch;
flavourless vegetable oil - 15 g.

Method of preparation

Wash shins, dry, fold into enameled container.
In a small bowl, mix the spices, chopped garlic and mayonnaise. Put in a container with shins. Mix well. Put in the fridge for a couple of hours.
Pour oil into the bowl. Lay out an even layer of the leg along with the rest of the sauce.
Close the cover. Select the Baking program (or Baking). Cook 40 minutes.
In 20 minutes after switching on, turn the tibia on the other side.
After the set time has elapsed, open the lid, pour the legs with the grated cheese. Wait until it is completely melted. Serve immediately.

Mistress to note

In multi-models of different models, the baking time is set by default from 40 to 60 minutes. Therefore, you need to take into account the possibility of your multicooker and adapt to its mode.

If your multicooker has high power, during baking you have to turn the shins not once, but two or three.

Do not like the marinade with the addition of sour cream or mayonnaise - feel free to replace these products with ketchup, tomato juice or broth.