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A family favorite for over 20 years, this low-effort, high-reward chicken takes about 5 minutes to assemble and emerges from the oven piping hot, meat falling off the bone, with sauce aplenty! Children and adults alike adore this chicken!

In the spirit of old-fashioned, unsubtle, crowd-pleasing recipes, I offer another oldie but goodie from The New New York Times Cookbook (Craig Claiborne, 1979) , a recipe my mother pulled out for nearly every cocktail party she hosted and attended for at least two decades. The original recipe calls for wings, which people go gaga over, but the sauce and cooking method work just as well with drumsticks and thighs, if you’re looking for a super-easy dinner adored by children and adults alike.

While the chicken bakes for a fairly long time — an hour to an hour and 15 minutes — in the brief time it takes for your oven to preheat, your chicken can be prepped and smothered with the magic sauce, a mixture of honey, soy sauce, ketchup, garlic and oil, leaving you with an hour of freedom, perhaps to prepare a simple salad or side dish , perhaps to sit down with a good book and a nice cocktail.

As with the honey-baked chicken legs , it’s hard not to play caveman while eating these drummies — a fork and knife just can’t get the job done. What can I say? This is not gourmet cooking, and it’s not gourmet eating — you might just want to break out the moist towelettes for this one.

Honey Soy Chicken, Step by Step

First, gather your ingredients: honey, soy, garlic, ketchup, and oil.

Whisk the sauce ingredients together. And season your chicken with salt and pepper.

Pour the sauce over the chicken in your baking dish.

Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Don’t be alarmed by the state of your pan…

… once the bubbling subsides, your chicken will surface.. .

… piping hot…

… meat falling off the bone.

Try not to curse my name during the post-dinner clean-up…

I promise: after a quick soak and a bit of elbow grease, just a few burnt edges will remain.

Notes: When we have visitors, I double up on the drumsticks:

Or use a combination of thighs and drumsticks:

Description

Adapted from The New New York Times Cookbook (Craig Claiborne, 1979)

Notes:

• If making a small batch — 5 drumsticks or 4 thighs, etc. — halve the sauce recipe but keep the cooking time the same.

• I typically make it with 4 to 5 thighs and 4 to 5 drumsticks, but I’ve made it with as many as 8 thighs and 5 drumsticks in one 9×13-inch pan.

• Wings are perfect for a Super Bowl party or other gathering.

• 18 chicken wings or 10 drumsticks or 4 thighs and 5 drumsticks, etc.

• kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

• 2 tablespoons oil — peanut, canola, vegetable, olive, etc.

• 2 tablespoons ketchup

• 1/2 cup soy sauce

• 1 cup honey

• 2 to 3 cloves garlic, minced

1. Preheat oven to 400ºF. If using wings: wash and dry, cut off wing tips and place on a rimmed baking sheet. If using the larger quantity of drumsticks and/or thighs: wash and dry and place in a 9 x 13-inch pan; if using the smaller quantity, wash and dry and place in a 8×8-inch (or something similar) pan. Season lightly with salt (as soy is salty) and pepper to taste.
2. Combine remaining ingredients and pour over chicken. Toss chicken (with your hands, if you don’t mind, or with tongs, if you do) and then arrange skin-side down in the baking pan. Place in the oven for 30 minutes. Remove pan, turn chicken over, and return to the oven for another 30 minutes, keeping an eye on the chicken to ensure it isn’t browning too quickly — turn the temperature down to 375ºF if it is.
3. Remove the pan and turn the chicken over once more. I find that the chicken is usually done at this point, but my mother likes to cook hers for another 15 minutes, which is what the original recipe calls for, too, although the original recipe also calls for baking it at 375ºF for the entire time. It’s your call — you can’t mess it up. I suggest turning the oven down to 375ºF if you do bake it for an additional 15 minutes.
4. If your sauce is not the thickness you like, but the chicken has completed its cooking, you can transfer the sauce to a small sauce pan and simmer it down on the stovetop till it thickens.

• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Cook Time: 1 hours 15 minutes
• Category: Dinner
• Method: Oven
• Cuisine: Asian, American

A family favorite for over 20 years, this low-effort, high-reward chicken takes about 5 minutes to assemble and emerges from the oven piping hot, meat falling off the bone, with sauce aplenty! Children and adults alike adore this chicken!

In the spirit of old-fashioned, unsubtle, crowd-pleasing recipes, I offer another oldie but goodie from The New New York Times Cookbook (Craig Claiborne, 1979) , a recipe my mother pulled out for nearly every cocktail party she hosted and attended for at least two decades. The original recipe calls for wings, which people go gaga over, but the sauce and cooking method work just as well with drumsticks and thighs, if you’re looking for a super-easy dinner adored by children and adults alike.

While the chicken bakes for a fairly long time — an hour to an hour and 15 minutes — in the brief time it takes for your oven to preheat, your chicken can be prepped and smothered with the magic sauce, a mixture of honey, soy sauce, ketchup, garlic and oil, leaving you with an hour of freedom, perhaps to prepare a simple salad or side dish , perhaps to sit down with a good book and a nice cocktail.

As with the honey-baked chicken legs , it’s hard not to play caveman while eating these drummies — a fork and knife just can’t get the job done. What can I say? This is not gourmet cooking, and it’s not gourmet eating — you might just want to break out the moist towelettes for this one.

Honey Soy Chicken, Step by Step

First, gather your ingredients: honey, soy, garlic, ketchup, and oil.

Whisk the sauce ingredients together. And season your chicken with salt and pepper.

Pour the sauce over the chicken in your baking dish.

Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Don’t be alarmed by the state of your pan…

… once the bubbling subsides, your chicken will surface.. .

… piping hot…

… meat falling off the bone.

Try not to curse my name during the post-dinner clean-up…

I promise: after a quick soak and a bit of elbow grease, just a few burnt edges will remain.

Notes: When we have visitors, I double up on the drumsticks:

Or use a combination of thighs and drumsticks:

Description

Adapted from The New New York Times Cookbook (Craig Claiborne, 1979)

Notes:

• If making a small batch — 5 drumsticks or 4 thighs, etc. — halve the sauce recipe but keep the cooking time the same.

• I typically make it with 4 to 5 thighs and 4 to 5 drumsticks, but I’ve made it with as many as 8 thighs and 5 drumsticks in one 9×13-inch pan.

• Wings are perfect for a Super Bowl party or other gathering.

• 18 chicken wings or 10 drumsticks or 4 thighs and 5 drumsticks, etc.

• kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

• 2 tablespoons oil — peanut, canola, vegetable, olive, etc.

• 2 tablespoons ketchup

• 1/2 cup soy sauce

• 1 cup honey

• 2 to 3 cloves garlic, minced

1. Preheat oven to 400ºF. If using wings: wash and dry, cut off wing tips and place on a rimmed baking sheet. If using the larger quantity of drumsticks and/or thighs: wash and dry and place in a 9 x 13-inch pan; if using the smaller quantity, wash and dry and place in a 8×8-inch (or something similar) pan. Season lightly with salt (as soy is salty) and pepper to taste.
2. Combine remaining ingredients and pour over chicken. Toss chicken (with your hands, if you don’t mind, or with tongs, if you do) and then arrange skin-side down in the baking pan. Place in the oven for 30 minutes. Remove pan, turn chicken over, and return to the oven for another 30 minutes, keeping an eye on the chicken to ensure it isn’t browning too quickly — turn the temperature down to 375ºF if it is.
3. Remove the pan and turn the chicken over once more. I find that the chicken is usually done at this point, but my mother likes to cook hers for another 15 minutes, which is what the original recipe calls for, too, although the original recipe also calls for baking it at 375ºF for the entire time. It’s your call — you can’t mess it up. I suggest turning the oven down to 375ºF if you do bake it for an additional 15 minutes.
4. If your sauce is not the thickness you like, but the chicken has completed its cooking, you can transfer the sauce to a small sauce pan and simmer it down on the stovetop till it thickens.

• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Cook Time: 1 hours 15 minutes
• Category: Dinner
• Method: Oven
• Cuisine: Asian, American

A family favorite for over 20 years, this low-effort, high-reward chicken takes about 5 minutes to assemble and emerges from the oven piping hot, meat falling off the bone, with sauce aplenty! Children and adults alike adore this chicken!

In the spirit of old-fashioned, unsubtle, crowd-pleasing recipes, I offer another oldie but goodie from The New New York Times Cookbook (Craig Claiborne, 1979) , a recipe my mother pulled out for nearly every cocktail party she hosted and attended for at least two decades. The original recipe calls for wings, which people go gaga over, but the sauce and cooking method work just as well with drumsticks and thighs, if you’re looking for a super-easy dinner adored by children and adults alike.

While the chicken bakes for a fairly long time — an hour to an hour and 15 minutes — in the brief time it takes for your oven to preheat, your chicken can be prepped and smothered with the magic sauce, a mixture of honey, soy sauce, ketchup, garlic and oil, leaving you with an hour of freedom, perhaps to prepare a simple salad or side dish , perhaps to sit down with a good book and a nice cocktail.

As with the honey-baked chicken legs , it’s hard not to play caveman while eating these drummies — a fork and knife just can’t get the job done. What can I say? This is not gourmet cooking, and it’s not gourmet eating — you might just want to break out the moist towelettes for this one.

Honey Soy Chicken, Step by Step

First, gather your ingredients: honey, soy, garlic, ketchup, and oil.

Whisk the sauce ingredients together. And season your chicken with salt and pepper.

Pour the sauce over the chicken in your baking dish.

Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Don’t be alarmed by the state of your pan…

… once the bubbling subsides, your chicken will surface.. .

… piping hot…

… meat falling off the bone.

Try not to curse my name during the post-dinner clean-up…

I promise: after a quick soak and a bit of elbow grease, just a few burnt edges will remain.

Notes: When we have visitors, I double up on the drumsticks:

Or use a combination of thighs and drumsticks:

Description

Adapted from The New New York Times Cookbook (Craig Claiborne, 1979)

Notes:

• If making a small batch — 5 drumsticks or 4 thighs, etc. — halve the sauce recipe but keep the cooking time the same.

• I typically make it with 4 to 5 thighs and 4 to 5 drumsticks, but I’ve made it with as many as 8 thighs and 5 drumsticks in one 9×13-inch pan.

• Wings are perfect for a Super Bowl party or other gathering.

• 18 chicken wings or 10 drumsticks or 4 thighs and 5 drumsticks, etc.

• kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

• 2 tablespoons oil — peanut, canola, vegetable, olive, etc.

• 2 tablespoons ketchup

• 1/2 cup soy sauce

• 1 cup honey

• 2 to 3 cloves garlic, minced

1. Preheat oven to 400ºF. If using wings: wash and dry, cut off wing tips and place on a rimmed baking sheet. If using the larger quantity of drumsticks and/or thighs: wash and dry and place in a 9 x 13-inch pan; if using the smaller quantity, wash and dry and place in a 8×8-inch (or something similar) pan. Season lightly with salt (as soy is salty) and pepper to taste.
2. Combine remaining ingredients and pour over chicken. Toss chicken (with your hands, if you don’t mind, or with tongs, if you do) and then arrange skin-side down in the baking pan. Place in the oven for 30 minutes. Remove pan, turn chicken over, and return to the oven for another 30 minutes, keeping an eye on the chicken to ensure it isn’t browning too quickly — turn the temperature down to 375ºF if it is.
3. Remove the pan and turn the chicken over once more. I find that the chicken is usually done at this point, but my mother likes to cook hers for another 15 minutes, which is what the original recipe calls for, too, although the original recipe also calls for baking it at 375ºF for the entire time. It’s your call — you can’t mess it up. I suggest turning the oven down to 375ºF if you do bake it for an additional 15 minutes.
4. If your sauce is not the thickness you like, but the chicken has completed its cooking, you can transfer the sauce to a small sauce pan and simmer it down on the stovetop till it thickens.

• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Cook Time: 1 hours 15 minutes
• Category: Dinner
• Method: Oven
• Cuisine: Asian, American

A family favorite for over 20 years, this low-effort, high-reward chicken takes about 5 minutes to assemble and emerges from the oven piping hot, meat falling off the bone, with sauce aplenty! Children and adults alike adore this chicken!

In the spirit of old-fashioned, unsubtle, crowd-pleasing recipes, I offer another oldie but goodie from The New New York Times Cookbook (Craig Claiborne, 1979) , a recipe my mother pulled out for nearly every cocktail party she hosted and attended for at least two decades. The original recipe calls for wings, which people go gaga over, but the sauce and cooking method work just as well with drumsticks and thighs, if you’re looking for a super-easy dinner adored by children and adults alike.

While the chicken bakes for a fairly long time — an hour to an hour and 15 minutes — in the brief time it takes for your oven to preheat, your chicken can be prepped and smothered with the magic sauce, a mixture of honey, soy sauce, ketchup, garlic and oil, leaving you with an hour of freedom, perhaps to prepare a simple salad or side dish , perhaps to sit down with a good book and a nice cocktail.

As with the honey-baked chicken legs , it’s hard not to play caveman while eating these drummies — a fork and knife just can’t get the job done. What can I say? This is not gourmet cooking, and it’s not gourmet eating — you might just want to break out the moist towelettes for this one.

Honey Soy Chicken, Step by Step

First, gather your ingredients: honey, soy, garlic, ketchup, and oil.

Whisk the sauce ingredients together. And season your chicken with salt and pepper.

Pour the sauce over the chicken in your baking dish.

Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Don’t be alarmed by the state of your pan…

… once the bubbling subsides, your chicken will surface.. .

… piping hot…

… meat falling off the bone.

Try not to curse my name during the post-dinner clean-up…

I promise: after a quick soak and a bit of elbow grease, just a few burnt edges will remain.

Notes: When we have visitors, I double up on the drumsticks:

Or use a combination of thighs and drumsticks:

Description

Adapted from The New New York Times Cookbook (Craig Claiborne, 1979)

Notes:

• If making a small batch — 5 drumsticks or 4 thighs, etc. — halve the sauce recipe but keep the cooking time the same.

• I typically make it with 4 to 5 thighs and 4 to 5 drumsticks, but I’ve made it with as many as 8 thighs and 5 drumsticks in one 9×13-inch pan.

• Wings are perfect for a Super Bowl party or other gathering.

• 18 chicken wings or 10 drumsticks or 4 thighs and 5 drumsticks, etc.

• kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

• 2 tablespoons oil — peanut, canola, vegetable, olive, etc.

• 2 tablespoons ketchup

• 1/2 cup soy sauce

• 1 cup honey

• 2 to 3 cloves garlic, minced

1. Preheat oven to 400ºF. If using wings: wash and dry, cut off wing tips and place on a rimmed baking sheet. If using the larger quantity of drumsticks and/or thighs: wash and dry and place in a 9 x 13-inch pan; if using the smaller quantity, wash and dry and place in a 8×8-inch (or something similar) pan. Season lightly with salt (as soy is salty) and pepper to taste.
2. Combine remaining ingredients and pour over chicken. Toss chicken (with your hands, if you don’t mind, or with tongs, if you do) and then arrange skin-side down in the baking pan. Place in the oven for 30 minutes. Remove pan, turn chicken over, and return to the oven for another 30 minutes, keeping an eye on the chicken to ensure it isn’t browning too quickly — turn the temperature down to 375ºF if it is.
3. Remove the pan and turn the chicken over once more. I find that the chicken is usually done at this point, but my mother likes to cook hers for another 15 minutes, which is what the original recipe calls for, too, although the original recipe also calls for baking it at 375ºF for the entire time. It’s your call — you can’t mess it up. I suggest turning the oven down to 375ºF if you do bake it for an additional 15 minutes.
4. If your sauce is not the thickness you like, but the chicken has completed its cooking, you can transfer the sauce to a small sauce pan and simmer it down on the stovetop till it thickens.

• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Cook Time: 1 hours 15 minutes
• Category: Dinner
• Method: Oven
• Cuisine: Asian, American

Description

Adapted from The New New York Times Cookbook (Craig Claiborne, 1979)

Notes:

• If making a small batch — 5 drumsticks or 4 thighs, etc. — halve the sauce recipe but keep the cooking time the same.

• I typically make it with 4 to 5 thighs and 4 to 5 drumsticks, but I’ve made it with as many as 8 thighs and 5 drumsticks in one 9×13-inch pan.

• Wings are perfect for a Super Bowl party or other gathering.

• 18 chicken wings or 10 drumsticks or 4 thighs and 5 drumsticks, etc.

• kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

• 2 tablespoons oil — peanut, canola, vegetable, olive, etc.

• 2 tablespoons ketchup

• 1/2 cup soy sauce

• 1 cup honey

• 2 to 3 cloves garlic, minced

1. Preheat oven to 400ºF. If using wings: wash and dry, cut off wing tips and place on a rimmed baking sheet. If using the larger quantity of drumsticks and/or thighs: wash and dry and place in a 9 x 13-inch pan; if using the smaller quantity, wash and dry and place in a 8×8-inch (or something similar) pan. Season lightly with salt (as soy is salty) and pepper to taste.
2. Combine remaining ingredients and pour over chicken. Toss chicken (with your hands, if you don’t mind, or with tongs, if you do) and then arrange skin-side down in the baking pan. Place in the oven for 30 minutes. Remove pan, turn chicken over, and return to the oven for another 30 minutes, keeping an eye on the chicken to ensure it isn’t browning too quickly — turn the temperature down to 375ºF if it is.
3. Remove the pan and turn the chicken over once more. I find that the chicken is usually done at this point, but my mother likes to cook hers for another 15 minutes, which is what the original recipe calls for, too, although the original recipe also calls for baking it at 375ºF for the entire time. It’s your call — you can’t mess it up. I suggest turning the oven down to 375ºF if you do bake it for an additional 15 minutes.
4. If your sauce is not the thickness you like, but the chicken has completed its cooking, you can transfer the sauce to a small sauce pan and simmer it down on the stovetop till it thickens.

• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Cook Time: 1 hours 15 minutes
• Category: Dinner
• Method: Oven
• Cuisine: Asian, American

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Observing that the twice-a-week broiled-burger-topped-with-cheddar routine was leaving everyone at my dinner table a little wanting, I decided a change was in order. Lamb burgers seasoned with oregano and feta would do just the job, but when I reached for my favorite recipe (from an August 1990 Gourmet ), a different recipe on the same page caught my eye: curried lamb burgers with chutney mustard.

The recipe, which called for deep frying onions and mixing them into the ground lamb, sounded fabulous if a little fussy — deep-frying certainly wasn’t going to happen. And as it turns out, deep frying wasn’t necessary. Caramelized onions, while offering little by way of crunch, provided wonderful flavor and sweetness in addition to keeping the burgers incredibly moist.

What I love about these burgers most, however, is that they still taste lamby — that even with the additions of curry powder and a few other spices as well as a dollop of chutney mustard, the flavor of lamb persists. Unless your grill is already back in business, a quick broil works nicely, and serving the burgers in half pieces of warm naan — there are several really tasty store-bought varieties out there (see notes below) — with some crisp lettuce makes for a nice change from the standard burger bun. Cheese doesn’t seem to fit here, but something cool and tangy like Greek yogurt is a must.

Have you found yourself in a cooking rut? Have you been making the same thing over and over again? In this uninspiring in-between-seasons period, these lamb burgers might just be what you need to re-awaken those palates surrounding your table, however teensy tiny they may be.

The chutney mustard is simply a mixture of nearly equal parts Dijon and Major Grey’s chutney:

The burger mix is a combination of lamb, spices, caramelized onions and a tablespoon of the chutney mustard:

Shaping and broiling the burgers:

Description

Inspired by an August 1990 Gourmet recipe

for the burgers:

• 1/4 cup Dijon-style mustard
• 3 to 4 tablespoons Major Grey chutney
• 1 lb. ground lamb
• kosher salt
• 1 tsp . curry powder
• 1/2 tsp . cumin*
• 1 cup caramelized (or sautéed) diced onions, cooled (recipe below if you need it)

for assembly:

• lettuce
• Greek yogurt
• store-bought (or homemade) naan**

• I have a spice mix on hand — a combination of paprika, cumin, coriander and cayenne pepper — that I mixed together awhile ago for some chili, which is what I use here, so feel free to add/subtract to the half teaspoon of cumin ingredient — just don’t go overboard. A little spice goes a long way here, and I don’t think you want more than a half teaspoon of spices (apart from the curry powder).

** There are several high-quality brands of naan that you can find at your local grocery store. I buy the Wegmans brand, but I love the Stonefire Flatbreads brand as well.

1. In a small bowl, combine the mustard and chutney. Mix this to taste. I kind of like a more equal parts mustard to chutney ratio, so I always just measure 1/4 cup of each, but the original recipe called for a higher percentage of mustard, so use your judgement. Set aside.
2. In a large mixing bowl. Spread out the lamb in a thin layer. Season lightly with kosher salt. Sprinkle curry and cumin (or whatever spice mix you are using) over top. Spoon a tablespoon of the mustard-chutney mixture over top. Spoon in the caramelized onions.
3. Using your hands, gently mix the ingredients together until everything is evenly dispersed, then shape into four patties. I use a scale for this and usually find that I get four 5.5- to 5.75-ounce patties. Place patties on a plate and, if cooking immediately, season both sides lightly with salt and pepper to taste. (If preparing in advance, wrap plate in plastic wrap and store burgers in fridge until ready to serve. Bring burgers to room temperature 30 minutes to an hour before you plan on cooking them.)
4. Preheat the broiler (or grill, if you are already in grilling mode) to high. Lightly oil a broiling pan. Place burgers on pan. Broil about 2 1/2 to 3 minutes a side for medium burgers. Note: Cooking times will vary drastically here depending on how thick your patties are and on their temperature (chilled or at room temp) and on the intensity of your broiler, so use your judgement. You might want to go 2.5 minutes on the first side, flip, and do more or less time on the second side. I like a medium to medium-rare lamb burger, and with my broiler and room-temp patties, 2.5 minutes a side produces the doneness I like. Let burgers rest for a few minutes before serving.
5. To serve, heat the naan while the burgers are resting — I find the residual heat of the oven once I turn off the broiler is enough to get the naan nice and pliable. Tear each naan round in half and place on a plate. Top with a few pieces of lettuce. Top with burger. Spread each burger with a little Greek yogurt and chutney-mustard if you wish.

• Prep Time: 15 minutes

• Cook Time: 5 minutes

• 4 cups diced onion (from about 3 to 4 small to medium onions)

• 2 tablespoons butter

• kosher salt

• 1/2 teaspoon sugar

• 1/2 teaspoon vinegar* (optional)

• freshly ground black pepper to taste

*red wine, white wine, sherry, balsamic — anything

1. In a large sauté pan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the onions, season with a pinch of salt and cover the pan. Cook covered for about 15 minutes.
2. Remove the cover, and increase the heat slightly. Continue to cook for another 10 minutes, stirring occasionally to make sure the onions are not sticking. Sprinkle the sugar overtop and cook for an additional 10 to 15 minutes, stirring more frequently now, until the onions have turned a nice deep brown. Pour in the vinegar, turn off the heat, and scrape the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon or spatula to remove any browned bits. Take pan off the heat and transfer onions to a large bowl to cool.

• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Cook Time: 40 minutes

Serve the burgers with store-bought naan, some lettuce, a little Greek yogurt and a spoonful of the chutney mustard. Yum.