Chicken Drumstick Lollipops with Q View!

[nedtorious]

I did these a while back, but never got around to posting them, until now. One day I hope to enter a KCBS contest. I have played around with thighs, but it seems no matter what method I use, they still suck .

 So I figured I would french some drumsticks and see how it goes.

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• nedtorious
• Feb 23, 2013

First, I made a cut just under the ankle joint.

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• nedtorious
• Feb 23, 2013

Then I removed the ankle joint, as many of the tendons as possible, and the pin bone.

I pushed the meat down on the bone to form a "Lollipop" shape.

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• nedtorious
• Feb 23, 2013

 I marinated them over night, then sprinkled them with some rub.

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• nedtorious
• Feb 23, 2013

I threw them on the grill.

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• nedtorious
• Feb 23, 2013

Then I put them in a butter bath to tenderize the skin.

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• nedtorious
• Feb 23, 2013

Covered them in sauce and put them in the box.

My presentation is a little sloppy and I didn't have parsley or lettuce, so I had to use kale. However, these were fantastic. They were nice and juicy, and the skin was very tender. Much better than any thigh I've ever cooked. I'm defiantly going to do these again. Thanks for looking.

 

[daveomak]

Ned.... I'd give you a 10 because they look so darn good....   

 

[pgsmoker64]

Great lookin lollipops Ned!

Lookin' good!

Bill

 

[kathrynn]

looking good to me!  I would take a box of that!

 

[roller]

They do look good...I always liked to see Smoking Al do those...Sure do miss him...

 

[jrod62]

They look great !!!!! 

They do look good...I always liked to see Smoking Al do those...Sure do miss him...

X2 !!!!

 

[flash]

Now I understand the Lollipops. Look good. With the price of wings, I am doing more thighs and legs now.

 

[jp61]

They do look good...I always liked to see Smoking Al do those...Sure do miss him...

X3

 

[nedtorious]

Thanks for the complements, you guys!

 

[yoni63]

My wife loves drumsticks, I regularly do turkey legs, but seeing these and how great they look, I think I'll buy a package of chicken drumsticks! 

 

[id2nv2nj2ca]

Three questions. 1: What did you marinate them in? 2: Did you smoke them, or just cook them on the grill? 3: What's a butter bath? Does that add a lot of fat and oil? I guess that makes 4 questions. :)

They look GREAT, thanks for sharing.

 

[nedtorious]

Three questions. 1: What did you marinate them in? 2: Did you smoke them, or just cook them on the grill? 3: What's a butter bath? Does that add a lot of fat and oil? I guess that makes 4 questions. :)

They look GREAT, thanks for sharing.

1) A bottle of cheap Italian dressing, with some Moore's Marinade and lemon juice mixed in. 2) I cooked them on the Traeger at a 300 for a little bit. I've never been able to get much smoke flavor in chicken anyway. 3) The butter bath is melted margarine mixed with some BBQ rub. You put your chicken in and close tightly with foil. I cooked the chicken in this for the majority of the cooking time. It gives the chicken a rich, buttery flavor, and makes the skin bite through tender. Its used by some competition cooks.  4) I'm sure it doesn't help with the calorie count, but it doesn't leave the chicken oily or greasy.

 

[sgtmonte]

I can't wait to make these.  They look delicious.  They'll make my family dance. 

 

[humdinger]

Looks super awesome! Nice final presentation.

 

[zahlgren]

These are my 8 year olds' favorite since I started doing them! Good Job!

 

[spartan1967]

Good job dude , they look friggin delicious

Good job I can see a future K.C MASTER PIECE CHAMP , need a mgr lol

 

[old bones]

Looks good Ned,  I can see how these could become the next big fad once it catches on.    

 

[nedtorious]

Thanks, again,  for all the nice complements  guys!

 

[frosty]

Nicely done.  The presentation looks good to me, nothing wrong with that.

 

[woodcutter]

Very nice drum lollipops!