Sticky Sticks 🍗
Sticky Sticks is a budget-friendly dish featuring air-fried drumsticks coated in a sticky sauce made from Kecap Manis, xaoxing wine, fish sauce, chili, honey, and cornstarch. Served alongside is braised eggplant cooked with white onion, chicken stock, white wine, and white miso paste, plus creamy polenta finished with salt and grated Parmesan cheese.
Ingredients 16
1 pack drumsticks, large
1 eggplant, cut lengthwise
chicken stock
white miso paste
Sticky Sauce
1⁄4 cup Kecap Manis
30 ml shaoxing wine
1 tbsp fish sauce
1 tbsp chilli, finely chopped
1 tbsp honey
2 tbsp cornstarch
Braising Sauce
1 white onion, sliced
1 cup chicken stock
1 cup white wine
2 tbsp white miso paste
Polenta
4 cups water
1 cup polenta
salt, to taste
grated parmesan cheese, to taste
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Method 6
Prepare your sticky sauce by mixing together , , , , , and .
Coat the thoroughly in the sticky sauce. For extra stickiness, add more sauce and a little extra on top. Let them marinate for as long as possible if you can.
Cook the in the air fryer at 200°C (390°F) for 20 minutes on one side, then 15 minutes on the other.
Cut the lengthwise. Prepare your braising sauce by combining the sliced , , , and in a pan. Add the eggplant, stir thoroughly, and simmer covered for 10 minutes.
To make the polenta, bring 4 cups of water to a boil. Gradually whisk in 1 cup of polenta. Cook, stirring frequently, until thickened. In the last 5 minutes of cooking, add salt and grated Parmesan cheese to taste.
Assemble the dish by serving the sticky with the braised and creamy .
Luka Tanfara's tips
Add more sauce and cornstarch on for extra stickiness after.
Let them marinate for as long as possible if you can.
