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  • Force_majeure122
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    1 year ago

    Plan to cook with chicken drumsticks for the first time in ages tomorrow. I don’t have an oven so I’ll be microwaving them. Any ideas how long it will take?

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    Just kidding about the microwave. They’ll be done on the stove in a tomatoey sauce. I plan to crisp the skin first and add them back in later, but what’s a rough time period they’ll need to be in the sauce for to cook through?

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      1 year ago

      20-30min to cook through but with the bone and the sauce I’d prefer it go a little longer.

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        1 year ago

        Thank you! Is it possible to “overcook” them when they’re in a stew thing? Or do they just get like… Pulled pork or something. I’m not talking 8 hours, but like is it an issue if they go for 90 mins for example?

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          The meat will become more stringy and fall away from the bones but it’s certainly still edible. It will probably have a stronger chicken flavour. Depending on your sauce you might need to add liquid back in if it’s on for 90min.

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      1 year ago

      agree with cherryripesalmoncake that 20 mins is minimum. 30 sounds about right - this pre-supposes that the tomatoey sauce is kept at a simmer. Crisping the skin will help to heat up the outside and reduces simmering time to 30 mins imo. Also number of drummies matters - all times quoted refer to a single layer in the pan. If doubling up the layers (even by 1 drumstick) then add another 15 mins.