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Instant Pot BBQ Chicken recipe | Barbecue Chicken in the Instant Pot | Cheat's version of BBQ Chicken Drumsticks

Instant Pot BBQ Chicken Drumsticks

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Servings 4
Author Puneeta

Ingredients

For cooking the chicken

  • 10 Chicken Legs
  • 1 tbsp Canola or grapeseed oil
  • 1 tsp Cumin seeds (zeera)
  • Two Black Cardamoms
  • 1 tsp Coriander Powder
  • Two Bay leaves
  • 1 tsp Turmeric powder
  • Salt
  • 1 cup sliced red onions you can use any onion you like or have on hand

For Sauce

  • 1 tsp Orange Marmalade
  • 1/2 cup Orange Juice
  • 1 tbsp Mustard
  • 1 cup Chopped Shallots
  • 2 Garlic cloves

Instructions

  • Turn the Instant Pot to Saute.
    Add Oil and add whole spices. 
  • Add Onions and toss in oil.
  • Add Chicken and saute. Add 1/2 cup of water.
    Close the lid of the Instant Pot.
    Switch to manual 15 High Pressure. 
    NPR for 10

For Sauce.

  • In a comfortably sized pan, add onions and sticky ingredients and toss.
    Add the juice and stir.
    Cook together for 20 minutes
  • Toss drumsticks and sauce together.
    Grill in a hot pan or under the broiler for 4 minutes each side.
  • Reserve any remaining liquid from the Instant Pot and the sauce. Mix it together and offer it to your guests as liquid gold. It is.
  • Serve with rice or salad or naan. Or all 3, I won't judge.