Air-Fried Peruvian Chicken Drumsticks with Green Crema

These air-fried Peruvian-style chicken drumsticks are served with a spinach, lime, and cilantro "green crema" sauce, with some jalapeno to kick the heat up a notch.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 271 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1 clove garlic, smashed
• 6 (4 ounce) chicken drumsticks
• Olive oil for brushing
• 2 cloves garlic, grated
• 1 cup baby spinach leaves, stems removed
• 0.25 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 0.25 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 teaspoon dried oregano
• 0.75 cup sour cream
• 0.5 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 0.25 cup cilantro leaves
• 0.5 jalapeno pepper, seeded

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Brush an air fryer basket with olive oil.

Step 2

Combine garlic, honey, 1 tablespoon olive oil, salt, cumin, paprika, oregano, and pepper in a large bowl. Add drumsticks; toss to coat. Arrange drumsticks vertically in the prepared basket, leaning against the basket wall and one another.

Step 3

Cook in the air fryer at 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the drumstick reads 175 degrees F (80 degrees C), 15 to 20 minutes. Rearrange drumsticks with kitchen tongs halfway through cooking for even cooking.

Step 4

Meanwhile, combine spinach, sour cream, cilantro, lime juice, garlic, jalapeno pepper, salt, and pepper in the bowl of a food processor; process until crema is smooth. Drizzle some crema sauce over drumsticks and serve with remaining crema.