Air-Fried Peruvian Chicken Drumsticks with Green Crema

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Ingredients

  • olive oil for brushing

  • 1 tablespoon honey

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil

  • 2 cloves garlic, grated

  • 1 teaspoon salt

  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin

  • ½ teaspoon smoked paprika

  • ½ teaspoon dried oregano

  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

  • 6 (4 ounce) chicken drumsticks

  • 1 cup baby spinach leaves, stems removed

  • ¾ cup sour cream

  • ¼ cup cilantro leaves

  • ½ jalapeno pepper, seeded

  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

  • 1 clove garlic, smashed

  • ¼ teaspoon salt

  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions

  1. Brush an air fryer basket with olive oil.

  2. Combine honey, 1 tablespoon olive oil, garlic, 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.

  3. Cook in the air fryer at 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part of drumstick reads 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), 15 to 20 minutes. Rearrange drumsticks with kitchen tongs halfway through cooking for even cooking.

  4. Meanwhile, make sauce: Combine spinach, sour cream, cilantro, jalapeño, lime juice, garlic, salt, and pepper in the bowl of a food processor; process until crema sauce is smooth.

  5. Drizzle some crema sauce over drumsticks and serve with remaining crema.