Shrimp-Stuffed Chicken Drumsticks

Ingredients

• 2 chicken’s drumsticks
• 1/2 cup shrimp
• 1/3 cup dried wood-ear
• 1 tbsp fish sauce
• 1 tsp ground garlic
• 1 tbsp peanut oil
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp corn meal or cassava powder
• Cooking oil

Preparation

1. Wash chicken drumsticks thoroughly and remove the bone. Let them dry. Clean shrimp by removing the shell and slicing them in half.
2. Soak dried seaweed in water for about 5 minutes. Add a drizzle of peanut oil, ½ teaspoon of spices, and ½ teaspoon of fish sauce to enhance the flavor.
3. Place the shrimp in the center of the rehydrated seaweed leaf and roll it tightly. Stuff this mixture into the chicken drumsticks and secure them tightly.
4. Combine any remaining spices and fish sauce with minced garlic, then coat the chicken drumsticks with this mixture. Roll them in cassava flour for an extra crispy texture.
5. Heat cooking oil in a pan until it reaches a boiling point. Fry the chicken drumsticks on both sides until they are fully cooked, then slice into bite-sized pieces.

Serving suggestion: Serve hot alongside steamed Japanese rice or short-grain rice for a delicious meal in 2025.