These Steamed Chicken Legs are an easy-to-make comfort food.Marinated with shallots, garlic, fresh ginger, sand ginger powder, and chicken bouillon, the result is tender, perfectly silky chicken with a delicious aroma and concentrated chicken flavor.  Another reason to try this recipe? Chicken drumsticks or leg quarters are by far the most affordable cut of chicken, at $1 to $2 per pound.They’re so juicy and delicious, who knows how long that will last!  Fast and Easy Weeknight Comfort Food  This recipe is a comfort food dish I fondly remember from my childhood.

Chicken drumsticks were—and still are—one of the least expensive cuts of chicken, so it fit my mother’s limited budget, without skimping on volume.  She prepared and marinated the chicken legs overnight in the fridge.The next day, it was ready to go in the steamer.Make some fresh rice, stir-fry some leafy greens, and dinner is served.  It’s hard to decide which is the real prize – the chicken, or the savory juice from the steaming plate that you can pour over rice.

It’s a real favorite with kids!    Save Money with Chicken Drumsticks!  Like everything these days, chicken has gotten pretty expensive.You’ll pay a premium for chicken breast of course.That was always the case.

But with the popularity of chicken thighs in recent years, the price of those has increased too! When the girls were little, we would routinely cook chicken wings (see Judy’s brai

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