Teriyaki Chicken Drumsticks (Teriyaki)

SERVES 4 -6
8-12 chicken drumsticks
1 cup soy sauce
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1 cup water
3 tablespoons olive oil or canola oil
1 teaspoon ginger (optional)
Garlic and red pepper flakes to taste

Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium high heat.
Brown chicken pieces in hot oil.
While chicken is browning, mix together the soy sauce, sugar, water, and ginger.
Add the sauce to the chicken.
Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to medium low and let simmer, uncovered, for about 20 to 30 minutes or until chicken is done and sauce has thickened.
Turn chicken pieces occasionally during cooking process.
Serve over cooked rice.(We use short grain "sticky rice" prepared in a rice cooker.).
Serve excess sauce along side, people always seem to want more of it.
To reduce the calories, skinless chicken may be used.

Man, I could eat me a TON of these!

Made these day before yesterday and they are really good.
Jon gave them a 10++. He really loved them.

Is there something else that can be used instead of red peppers, because the rest of the recipes sounds right up my street:)?

I hate peppers, they taste of elastoplast to me, not that I go around eating plasters, but they have that taste, yuk.