When it comes to cooking chicken, it is the wings that are most often called the most delicious part. Despite the fact that there is not much meat in them, when fried or baked, they turn into a very mouth-watering dish. There are many ways to cook chicken wings, in which it all depends on your personal preferences. Below are some of the most interesting options.
Option with jalapenos
These spicy fried chicken wings have a pungent and savory flavor thanks to a jalapeno pepper sauce. In total, this recipe will require:
- half a glass of butter;
- 4 cloves of garlic, crushed;
- 1/4 cup chopped jalapeno peppers, chopped;
- 1/4 cup chili sauce;
- 3/4 cup ketchup;
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar;
- 1 kg of chicken wings,
- sea salt;
- fresh black ground pepper;
- 1 cup all-purpose flour;
- any vegetable oil for frying;
- fresh jalapenos to serve;
- slices of lime, for decoration.
How to make sharp wings?
How to cook chicken wings with jalapenos? Heat the pan over medium heat. Melt the butter and then put the garlic in it. Fry for 1-2 minutes. Add chopped jalapenos, chili sauce, ketchup and brown sugar. Reduce the heat to a minimum and simmer the sauce for about 3-5 minutes, until it becomes thick. Set aside.
Rinse the chicken wings and wipe them with napkins. Season each one with sea salt and black pepper. Submerge the wings in flour, shake out the excess and set aside. You can follow this chicken wings recipe in a pan, but it’s best to take a larger container.
In a large pot or deep fryer, heat the oil to a boil. Sauté the chicken wings in small batches until golden brown, from 8 to 10 minutes. Shake excess oil from them and lay them on paper towels. Continue to fry the wings in batches until you fry everything. Then put them on a serving plate, fill with sauce and serve warm with slices of fresh jalapeno and lime.
Baked Chile Wings
Hot pepper sauces are most often used for cooking chicken. This is due to the fact that tender meat is very well combined with piquant additives. In this recipe, you can adjust the severity of the dish yourself. The cooking method used here allows you to make chicken wings in the oven with a crust. In total you will need:
- one and a half glasses of chili sauce (or sweet chili, if desired);
- half a glass of buttermilk;
- 1/2 teaspoon tea garlic powder;
- 1.5 kg of chicken wings, divided into 2 parts;
- 4 tablespoons tablespoons unsalted butter, melted.
How to bake piquant wings?
First, prepare the chicken wings marinade. Mix a glass of chili sauce, buttermilk and garlic powder in a large plastic bag and shake. Put the wings there, close or tie the bag, shake it so that the wings are covered with the sauce evenly. Put the pickle in the refrigerator, turning periodically. Leave on for at least 2 hours, ideally up to 12 hours.
Place the rack in the middle of the oven. Cover the pan with aluminum foil and place the wire rack on it. Next, you should make chicken wings in the oven with a crust.
Remove the wings from the marinade, allowing its excess to drain, and place them in one layer on the wire rack. If possible, do not let them touch each other. Bake until the meat begins to tear off the bones and the skin becomes golden brown. It takes about 12 minutes. Remove from the oven and flip wings with tongs. Put it back and continue to bake until the skin is covered with a crispy crispy crust (approximately 12 minutes).
Meanwhile, mix the remaining half a glass of chili sauce and melted butter in a large bowl and set aside. Add the cooked wings there and mix. Serve immediately with fresh celery.
Peanut Butter Option
This recipe for chicken wings in a pan suggests using not only traditional soy sauce for marinades, but also rice wine, peanut butter. As a result, you will get an original Korean-style dish. For him you will need:
- 1/2 cup peanut butter;
- half a glass of rice wine;
- 3.5 teaspoons of tea soy sauce;
- 1 1/4 tablespoon of kosher tea salt;
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil;
- 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar;
- 1 kg of chicken wings;
- vegetable oil, for frying;
- 1/4 cup potato starch;
- 1/4 cup flour.
How to Make Korean Wings
Make a marinade for chicken wings. To do this, mix peanut butter, rice wine, soy sauce, salt, sesame oil and sugar in a large bowl and beat with a whisk until the salt and sugar are completely dissolved. Put the chicken wings in this marinade, stir evenly and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Pour the vegetable oil into a multicooker bowl or large pan with a thick bottom. Heat to a boil. Meanwhile, cover the pan with paper towels.
Stir potato starch and flour in a large bowl. Remove 5-7 wings from the marinade and place them in this mixture, cover with a thin layer. After that, throw them into boiling oil and fry until crisp for about 7 minutes. Transfer the fried chicken wings to a prepared pan to remove excess oil. Repeat this process with the remaining wings. Serve immediately with any sauce.
Baked Chicken Wings with Honey
For marinades, not only soy sauce, but also honey is traditionally used. The result is a pleasant sweetish-salty taste that almost everyone likes. For one of these recipes you will need:
- 1 kg of chicken wings;
- 1 cup soy sauce;
- half a glass of honey;
- a slice (2-3 cm) of fresh ginger, grated;
- 1 clove of garlic;
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil;
- 2 tablespoons sriracha sauce (optional);
- 3 tablespoons rice vinegar;
- 2 tablespoons of sesame seeds, lightly toasted.
How to cook wings in a sauce with honey?
How to cook chicken wings in honey and soy sauce? Grind the garlic and ginger. Combine them with soy sauce, honey, butter and sriracha in a deep bowl. Pour half the cooked sauce into another bowl and add vinegar. Put the wings in a bowl of vinegar sauce and stir. Leave to marinate in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
How to cook chicken wings with this recipe? Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Place the wings on a baking sheet and apply a portion of the deferred sauce (without vinegar) to them. Bake for 20 minutes. After that, turn the wings and cover them with a large amount of sauce, bake for another 20 minutes. Finally, grease them with the sauce for the third time and cook another 5-10 minutes. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve warm.
Maple Syrup Wings
This is an interesting recipe for braised chicken wings, which involves the use of strong alcohol. Since the finished dish turns out to be very juicy and quite sticky, when setting the table you will need to serve napkins. Whiskey, added to the sauce, gives the dish a delicate aroma, and paired with maple syrup forms a very interesting taste. If you are concerned about the alcohol content, you should consider that the dish is cooked at a rather long boil, and the alcohol will have time to evaporate almost completely.
If you get whole chicken wings, cut and remove their tips. It is also recommended to divide them into separate segments. In total you will need:
- 2 kg of chicken wings;
- 1 tablespoon butter;
- 2 tablespoons grated onions (use a fine grater);
- half a glass of whiskey;
- 3/4 cup maple syrup;
- 2 tablespoons of tomato paste;
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary (or 1 teaspoon dry);
- one and a half tablespoons of tea salt;
- 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper;
- 1/4 tablespoon of Tabasco tea sauce.
How to put out wings in a sauce?
Melt the butter in a deep frying pan over moderate heat. Add the grated onions and fry for 2-3 minutes. Pour in whiskey, maple syrup, add tomato paste, put rosemary, salt, pepper and Tabasco. Mix as thoroughly as possible. Stew the sauce for 5 minutes.
If you want, you can pickle wings for an hour or even night in this sauce. Just let it cool for a few minutes, then put half of it in a bowl with wings, cover with a plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator.
Pour sauce over the wings and place in a heat-resistant pan. Simmer for 20 minutes over moderate heat, then put the pan in a preheated oven (at 180 degrees) and bake them for another 15-25 minutes. When the stewed chicken wings are ready, put them in a bowl and fill with the remaining sauce.
Asian Style Baked Chicken Wings
Hoisin sauce adds both a sweet, salty and spicy taste to meat. If you mix it with other spices, you will get a delicious spicy dish without much effort. Almost any Asian sauce is a universal supplement for fried chicken, pork or steak. Below is a recipe in this style for chicken wings. For him you need:
- 1/4 cup fresh orange juice;
- 1 tablespoon peeled and grated fresh ginger;
- 1 tablespoon of Hoisin sauce;
- 1 tablespoon of soy sauce;
- 2 tablespoons chili paste with garlic;
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced in minced meat;
- 1 teaspoon of starch;
- 20 chicken wings with skin;
- 2 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds;
- 2 leeks, thinly sliced;
- 1 red chili pepper, finely chopped (optional).
How to cook oriental style chicken wings?
Preheat the oven, optionally in grill mode. In a large bowl, mix the orange juice, ginger, Hoisin, soy sauce, chili paste, garlic and starch. Add wings there and mix very carefully.
Place the wings with the sauce in the center of a large sheet of foil or in a baking sleeve. If you use foil, wrap its edges to the center, forming a tight convolution. If you want to cook chicken wings in a sleeve, just fasten its edges. Place on a baking sheet, place in the oven and bake for 25 to 30 minutes.
Transfer the finished wings to a serving plate and sprinkle with sesame seeds, chopped onion and chili pepper (if used).