Baked Hot Chicken Wings

Name: Baked Hot Chicken Wings
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 kg (1000 g) Chicken Wing Nibbles; 2 tablespoons Plain Flour; 2 tablespoons Potato Starch OR Corn Starch Flour; Salt & Pepper *optional when you don’t marinate Chicken WIngs; 1 cup Water; 2 tablespoons Sake (Rice Wine) *optional; 2 teaspoons Salt; 2 teaspoons Sugar; 1 clove Garlic *grated; 2 tablespoons (30 g) Butter; 2 cloves Garlic *grated; 1/2 cup Ketchup; 1/2 teaspoon Salt; 1/2 teaspoon Cayenne Pepper *1/2 tsp is for mild flavour, add more to suit your taste; *Note: You can use Chilli Sauce instead, such as Sriracha, Tabasco, etc; 1 teaspoon Paprika; 1 tablespoon Sugar; 1 tablespoon Vinegar

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

Melbourne, Australia

My husband told me about Chicken Wings that he enjoyed with his friends at a local German beer hall. I heard one of his friends complained the beer hall’s hottest Chicken Wings had never been hot enough for him. My husband asked the chef to make some really hot Chicken Wings for his friend and offered he would pay double the price if his friend couldn’t eat them. The chef accepted the challenge and made a really hot sauce that he could not taste, and those extremely hot Chicken Wings turned out the best Chicken Wings my husband’s friend had ever tasted at the beer hall. This story inspired me to make this recipe. You can add as much as Cayenne Pepper or Chilli Sauce to suit your taste.

Ingredients

4 servings

1 kg (1000 g)Chicken Wing Nibbles
2 tablespoonsPlain Flour
2 tablespoonsPotato Starch OR Corn Starch Flour
Salt & Pepper *optional when you don’t marinate Chicken WIngs
Marinade
1 cupWater
2 tablespoonsSake (Rice Wine) *optional
2 teaspoonsSalt
2 teaspoonsSugar
1 cloveGarlic *grated
Sauce
2 tablespoons (30 g)Butter
2 clovesGarlic *grated
1/2 cupKetchup
1/2 teaspoonSalt
1/2 teaspoonCayenne Pepper *1/2 tsp is for mild flavour, add more to suit your taste
*Note: You can use Chilli Sauce instead, such as Sriracha, Tabasco, etc
1 teaspoonPaprika
1 tablespoonSugar
1 tablespoonVinegar

Cooking Instructions

1

Combine all the Marinade ingredients in a bowl. Add Chicken Wings to the marinade, massage to combine, and set aside for a few hours. Overnight is better. *Note: If you don’t have time to marinate, season with Salt & Pepper.
2

Preheat the oven to 200℃. Line a baking tray with baking paper. *Note: You may wish to use a rack instead of baking paper if you have it.
3

Drain the marinade and dry the Chicken Wings with paper towel. Combine Plain Flour and Potato Starch (OR Corn Starch), and lightly coat each Chicken Wings with the flour mixture, place them on the prepared baking tray, and bake for 30 minutes.
4

While the Chicken Wings are baking in the oven, make the Sauce. Place Butter and Garlic in a heat-roof mixing bowl, heat in the microwave for 30 seconds or until melted (you can do this using a saucepan), add all other ingredients and mix well. *Note: Alter the amount of Chilli to suit your taste. 1/2 teaspoon is just right for my family.
5

When Chicken Wings are baked, add to the sauce to coat, then place them back on the tray. *Note: Replace the baking paper if required.
6

Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until nicely browned.