Chicken wings are very simple yet very delicious, I don’t really remember having them so often when I lived at home. For some reason my mum used to make grilled ribs more often than grilled wings. The memories I have of eating chicken wings was usually when there were celebrations at home or when the whole chicken was cooked, but because I remember loving them so much I cooked then very often. When I started living by myself and now even more often since it has become one of my partners favourites. So who doesn’t like wings here?
There are many different types marinates that you can use to season your wings, but I will be sharing one of my favourites marinates you can easily make at home. Last year I shared a recipe of a grilled chicken wings recipe here as well, but the marination was slightly different. Oven grilling your wings is so much better than frying or deep frying. Besides the obvious reason that it’s way healthier it’s also because for me grilling them in the oven makes it easier to clean up after and I don’t need to use any oil at all to cook them since they have plenty of fat on them.
Note: this dish can be eaten by themselves as snack or as a side, we love having them with rice and the dish is best suited when eaten with another main vegetables dish.
From all of the birds I’ve cut down into pieces, I find chickens are the easiest to do so. Their frame is simple and you can easily locate the joints. So when separating the joint wings, find the joint with your knife and press it down. It will cut off easily even with a fruit knife. It’s optional to discard the end wings. I often cut them off the joints and then grill them like the rest.
Like other Asian countries, one of the ingredients used for marinates in Cambodia is MSG. They add when marinating wings and other meat. However I do not use MSG in my cooking instead to bring the flavour of the marination together I use some fish sauce instead.
Remember to wear cooking cloves when marinating the wings to prevent your hands from smelling like fish sauce which can last for awhile even after cleaning.
OVEN GRILLED CHICKEN WINGS
Prep-Time: 30 mins Serve: 2
Cooking Time: 40 mins
Ingredients
8 joint wings, separated
5 cloves garlic, peeled
5 thai chillies
1 tsp brown sugar
1 tbsp fish sauce
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp rice wine
Method
In a small blender combine all of the marinate ingredients and then blend for 30 sec or until the ingredients become smooth. In a medium sized mixing bowl pour the marination mixture onto the separated wings and marinate by massaging the mixture onto the wing for 3 minutes. Leave to set for 30 minutes or over night for a better result.
Preheat the oven at 200°C on Grill.
Line your baking tray with the baking paper and then place the marinated wings onto the lined tray. Oven grill the wings for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes or until the side up turns golden on the skin, remove the tray from the oven and turn the wings over. Cook the other side for another 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and serve. Delicious!