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Salt and Pepper Chicken Wings

Crispy, crunchy wings with an explosion of flavour, these Chinese style salt and pepper chicken wings are even better than takeout!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Course: Family Dinners
Cuisine: Chinese
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 294kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 10 whole chicken wings see note
  • 1.5 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoon crushed black pepper
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 3 cloves garlic finely chopped
  • 2 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 3 spring onions green onions/shallots, finely sliced
  • 1 red chilli finely sliced

Instructions

  • Pre-heat oven to 230C / 450F. Line two baking sheets with baking paper or foil.
  • Cut the chicken wings into three pieces - the drumette, wingette/flat and wing tip (see article above for tips on how to do this). Discard the wing tip, you should now have 10 x drumettes and 10 x flats.
  • Dry the wings thoroughly with a paper towel and place in a large bowl.
  • Season with salt and pepper and toss to coat evenly.
  • Sprinkle over baking powder and toss to coat evenly.
  • Place on the baking trays making sure they have plenty of space between them and roast in the oven for around 35-40 minutes, turning after 20 minutes. They should be golden brown and crispy.
  • Heat the oil in a wok or frying pan over a high heat. Toss in the garlic and stir until it starts to brown. Now add the sesame oil, followed by half the spring onion and half the chilli. Stir to combine.
  • Throw in the chicken wings and stir to coat in the garlic mixture. Note that these last two steps should happen fairly quickly - you don't want the spring onion and chilli to cook too much.
  • Transfer to a serving dish and garnish with the remaining spring onion and chilli.

Notes

1. Whole chicken wings include the drumette and wingette/flat. You will need to cut them into pieces, or you can buy them pre-cut.
2. This dish works best with CHOPPED garlic. Don't be tempted to use a garlic crusher.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 294kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 92mg | Sodium: 1658mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g