Cooking Recipes - African Chicken Wings Recipe

  
 

Starters Recipes - African Chicken Wings Recipe

Ingredients

For the wings:

  • 4 garlic doves (crushed)

  • 2 shallots (crushed)

  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt

  • 2 teaspoons paprika

  • 1 teaspoon crumbled dried rosemary

  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

  • 1.8kg/4lb chicken wings

For the sauce:

  • 75ml/3ft oz peanut butter

  • 50ml/2ft oz canned cream of coconut (well stirred)

  • 2 garlic doves (chopped)

  • 50ml/2ft oz water

  • 50g/2oz chopped red pepper

  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce

Serves 8

Method:

  1. Mix the garlic and shallots to form a paste with the salt.

  2. In a large bowl stir the garlic paste together with the paprika, rosemary, cayenne and oil. Mix well.

  3. Toss the chicken wings in the herb mix until they are completely covered. Let them marinate, covered and chilled, overnight.

  4. Preheat the oven to 220°C/425°F/Gas mark 7.

  5. Arrange the wings on the rack of an aluminum foil-lined large grill pan and bake in the upper third of the oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until they are golden.

  6. For the sauce, mix together all the ingredients in a blender or a food processor until the mixture is smooth.

  7. Transfer the sauce to a small bowl and serve with the chilled wings.