Costas Christodoulou’s Asian Inspired Chicken Wings Recipe

“With rugby season in full swing, Costas believes his Asian-inspired, sticky, chicken wings are the perfect snack with a cold beer and the rugby. “Chicken wings have always been a favourite of mine and I enjoy experimenting with Asian flavours,” he said. “I use sweet, sour, bitter and salty combinations in a variety of ways,“ he adds.”

— Jackie Cameron

Costas’ Asian Inspired Chicken Wings

800gr free-range chicken wings

Marinade:

• 2 tsp. all spice
• ¾ cup soy sauce.
• ¼ cup honey.
• Juice of one lemon.
• 1-2 red chilies de-seeded and chopped.
• 2 garlic cloves grated.
• 10 gr ginger grated.
• Oryx Salt and pepper.
• 4 stalks fresh coriander.

Garnish:

• 1 tsp. White sesame seeds.
• 1 sliced chili.
• A hand full of coriander. 

Method:

1. Place all the marinade ingredients in a large bowl, mix them all together. Add the chicken wings and marinade for two hours or overnight.
2. Pre-heat oven to 200°c, remove wings from marinade and put them on a rack over an oven try. Cook for 20-25 min or until crispy and golden brown.
3. Place marinade in a pan and reduce to a sticky consistency, when wings are cooked place them back into the sticky marinade making sure they are all well coated.
4. Place wings in a large serving bowl garnish with sesame seeds, chili and coriander.