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Thai Chicken Wings

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Ingredients

  • 1kg chicken wings (cut them in half to make drums and flats)
  • 2 cups cornflour (In the UK it is referred to as cornflour, and cornstarch in some countries)
  • Oil (enough for deep-frying, I use either vegetable or sunflower oil)
  • Spring onions (To garnish.. optional)

Chicken marinade:

  • Half a teaspoon of salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • Half a teaspoon of baking soda
  • 2 tablespoons light soy sauce

Sauce for chicken wings:

  • Half a cup sweet chilli sauce
  • 2 teaspoons light soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoons lemongrass paste or puree
  • 1 teaspoon fish sauce
  • 3 tablespoons honey
  • 3 garlic cloves chopped

Method:

  1. Marinate your chicken with the chicken marinade ingredients.
  2. Coat your marinated chicken with the cornflour, ensure that they are well coated.
  3. Heat your oil in a pot or a deep-fryer if that’s what you are using.
  4. Once oil is hot, add your coated chicken wings and fry until cooked (crispy and golden), then place your cooked wings aside, preferably on a paper towel to soak up the oil. Please note that you will have to cook in batches depending on the size of your pot or deep-fryer, as you don’t want to overcrowd the pot/deep-fryer as this will result in unevenly cooked chicken or a soggy coating instead of a crispy one.
  5. After all of your chicken is cooked, set aside as it is now time to make the sauce.
  6. Place all your sauce ingredients in a bowl, mix together and set aside.
  7. In a pan pour a little oil then add your chopped garlic and fry until fragrant.
  8. Add your mixed sauce ingredients, mix together into the garlic and let the sauce simmer for a few minutes on a low heat whilst stirring.
  9. Turn off the cooker and take the pan off the hot plate so that it doesn’t continue to cook, take the chicken wings you fried earlier and toss them in the sauce, mixing to ensure that all the wings are coated well.
  10. You may garnish with spring onions to finish. (it’s totally optional)!

Notes:

  1. Lemongrass paste, fish sauce and soy sauce are typically used in asian cooking so you may find them in Asian stores, or even amazon. If you are in the UK you can also find them in tesco, asda and other stores depending on availability.
  2. When developing and writing out my recipes, I do use measuring cups and spoons to ensure consistency of quality and taste with each dish, so I would recommend that you do use measuring cups and spoons, until you have made the dish a few times that you can eyeball the measurements.