But my craving for crispy chicken was still hankering me, so I needed to cave in without feeling too guilty after indulging myself. So I thought what a good time to experiment with a new recipe to curb my weakness of all things fried.
In my fridge were the usual Chinese must-have groceries: ginger, garlic, chilli, lemongrass, etc. So what better way to satisfy my need for crispy chicken than to use these ingredients.
I've made lemongrass chicken wings in the past but cooked in a sauce, so this time instead I will attempt a similar recipe but bake the chicken wings to make them crispy without deep frying that would make my house smell for a few days from the grease.
However just plain crispy chicken would be too dry so I needed to conjure up a sauce/glaze to accompany it. Lemongrass is complemented well with honey and lime so that would be the basis of my glaze.
The end result was even better than chicken from KFC, or at least that's what my B says, and considering he is the biggest KFC fan, that is saying something. Crispy chicken pieces covered in a sticky sweet and sour glaze definitely filled the void in my tummy. If only I had a bottle of Corona with a lime wedge, that would have been perfect.
I will definitely be making this recipe again in the future, a great dish for finger food at a party.
Crispy Lemongrass Chicken Wings with Sweet Lime Glaze
Chicken and marinade:
- 12 chicken wings (de-jointed into mid wing, drumlette and wing tip)
- 2 stalks of lemongrass (pounded and cut into shorter stalks)
- 1 inch piece of ginger (minced)
- 3 garlic cloves (minced)
- 1 green chilli (finely chopped)
- 2 stalks spring onions (finely chopped)
- Zest of half lime (grated)
- Juice of half lime
- 1tbsp rice wine
- 2 tsp fish sauce
- 1/2 tsp salt
- sprinkling of ground black pepper
Crispy coating:
- 1 cup plain flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp bicarbonate of soda
Sweet Lime Glaze:
- juice of 1/2 lime
- 2 tbsp rice wine
- 1 tsp fish sauce
- 1 tbsp sherry vinegar
- 1 tbsp runny honey
- 1-2 tbsp brown sugar (to taste)
- 1/2 tsp corn starch
- 2-3 tbsp of warm water (depending on desired consistency)
Place the chicken wing pieces into a large bowl. You can omit the wing tips if desired but I like eating the wing tips, they are extra crispy with baked).
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| De-jointed chicken pieces |
In the large bowl of chicken wings add in all the marinade ingredients and mix to combine. Cling film over the bowl and leave in the refrigerator to chill for at 2-3 hours. (I only left it to marinade for an hour and it was still very flavourful).
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| Chicken in marinade |
When the time is up, preheat the oven to 200C. Prepare a roasting tray with a wire grill to place the chicken on.
In a plastic bag, add in the plain flour, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda and shake to mix it up. Place 5-6 pieces of chicken pieces at a time into the bag and shake to completely cover the chicken with the flour.
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| Bag with flour coating |
Using chopsticks or tongs to pick up the floured chicken pieces onto the grill tray. Repeat for all the pieces of chicken until all are coated.
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| Flour coated chicken pieces |
Spray the chicken pieces with oil sparingly.
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| Oil spray on the chicken pieces |
Place the chicken into the oven and bake for 25 minutes. After that time, turn the chicken pieces over, spray with more oil and bake for another 25 minutes.
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| Chicken cooked half way through |
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| Finished chicken pieces |
During the baking time, you can make the glaze.
Tip all the left over marinade ingredients from the bowl of chicken into a small saucepan, add in all the other ingredients of the glaze into the saucepan. Heat it up on medium heat for about 4-5 minutes until the sauce bubbles up and becomes more syrupy. Taste the glaze and adjust accordingly.
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| Left over marinade ingredients |
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| Marinade ingredients in a saucepan |
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| Added glaze ingredients |
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| Finished syrupy glaze |
When the chicken pieces have finished baking. Using chopsticks or tongs to place the crispy chicken pieces onto a serving dish and pour the glaze all over the chicken. Eat while it's still hot.
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| Dished up chicken wings |
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| Chicken with glaze |
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