This is the first season that I started watching Masterchef USA (for the lack of other ongoing cooking shows- but what a wonderful coincidence!), my bet is either on Leslie or Courtney. Although if Ahran successfully make a comeback- I won’t shy away from her! Shocking that Cutter managed to stay in the competition for this long (how is that even possible?).
So two weeks back, we saw Daniel Mcguffey eliminated from the competition, Chicken Wings sent him and Jamie to the pressure test and subsequently it was to Cheese Soufflé that he admitted defeat. In the beginning, I was rooting for him but somehow the level of testosterone and his declining performance makes him really really unattractive to be rooting for. I don’t even get why he was seen praying not to get Chicken Wings-does it not make the journey better when you are given a somewhat tricky part of a chicken? I love chicken wings- I will never shy away from it- if anything I will shy away from chicken breast- I find it so blablabla (BORING).
I recalled Gordon Ramsay saying that no one would be very pleased to cook with Chicken Wings and the fact that it is almost impossible to turn chicken wings into a main course. Joe Bastianich and Graham Elliot then commented on the lack of experience both Daniel and Jamie have which would hinder them from coming up with making chicken lollipops. Honestly, that was the first time that I had ever heard of chicken lollipops and in fact only today I hit Google to find out what it is. I’m not one to have crazy knives skills, but this is definitely something I will work on in the future. So for those of you who is eager to make chicken lollipops, this link is very helpful:
I haven’t been feeling well for the past few days, on my old blog, I provided the recipe for http://chicgeeknpetite.com/2014/03/02/day-636-a-healthy-body-a-healthy-mind-confinement-steamed-chicken/ which my mum taught me. She always stresses on the importance of using a lot of garlic and ginger- apparently one will get better instantly. So this time around, due to my eagerness to make a dish featuring chicken wings- I not only decided to make two preparations for it but also to pair both with ginger sauce.
The ingredients are as following(for 3 People):
Tesco Everyday Value British Chicken Wings 980G- £2.41
Tesco Ginger 125G – use all and it should be grated- £0.99
A whole bulb of Garlic, to be finely sliced- £0.30
2 Red Chillies, diagonally sliced- £0.60
2 Finger Chillies, diagonally sliced- £0.90
3 Brown Onions, finely sliced- £1.00
4 tablespoons of Tesco Ingredient Oyster Sauce- £1.89
4 tablespoons of Amoy Light Soy Sauce- £1.19
2 glasses of water
2 tablespoons of Tesco Dark Soft Brown Sugar- £1.49
(Note: I didn’t get my chillies from Tesco but instead got it from an Asian Grocery shop- both the finger chillies and the red chillies cost me £0.60 and I didn’t have to buy the sauces as well as the brown sugar, but for a fair idea on how much it will cost in total per serving, the prices for the three ingredients were taken into consideration)
Total Cost Per Serving-4 pieces of chicken wings each: £3.59
Methods:
The wings were divided equally, one portion to be grilled and another portion to be slow cooked.
For the portion to be grilled, I marinated it with half of the grated ginger, 2 tablespoons of light soya sauce and 2 tablespoons of brown sugar.
For the portion to be slow cooked, I marinated the chicken wings only with soya sauce and half portion of the grated ginger.
When both portions were marinated, I then stored it inside the fridge for at least an hour (can be marinated for up to 24 hours).
After an hour, I then removed only the portion to be slow cooked from the fridge while I waited for my oven grill to be heated to high heat (I tested it on my griddle pan- but it is definitely better to use the oven. This is as to ensure that the chicken wings are cooked thoroughly- or probably I just haven’t mastered the art of using a griddle pan).
I heated a tablespoon of olive oil on my sauce pan and when the oil heated (on medium heat), I added all the garlic onto the pan (becareful so as the garlic will not be burnt).
I then added the chicken, skin side down to get a nice colour. I mixed and sautéed both the garlic and the chicken until all water residues dried up. I then added the oyster sauce, the remaining marinate and water. 2 glasses of water is just an estimation- it should cover the chicken wings just about enough otherwise the wings won’t cook thoroughly and it will not at the same time take longer for the sauce to thicken.
I then waited until the water boiled. After that, I immediately reduced the heat to low heat, added onions and both types of chillies. I left it to cook for at least 30 minutes.
Halfway through the 30 minutes mark, I placed the chicken wings to be grilled into the oven, this time skin side up. I grilled it for 7.5 minutes each side.
I served the chicken wings with rice and sweet potatoes crisps.
Grilled Chicken Wings
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