Delicious UK - (10)October 2020

make it special.

These sticky, spicy chicken wings

are joy-inducing – but make sure you

have plenty of napkins on hand to

mop up. The crisp, refreshing salad

is the perfect counterpart.

Spicedmolasses
chickenwingswith
mangosalad
SERVES4.HANDS-ONTIME 30 MIN,
OVENTIME50-55MIN

MAKE

AHEAD

Assemble the salad up to a

day ahead and chill, covered,

until ready to serve.

FOR THE SAL AD

• 150g firm mango, peeled, stoned
  and finely sliced


• 150g cucumber, finely sliced


• ½ small red onion, finely sliced


• 25g fresh ginger, grated


• 1 red chilli, very finely sliced


• 2 tsp golden caster sugar


• 1 tbsp cider vinegar

FOR THE CHICKEN

• 1kg free-range chicken wings
  
  
  • Sunflower oil to drizzle
  
  
  • 120g molasses sugar
  
  
  • 1 tbsp cider vinegar
  
  
  • 2 tbsp light soy sauce
  
  
  • 30g fresh ginger, grated
  
  
  • ½ tsp chilli flakes
  
  
  
  

1 For the salad, mix the mango,

cucumber, onion, ginger, chilli,

sugar, vinegar and a pinch of salt

in a large bowl. Cover with a plate,

then chill until ready to serve (see

Make Ahead).

2 Heat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan/

gas 4. Put the chicken wings on a

baking tray, drizzle with a little oil

and sprinkle with salt. Cook for

45 minutes until lightly golden.

3 Meanwhile, make the glaze: put

the molasses sugar, vinegar and soy

sauce in a small pan. Add the ginger,

chilli flakes and a small pinch of

salt. Set over a high heat and stir

as the mixture comes to the boil.

As soon as it does, remove it from

the heat and pour into a bowl.

4 Once the chicken has roasted,

remove it from the oven and turn up

the heat to 240°C/220°C fan/gas 8.

Using tongs, dip hot wings in the

glaze one at a time, coating each as

liberally as possible, then setting it

back on the tray. Return the tray to

the oven to roast for 5-10 minutes

more until the wings are dark and

crispy on the outside. Keep any

leftover glaze for drizzling. Remove

the chicken from the oven and serve

it with the cool salad, drizzled with

extra glaze if you like.

PER SERVING 559kcals, 26.2g fat

(5.8g saturated), 38.7g protein,

40.9g carbs (39.5g sugars),

2.1g salt, 2.2g fibre →

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