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Make it: Spicy chicken wings

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Finger lickin’ for less

We Gobblers are human. We have the same urges as the rest of you. We have slobbered over the same scraps of Nandos chicken wing that you have. And yes, we like ours medium. It’s fine. All we will say is that with a minute or two to spare, the homemade alternative can save you a right pretty penny.

(Serves 4)

20 chicken wings
1 tsp salt
4 tsp garlic
1 tsp mustard
2 tbsp tomato purée
2 tsp oil
2 tsp lemon juice or vinegar
1 tbsp paprika
2 twists of ground pepper
2 tsp grated onion or shallot

Optional ingredients
½ tsp chilli powder as you like
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground coriander

  1. First, trim the wings to get rid of some of the skin. Cut off the tip, the triangle of skin at the joint, the knobbly bit of skin along the wing, and any excess skin at the fat end
  2. Cut down to the bone in a few places on each side so that the marinade can really do its stuff
  3. Put the salt and garlic in a bowl, and crush with a spoon until you get bored
  4. Add the rest of the ingredients and stir well. If you’re using any of the optional ingredients you can add a little more grated onion, if not then use a little less – the mixture shouldn’t be runny, or it won’t stick to the wings
  5. Get your hands in and work the mixture into the wings – do this the day before cooking if you can
  6. Preheat the oven to 150° C
  7. Put the wings on a baking tray, with foil to make cleaning easier (this can be skipped if someone else cleans the oven)
  8. Cook for about 45 minutes, until nice and brown, and serve
  9. Great served cold from the fridge


The sums
TOTAL: £2.90 (£2.50 for the chicken, 40p for the rest)
OR 73p per person

Compared to
Nandos 5 chicken wings, £4.40

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Comments



Avatar for Uncle Chris
Uncle Chris - 25th October 2009, 8:57pm

I tried this recipe and it was great. Cutting the unlovely bits off before cooking meant that you could just enjoy eating the wings without worrying about the gristly/fatty bits.

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