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Crispy salt and pepper chicken wings

The secret ingredient for Anisa Nandaula's wings recipe is most likely already sitting quietly in your pantry – that’s right, we’re talking about humble baking powder. Baking powder releases carbon dioxide once heated, causing tiny air bubbles to expand in the batter for the wings, creating light and crispy results.

Crispy salt & pepper chicken wings

Credit: Jiwon Kim

  • serves

    4-6

  • prep

    5 minutes

  • cook

    45 minutes

  • difficulty

    Easy

serves

4-6

people

preparation

5

minutes

cooking

45

minutes

difficulty

Easy

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Ingredients

  • 1 kg chicken wings
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • Salt and black pepper
  • 1 tsp baking powder (optional)
  • ¼ small bunch flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped
  • 2 tbsp sriracha combined with 2 tbsp mayonnaise
  • Mixed salad, sliced cucumber, sliced red onion, to serve

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 200°C fan-forced (220°C conventional). Pat the chicken wings dry with a paper towel. Line a baking tray with baking paper or a silicone baking mat.
  2. Place the chicken wings into a large bowl and drizzle with the olive oil, a generous sprinkling of salt, pepper and the baking powder (if using). Toss very well to coat, ensuring each wing is well coated with oil and seasoning.
  3. Transfer the wings to the prepared baking tray, spread out in a single layer and bake for 30-40 minutes, or until cooked through and golden and crisp, or the chicken wings register an internal temperature of 74°C.
  4. Transfer the salt and pepper chicken wings to a large serving plate. Sprinkle with extra salt and pepper and flat-leaf parsley. Serve with the sriracha mayonnaise, mixed salad leaves, cucumber and sliced red onion on the side.

Photography by Jiwon Kim.

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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