African Chicken Wings Recipe
Ingredients:
- FOR THE WINGS-----
- 4 Garlic cloves
- 2 Shallots
- 1 1/2 ts Salt
- 1 tb Chinese 5 spice
- 2 ts Paprika
- 1 ts Dried rosemary -- crumbled
- 1/2 ts Cayenne -- or to taste
- 2 tb Vegetable oil
- 4 lb Chicken wings; about 20-24
- Tips removed
- FOR THE SAUCE-----
- 1/3 c Natural style peanut butter
- 1/4 c Canned cream of coconut --
- Well stirred
- 2 Garlic cloves -- chopped
- 1/4 c Water
- 1/4 c Red bell pepper -- chopped
- 1/8 ts Dried hot red pepper flakes
- Or to taste
- 1 ts Soy sauce
- Coriander sprigs -- for
- If
- Desired
Directions:
- THE WINGS: Prepare the chicken wings: Mince and mash the garlic and
- shallots to a paste with the salt. In a large bowl stir the paste together
- with the 5 spice powder, paprika, rosemary, cayenne, and the oil. Mix well.
- Add the chicken wings. Toss and stir them until they are completely covered
- with the marinade. Let them marinate, covered and chilled for 4 hours or
- over night. Arrange the wings, skin side up, on the rack of a foil lined
- large broiler pan and bake them in the upper third of a preheated 425F oven
- for 25 to 30 minutes or until they are golden. The wings may be prepared
- one day in advance, kept covered and chilled and then reheated before
- serving. THE SAUCE: In a blender, blend together the peanut butter, cream
- of coconut, garlic, water, bell pepper, red pepper flakes and the soy sauce
- until the mixture is smooth, season the sauce with salt, to taste. THE
- PRESENTATION: Transfer the sauce to a serving bowl set on a platter.
- Arrange the wings around the bowl and garnish the platter with the
- coriander.