Tamarind-chipotle Chicken Wings
- 12 Chicken wings
- 8 oz Tamarind fruit
- 4 Chipotle peppers
- 1/4 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1/4 tsp Onion powder
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp Knorr chicken flavor bouillon
- 2 tbsp clover honey
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 1/2 tbsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 cup boiling water
- If necessary, wash and/or thaw chicken wings.
- Season with Goya all-purpose seasoning or just salt and pepper.
- Set aside.
- Now for the fun part, getting the pulp from the tamarind fruit.
- Begin with 2 cups of water - bring to a boil.
- Meanwhile, peel the tamarind.
- Remove as much peel as possible without being too meticulous.
- Throw the fruit into the boiling water.
- Stir, stir, stir, until all the pulp dissolves.
- Strain the saucy pulp using a colander with big holes.
- Get rid of the seeds and remaining skin, you won't need them.
- Or just chew on them!
- Next, we'll make the sauce.
- Please note, acidity in tamarind fruit may vary.
- For this reason, it is necessary that you adjust acidity to your liking.
- Brown sugar can be used for fine-tuning.
- Just don't make it too sweet!
- Pour all the ingredients in the blender.
- (except for the Chicken Wings, of course ) Switch it on and blend until smooth.
- Taste!
- Sauce should be sweet and sour.
- A little spicy and a little Smokey, perfect!
- If it's too sweet, well... Not so good.
- If necessary, add brown sugar and blend little by little.
- Preheat oven to 400AF Put wings in oven safe dish.
- Brush tamarind-chipotle sauce over wings generously.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- Take wings out.
- Remove "juice."
- Flip, brush sauce on wings.
- Just pour the remainder of the sauce over the wings, it won't hurt .
- Bake for an additional 15 to 30 minutes.
- Check wings with fork after 15 minutes.
- Aim for juiciness and tenderness.
- TIP: the secret to perfectly glazed wings is to not move wings too much.
- Just let the sauce get thick and yummy on top of the wings.
- PS: if you wish to accelerate the cooking process and increase crispiness of wings, pan fry them first.
- On a medium pan, pour a little olive oil and fry wings using medium-high fire.
- Don't let the wings cook all the way through.
- Only the outside should become a little browned.
- Then bake as per above.
- This will inevitably reduce the juiciness of the Chicken.
- Enjoy while still hot!
- Happy cooking .
chicken, tamarind fruit, peppers, ground cumin, cayenne pepper, onion, garlic, bouillon, honey, brown sugar, salt, ground cinnamon, boiling water
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/349040-tamarind-chipotle-chicken-wings (may not work)