Vietnamese-inspired Chicken Wings

Serves 2-4

Salty, hot and sweet and bursting with fragrant flavours, these Vietnamese-inspired chicken wings are perfect served with steamed rice and your vegetable or salad of choice.

Ingredients:

600g chicken wings

4 tbsp fish sauce

2-3 tbsp sugar

1 inch ginger, grated

1 tsp chilli flakes or 1 chilli, finely chopped 

1/2 tsp garlic powder or 1 clove of garlic, minced

2 lime leaves, finely chopped (or zest of 1 lime)

2-3 lemongrass stalks, topped and tailed, course outer leaves removed, and finely chopped

Juice of one lime

Step 1: Carefully cut the chicken wings in half through their joint. Mix all ingredients, except the lime juice in a bag or bowl, and add the chicken wings. Leave to marinate for a few hours or overnight.

Step 2: Preheat an oven to 180c (fan) and prepare a baking sheet by spreading the wings carefully (they shouldn’t overlap) and reserve the marinade in the bowl/bag for later. Remember the marinade has had raw chicken in it and must be cooked before eating.

Step 3: Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven. At this stage you can chill the wings until later before reheating in a wok. When you are ready, heat a wok. Add the reserved marinade, the lime juice, along with the cooked wings. Cook until the wings are hot and the marinade has reduced down to create a glaze on the wings. 

Serve immediately.