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Blue Monday Wings

Once Upon a Monday night I was feeling blue so I cheered myself up by cooking these wings and no I was not naked…

Ingredients:

wings, mustard, flour, Cornmeal,onion powder, garlic powder, lime juice, black pepper, ground cumin, cayenne pepper

You can find some images of the cooking process here:

Here are my ratings for this dish:
Texture & Tenderness: ★★★☆☆
Appearance: ★★★☆☆
Flavor & Aroma: ★★★☆☆
Overall Rating is: ★★★☆☆
(for more details on the rating system please see the ratings table at the top of the page)

Down-Home Wings

My second recipe since “time-off-cooking-wings”, and I say these are not for the faint hearted.
They pack a serious mustard punch…

Ingredients:

mustard, mayonnaise, dried thyme, dried dill, cayenne pepper, black pepper, onion powder, wings

Here are a few pics of the cooking progress:

Here are my ratings for this dish:
Texture & Tenderness: ★★★★☆
Appearance: ★★★★☆
Flavor & Aroma: ★★★★☆
Overall Rating is: ★★★★☆
(for more details on the rating system please see the ratings table at the top of the page)

Honey, I must grill wings

Having not cooked wings in over a month, I realised I had better get into gear and get back to winging it. I’ve still been eating wings at least once a week, but just haven’t made the time to cook.
I really liked this batch of wings and here is why:

Ingredients:

wings, mayonnaise, dijon mustard, sugar, soy sauce, honey, chilli,

Here are a few pics of the cooking progress:

Here are my ratings for this dish:
Texture & Tenderness: ★★★★★
Appearance: ★★★★☆
Flavor & Aroma: ★★★★½
Overall Rating is: ★★★★☆
(for more details on the rating system please see the ratings table at the top of the page)

Wang Tango Wings

Great recipe, I’ve mentioned I’ve started becoming a fan of recipes that have a good Ketchup balance and this one had just that
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Ingredients:

veg oil
wings
garlic
onion
honey
sugar
ketchup
Worcestershire sauce
tomato paste
chili
black raisins
ground allspice
onion powder

Step 1: Heat your oven to 190C
Step 2: heat the oil onions and garlic in a medium pan
Step 3: add the remaining ingredients and reduce for about 3-5 minutes
Step 4: transfer sauce to a blender and puree until smooth
Step 5: Cover the wings in your puree and cool in the over until ready (app. 30-40 minutes)

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Here are my ratings for this dish:
Texture & Tenderness: ★★★★☆
Appearance: ★★★★☆
Flavor & Aroma: ★★★★☆
Overall Rating is: ★★★★☆
(for more details on the rating system please see the ratings table at the top of the page)

Cricket Final Wings

After a long and great cricket season my cricket team Bones Bolters win the league at last :-)

For celebrations we did what any group of blokes would do and that was to eat great food with some cold beer.
Don’t forget to scroll to the bottom for the tasting video and cricket action shots.

Thanks to Edgo and Misty for their wing support and taking on the tasting for the evening.

Border Patrol Ingredients and Rating

veg oil,sugar, wings,lemon juice, lime juice, chilli, paprika, Franks Hot Sauce, onion powder, garlic powder, Fresh Coriander,

Texture & Tenderness: ★★★★☆
Appearance: ★★★★☆
Flavor & Aroma: ★★★★☆
Overall Rating is: ★★★★☆

Made in Japan Wings Ingredients and Rating

wings, sake, rice wine vinegar, mirin, dijon mustard, veg oil, shallots, red onion, garlic, honey sugar

Texture & Tenderness: ★★★★☆
Appearance: ★★★★☆
Flavor & Aroma: ★★★★☆
Overall Rating is: ★★★★☆
(for more details on the rating system please see the ratings table at the top of the page)

Wings Fra “Diablo”

Interesting recipe and great idea I just felt there was too much tomato in this one, I’m probably going to try it again as I think it has amazing potential.

Ingredients:

Olive Oil
veg oil
wings
garlic
red wine
lemon juice
Fresh Basil
dried oregano
chilli
tomato puree
sugar

Step 1: In a Large skillet over a medium heat brown the wings for 10-12min
Step 2: Add the garlic, and brown further for 2mins
Step 3: Then add Wine, juice and cook for 1min
Step 4: Finally add all the remaining ingredients and cook until reduced for 10mins
Step 5: Serve on a platter

Here are my ratings for this dish:
Texture & Tenderness: ★★★☆☆
Appearance: ★★★☆☆
Flavor & Aroma: ★★★☆☆
Overall Rating is: ★★★☆☆
(for more details on the rating system please see the ratings table at the top of the page)

Wings Tandoori

Tandoori is one of my favourite Indian styled foods. I must admit I don’t have a Tandoor (oven used for making tandoori).
That said this dish turned out very well, but definitely felt like it was missing that magical ingredient. I hope to one day fully recreate some Tandoori Chicken the way it should be …

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Ingredients:

yogurt
garlic
Fresh Coriander
fresh mint
turmeric
saffron
salt
paprika
sugar
cayenne pepper
Ground Coriander
red onion
lime juice
wings

Step 1: In a large mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients (except the wings)
Step 2: Marinade the wings for 5 hours
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Step 3: Cook the wings in a pre-heated oven(190C) for 25-30min
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Step 4: Close your eyes and go on a wing journey
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Here are my ratings for this dish:
Texture & Tenderness: ★★★☆☆
Appearance: ★★★★½
Flavor & Aroma: ★★★★☆
Overall Rating is: ★★★½☆
(for more details on the rating system please see the ratings table at the top of the page)

Ancho Fire Wings

I always enjoy cooking with new ingredients especially when it comes to chilli’s.
You can find out more about Ancho Chilli’s and it’s history here.

The chile is definitely not as hot as other chiles, however it does pack a deep flavour and aroma, which makes me understand why it’s such a popular Mexican Chilli.

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Ingredients:

ancho chilli
garlic
salt
tequila
lime juice
Olive Oil
Fresh Coriander
wings

Step 1: In a food processor, puree all the ingredients (except the wings)
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Step 2: Marinade the wings for 4 hours
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Step 3: Cook the wings over a low-medium heated bbq/grill until cooked
Step 4: Serve and enjoy

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Here are my ratings for this dish:
Texture & Tenderness: ★★★½☆
Appearance: ★★★★★
Flavor & Aroma: ★★★½☆
Overall Rating is: ★★★½☆
(for more details on the rating system please see the ratings table at the top of the page)

Hot Rod Wings

This was the first time I’ve ever cooked with Chipotle peppers (dried jalapeno) so I was very excited.

This is what I have to deal with when working with friends to get tastings done…

Ingredients:

Olive Oil
lemon juice
lime juice
jalapeno pepper
chipotle pepper
chicken stock
fresh ginger
garlic
dried thyme
Franks Hot Sauce
garlic powder
onion powder
wings

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Step 1: Mix everything in a large mixing bowl.
Step 2: Add the wings and refrigerate for 4-5 hours
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Step 3: Remove the wings from the marinade and cook over the bbq for 20-25mins
Step 4: Served best with a cold drink

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Here are my ratings for this dish:
Texture & Tenderness: ★★★★☆
Appearance: ★★★★☆
Flavor & Aroma: ★★★★☆
Overall Rating is: ★★★★☆
(for more details on the rating system please see the ratings table at the top of the page)

Grilled Mint Chicken Wings

Be prepared for these wings they take 4 hours to marinade but trust me when I say it’s worth it.
I also have 15 guests that backed this, even though some of them got more chilli than they hoped for :-)

Here is my brother taking these wings for a test run:

He seemed to be struggling with the heat…

Ingredients:

yogurt
garlic
fresh mint
ground cumin
chilli
sugar
salt
ground pepper
onion powder
cayenne pepper
wings

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Step 1: Mix everything in a large mixing bowl.
Step 2: Add the wings and refrigerate for 4 hours
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Step 3: Remove the wings from the marinade and cook over the bbq for 20-25mins
Step 4: Served best with friends ;-)

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Here are my ratings for this dish:
Texture & Tenderness: ★★★★☆
Appearance: ★★★★☆
Flavor & Aroma: ★★★★☆
Overall Rating is: ★★★★☆
(for more details on the rating system please see the ratings table at the top of the page)