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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)

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)

Sierra’s Grandma’s Secret Wings

Here is another great recipe that has also come in first at the National Buffalo Wing Festival. This time it was in the Creative category.

These are beautiful tasty and moreish and I highly recommend making them…

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The ingredients are as follows:

wings
veg oil
Butter
sugar
Ketchup
garlic
onion powder
white pepper
salt
chilli
dried oregano
beer
Franks Hot Sauce

Step 1: Heat the oil to 190C, and cook the wings for 10-12min until crispy
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Step 2: Melt the butter and sugar over a medium heated stove
Step 3: Add the remainder of the ingredients and bring to a boil, then simmer for 2-3mins.
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Step 4: Don’t be shy and pour all the sauce over the crispy wings…

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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)

Christmas Special

Christmas day was really special for me last year, I had loved ones all around me, and despite the rain we still cooked loads of chicken wings.
I prepared 5 recipes all of which were very different and all of which everyone loved.
Here is a video of all the tastings.

So know that you know how they taste here are some pictures and ratings for all the wings:
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Sunshine State Wings
Texture & Tenderness: ★★★★☆
Appearance: ★★★½☆
Flavor & Aroma: ★★★★☆
Overall Rating is: ★★★☆☆

Buffalo Bull Rider Wings
Texture & Tenderness: ★★★★☆
Appearance: ★★★★☆
Flavor & Aroma: ★★★★☆
Overall Rating is: ★★★★☆

Rummy Dummy Wings
Texture & Tenderness: ★★★★☆
Appearance: ★★★½☆
Flavor & Aroma: ★★★½☆
Overall Rating is: ★★★★☆

Gringo Wings
Texture & Tenderness: ★★★½☆
Appearance: ★★★★☆
Flavor & Aroma: ★★★★½
Overall Rating is: ★★★★☆

Siam Wings
Texture & Tenderness: ★★★½☆
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)

Jim’s Buffalo chicken buffalo Wings

Another buffalo wing recipe and no surprise it was amazing.
This particular recipe won the Secret Sauce Recipe at the national buffalo wing festival in 2002 under the traditional category so I knew they would be good.

The ingredients for this dish are:
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wings
Franks Hot Sauce
black pepper
salt
white vinegar
dried chives

Step 1: In a saucepan, over a high heat pour in the Franks, butter, chives, salt and pepper stirring all the time.
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Step 2: Simmer the sauce for 3mins
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Step 3: Deep fry you chicken wings for 10-12min at 190C until cooked
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Step 4: Remove the wings and drain so they no covered in oil.
Step 5: Place the wings in the sauce and make sure they are completely covered.
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Step 6: Place the wings and a plate and dig in …

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Highly recommend these wings

Here are my ratings for this dish:
Texture & Tenderness: ★★★★½
Appearance: ★★★★½
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)

Jalapeno Dip

This is a beautiful dip that has a lovely creaminess to it but packs the kick of those beautiful fresh Jalapenos.

Here are all the ingredients for this easy dip:
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sour cream
mayonnaise
garlic
jalapeno pepper
ground cumin
onion powder
salt
black pepper

The best part about it is that there is only 1 step.

Mix everything together :-)

You can watch me tasting these at the end of the Honey-mustard Party Wings Recipe

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Party Potato Salad

Salads are an important part of any bbq or food gathering. This is the first of the potato salads we will be cooking and it was really really great. I think I saw some people eating straight from the both when I served this.

It’s also very easy to manage. You’ll need the below ingredients:
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potato
french dressing
salt
ground white pepper
onion powder
garlic powder
Celery
red onion
eggs
red bell pepper
sweet pickles
mayonnaise
sour cream

Step 1 – Boil the Potatoes, drain and cut into 1/2 cubes
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Step 2 – Combine the dressing, salt, pepper, onion & garlic powder in the dish and mix well.
Step 3 – Add the above mixture of spices to the potatoes (careful not to break them)
Step 4 – Marinate the Potatoes for about 1 hour.
Step 5 – Add the celery, boiled eggs, red pepper and pickles.
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Step 6 – Add the mayonnaise and sour cream stirring everything evenly and carefully.
Step 7 – Server and be happy.

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Johnny Appleseed wings

I’ve never cooked with A1 sauce before and only tasted it once in NYC, so I was excited about this marinade.

Step 1 - Place everything other than the wings into a pan and saute for 5-10mins
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apple cider vinegar
apple cider
shallots
veg oil
honey
sugar
A-1 Sauce
fresh mint
salt
black pepper
wings

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Step 2 – Place all the ingriedents along with the wings in a container or plastic bag
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Step 3 – Leave for at least 5 hours
Step 4 – Take out the fridge and leave until they back to room temperature
Step 5 – Cook on a medium heated grill or BBQ
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Step 6 – See how many you can eat :-)

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These wings had a beautiful deep flavour and I think the combination of cidar and steak sauce really work well together. I’m probably going to try and modify this recipe and use it for ribs so watch this space.

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)

Grilled Summertime Wings

If you a love minty zingy Mojito, you’ll love these. They were really fresh and light wings and I can definitely see myself eating these more often. I would also recommend eating it with a nice spicy dip.

Here is everything you need to try these out:

Wings
Olive Oil
Ground Cumin
Salt
Black Pepper
Lemon juice
Lime juice
Fresh Mint

I must admit that my cooking temperature totally affected the rating of this dish. I had the heat a little too high so the wings were not as tender as they should be and I might have slightly burnt the outside of one of two of them.

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