Monday, June 19, 2006

Hot Wings

So yesterday was Fathers Day. I wanted to make a special dinner for my boyfriend. He happens to love hot wings. So I go searching for recipes all over the web and can't really find a great one so I make mine up with all that I found, plus used some friend recommendations.

Now, I'm not the biggest fan of hot wings (Tabasco ~ ewww) but I found a recipe that was light on the sauce and here is what I came up with (by the way, I'm not much for measuring and stuff either, I just added what looked right):
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2lbs chicken breast meat, sliced into small bite size bits(wings are not meaty enough, I prefer chicken boobs!!!)
2 lemons - juiced and seeded
a dash of sea salt
a dash of lemon zest

Let the chicken bits marinade in the lemon mixture for about 5-10 mins or while you're making the next bit of this concoction.
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1 Jalapeno (boiled in a microwave to soften) (Slice this or stick it in the food processor)
1 cup of Franks Red Hot sauce
1 tbsp of Louisiana Hot Sauce
1 tbsp of Chipotle Tabasco
1 tbsp of Vietnamese Hot Sause (it's in the asian food aisle)
1/4 cup of soy sauce
1/4 cup of ketchup
a dash of garlic powder
a dash of Worcestershire sauce

Take the chicken bits out of the lemon bath and tumble them around so that all the chicken bits are covered in the red sauce. I let the chicken bits sit while I did this next part, but I'm sure you can cook them right away.
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While the chicken was marinating I also cut up my celery, carrots and blue cheese. I also pre-heated the oven for some bread stix. Once the oven was ready I cooked the chicken in a skillet for about 15-20 mins (the same amount of time to cook the bread). Add a bit of grapeseed oil to coat the pan for the chicken or the other internet recipes suggest butter. When the chicken looks finished then add in a bit of corn starch to thicken the sause since the cooking will make it watery. I prob didn't add anymore than 1 small spoonful of the starch.
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By now the bread should be ready, and so should your hot wings! Enjoy! I was definately impressed with this recipe since I am not the biggest fan of chicken, especially hot wings. I was giving my plate dirty looks but when I finally took a bite, I was impressed! If you try this out, I hope you enjoy this as much as we did. Too bad I didn't take any pix :)

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