Lemongrass Chicken Wings

5.0 from 13 reviews

Author: Anita Jacobson

Categories: Main Dish

Cuisines: Indonesian

Ingredients: Chicken

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 45 mins

Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 30 pieces of chicken wings (I use 15 drumettes and 15 mid sections)
• Marinating sauce
• 100 gram shallot
• 3 lemongrass, white part only
• 4 cloves garlic
• 2 inch ginger
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground pepper
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 2 teaspoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon tamarind + 4 tablespoon water, strained
• 50 ml water

Instructions

1. Puree marinating sauce ingredients with a blender or a food processor into a smooth paste.
2. Combine chicken wings and marinating sauce and let rest in the fridge for at least 2 hours, overnight is best.
3. Option 1: Stovetop. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a cast-iron grill pan/skillet over medium-high heat, then cook the chicken wings until slightly charred. About 5 minutes per side.
4. Option 2: Charcoal grill. Get your charcoal grill to operate on high heat. Cook each side of the chicken wings until slightly charred, about 5 minutes per side.
5. Option 3: Oven. Preheat the oven to 220 Celsius/425 Fahrenheit, place a wire rack over a baking sheet, arrange the wings on the rack and bake for 30 minutes, flip as needed.