Pineapple chilli chicken wings
serves
6
“Chilli pineapple is a classic beach snack in Durban. Here, the sweet pineapple provides a little reprieve from the fiery chicken wings – making a perfect snack to eat while standing around the braai before the main event.” – Warren Mendes
Ingredients (10)
- 1/4 cup (60ml) extra virgin olive oil, plus extra to brush
- 2 tsp each ground cumin and ground coriander
- 1 1/2 tsp ground chilli
- 1 tbs grated fresh ginger
- 3 garlic cloves, grated
- 1.8kg chicken wings, wing tips removed
- 4 cups (1L) pineapple juice
- 2 tbs each tomato sauce, brown sugar and malt vinegar
- 1 whole pineapple, peeled, halved, cored and cut into 6cm-long wedges
- Sliced red chilli and coriander sprigs, to serve
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1.Combine oil, ground cumin and coriander, 1 tsp ground chilli, ginger, garlic, 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper and 2 tsp salt flakes in a large bowl and toss through the wings.
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2.Marinate wings overnight, covered, in the fridge, or set aside, covered, at room temperature for 30 minutes, tossing occasionally, to marinate before cooking.
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3.Before cooking wings, place pineapple juice in a large saucepan. Bring to the boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-high and simmer for 20 minutes or until reduced to about 150ml. Add tomato sauce, sugar, vinegar, remaining 1/2 tsp chilli and a pinch of salt flakes. Simmer for 2-3 minutes until thickened. Remove from heat and set aside, covered, to keep warm.
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4.To cook the wings, preheat barbecue over medium-low heat. You don’t want ferocious heat here; you want to caramelise the chicken skin without burning, preferably over indirect heat.
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5.Add wings and cook for 20 minutes, turning every 5-10 minutes, until they are burnished and deeply caramelised.
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6.Brush the pineapple with a little oil, then add to the barbecue with the wings. Brush a little of the pineapple sauce over the wings, turn up the heat to medium-high, and cook wings and pineapple for 5 minutes. Remove wings and pineapple and toss wings in the warm pineapple sauce. Serve wings with charred pineapple and scatter with chilli and coriander.
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