"Smoked" chicken wings

[Tea]

"Smoked" chicken wings

Category: Meat dishes

Ingredients
chicken wings	1.5KG
tea (with a large pile)	3 tbsp
boiling water	~ 1 l or slightly more
spice
salt

Cooking method

• We often cook chicken wings in the summer season, on the grill. But in winter, when it is -20 outside the window, there can be no question of a brazier, but you want so much .... To create a complete illusion of \ "brazier \" with a crispy crust of wings, in appearance and taste, we use tea marinade.
  
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• saucepan for 2.5 - 3 liters
  
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• We cut the wings into 3 parts, the very tails will go to the broth.
  
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• Pour tea into a saucepan. Pour boiling water over and add spices.
  
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• Here I will make a small digression. My spices behave better when cooked, so I add them directly to boiling water. Yours may be best added when the brew has cooled down a little. Garlic, for example.
  
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• I add the spices and cover the pan with a lid. Let the tea brew and cool slightly. I try it with my hand, it should be relatively hot, but not scalding.
  
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• I lay the wings, stir with my hand and cover them with a lid and forget about them for 2-3 hours. It is possible for the night, but after it has completely cooled down, one must not forget to put it in the refrigerator.
  
• The marinated wings are sent to the oven, on a skewer, under the grill.
  
• I remove the adhering tea leaves from them and put them in the mold, sprinkling them with salt and stirring them with my hands right in the fomra.
  
• in the oven top-bottom 200 degrees
  
• in the oven grill 180 degrees + convection
  
• on the grill on strong coals.
  

Note

Tea can be of any kind and type, we need it to give a very strong brew. The best option would be granular. If your tea is weak, put more, it will not get worse.

Spice... I use tandoori, curry leaves and asafoetida. This combination is not the ultimate truth, and your set of spices can be anything. In order not to be mistaken in their choice, just make the infusion without spices. After one preparation in a "pure" form, you will understand what you need to add.

Marinated wings are sent to the oven, on a skewer, under the grill.

in the oven top-bottom 200 degrees
in the oven grill 180 degrees + convection
on the grill on strong coals.

I wanted to clarify if I understood correctly that it is possible not on skewers under the grill, but in a baking sheet in the oven?

I wanted to clarify if I understood correctly that it is possible not on skewers under the grill, but in a baking sheet in the oven?

Everything is correct. The wings in the photo are from the oven. If the oven is electric, it is better to cook under a grill / top heating element at 180 degrees with convection.

And I have a gas oven, but there is an upper burner, should I just turn it on? I don’t understand something

And I have a gas oven, but there is an upper burner, should I just turn it on? I don’t understand something

Sometimes, when the weather at the dacha is "non-flying" and the grill is not kindled, I cook them in an ordinary gas "Soviet" stove, in an oven with a lower burner. I turn on the gas to maximum, warm up the oven for 15-20 minutes and put the baking sheet on the upper level.

[Lika!]

Lika!And what does tea give: taste or aroma, or both?

[Lika!]

Lika!And what does tea give: taste or aroma, or both?

All at once!

I made them! The wings are simply delicious, and the view

[Lika]

Lika ahead of the weekend, I want to cook the wings according to your recipe. Tell me about spices, how much salt is needed? I have asafoetida, but I have never used it, I want to try. How long do you lay it down? Is it just curry spice instead of curry leaves?
I understand that asafoetida replaces the bow? Don't you put pepper on it?

[DJ]

DJ, add salt and spices to your taste. You can not put salt at all, and then salt the finished wings in a plate.Tandoori put ~ 1 tbsp, asafoetida ~ 1/2 tsp, curry leaves - almost a handful.

Is it just curry spice instead of curry leaves?

Curry is already a mixture of spices, and has a rich flavor. You can only use it without other additives.
Asafoetida is not a substitute for a bow.

Aromatic resin of the roots of the Ferula asafoetida plant. Asafoetida is used in small amounts. It has a specific taste and medicinal properties. Asafoetida tastes somewhat like garlic and can be successfully substituted in vegetable dishes. Consuming asafoetida helps prevent flatulence (gas buildup) and makes food easier to digest. It is so effective that even a horse can be cured of indigestion with it. Asafoetida is sold as a gum or fine powder. Resin is cleaner than powder, but needs to be ground. Asafoetida powder usually has a slight impurity. Usually it is rice or wheat flour. Flour makes the asafoetida flavor less harsh and prevents the resin pieces from sticking together. A pinch of asafoetida is placed in hot vegetable oil or ghee (ghee) for one to two seconds before finishing the masala. Asafoetida is not used in Western and Russian cooking, although it was quite popular in the Roman Empire. from the website Indian spices 🔗

[Lika]

Lika Thank you very much! I would kiss you, sorry there is no such smiley
The wings turned out to be incomparable. I was absolutely delighted, huge + in the fact that after 3 hours they can already be cooked. The wings turned out to be juicy, beautiful and really "smoked".
I didn't know that Asafoetida was so useful, thank you very much for the information! I just wanted to immediately get it out of the far locker and use it in business!

[DJ]

DJ, to health !!! I am very glad that the wings were to your taste, and asafoetida, indeed, should not be put into a distant cabinet.

And did anyone have a question as to how it is correct, and most importantly, is it convenient to eat wings? If there was, then here is the "manual"

[Lika]

Lika, and in green tea you can marinate wings or still run to the store for black?
You seem to have written that you can have any kind and grade of tea ...

I read about asafoetida ... we definitely can't find such a thing, what to replace?
And somewhere we wrote what the mixture includes tandoori... can you tell me?

[RybkA]

RybkA It seems to me that maybe I am mistaken that it is better in black tea, it will give the wings a golden hue and like a smoked flavor.
And asafoetida can be purchased in Indian shops, usually in temples. I think in your big city, such a temple should be
Chicken wings will work great, and with your seasonings.

[Lika]

Lika, and in green tea you can marinate wings or still run to the store for black?
You seem to have written that you can have any kind and grade of tea ...

I read about asafoetida ... we definitely can't find such a thing, what to replace?
And somewhere we wrote what the mixture includes tandoori... can you tell me?

Tea should be black, of any kind.

RybkA It seems to me that maybe I am mistaken that it is better in black tea, it will give the wings a golden hue and like a smoked flavor.

All right

Choose the seasonings to your liking, which are on hand and which you usually use for cooking chicken. It is not worth making tandoori on your own, besides "what to put", you need to know "how much", and this is not written on any package.
Use regular chicken seasoning, it will be very tasty too

[Lika]

Lika, Very appetizing wings, and I immediately wanted to cook them. But the question arose: the wings must be in contact with the tea leaves, or can you brew tea and spices in a broth basket?

The tea leaves can be brewed in any way, and in a strainer too

tell me, please, and if I marinate the pork neck in your way ... will it be tasty? or is your method the most optimal for wings only?

You can also pork, but it is worth adding something else, as tea gives taste, color and aroma, but does not "soften" the meat.It is also worth adding mineral water or lemon juice or kiwi. Be careful with kiwi

of course, thank you, by the way, I cooked the wings according to your recipe (we have already had a whole day), and marinated the pork in my old way. the bottom line: pork is tasty, but not surprising.
wings - surprisingly tasty). and no one guessed what they were pickled, after much torture I gave up and discovered a terrible secret !!! but they didn’t believe me ((they said “you don’t want to talk, don’t tell me, why are you inventing any nonsense ?!”)

[Lika]

Lika tell me, tea marinade (I'll call it that) add salt and spices, should it be as you want to taste, or a little salty or vice versa?

[Tatjanka_1]

Tatjanka_1 , it is definitely not necessary to oversalt. I often do not salt at all, then in the plates already, I add sauce or ketchup to the wings, to whom that

Maybe a stupid question, I have black tea with citrus and bergamot, this will work, or run to the store?

[MOM SONY]

MOM SONY, okay, just the wings will smell like lemon and bergamot.

[Lika]

then in the plates already, I add sauce or ketchup to the wings,

Lika but it is possible in more detail, I did not understand something.
Having pulled out the tea marinade, do you need to coat the wings with ketchup or sauce, and then in the oven?

Lika without waiting for your answer, I myself experimented, I made half with mayonnaise and mustard + garlic and half with capchug + garlic.
And we liked it better with the cap.

[Lika]

Lika but it is possible in more detail, I did not understand something.
Having pulled out the tea marinade, do you need to coat the wings with ketchup or sauce, and then in the oven?

No, you don't need to dip anywhere, after the marinade - in the oven.

Lika, thank you very much for the recipe. I'm new here, and I tried your recipe first. Very tasty, my husband and 3-year-old daughter were delighted. Unfortunately, I didn't have time to take a picture.

urgently tell me, the wings are already in the oven, how long does it take? put the grill + convection at 180g

Look at the crust how beautiful it will be. There is nothing to cook in the wings, there is little meat.

20-30 minutes, no more.

[Lika,]

Lika, I am grateful for the most fragrant wings! Real jam!!



And side by side on a plate Parma eggplant by Jamie Oliver

[Lika]

Lika brought you a BIG THANKS! Very, very tasty, all my household appreciated, the wings fly away with a bang. I cooked for two days in a row, everyone really liked it.

I remove the adhering tea leaves from them and put them in the mold, sprinkling them with salt and stirring them with my hands right in the fomra.

I forgot to add, at this stage I spray the wings with a small amount of vegetable oil, this contributes to obtaining a ruddy, beautiful, appetizing crust, and otherwise everything is strictly according to the recipe

I tried pickling in plain black tea - good. And in Earl Gray from Lipton. So in a fragrant - it turns out divinely!

[Mila007]

Mila007, of course, they will be good in any black tea, and the smell of bergamot is anyone's scent.

[Lika]

Lika , take my report. Made on May tea. Without any additives. I think I will do so, but diversify with sauces. Thank you so much for the recipe!

[celfh]

celfh, to health !!
Thanks for the report !!

You are absolutely right, they are good with spices in the marinade itself and without spices, with sauces in the plate

[Lika!]

Lika! The wings are super awesome !!!! Thank you for the recipe !!!


(I didn't cut off the ponytails deliberately, I'm a crunch lover)

Accept, Lika, one more thanks for a delicious recipe !! The wings are awesome! The husband of a friend, crunching with bones (chicken), asked, did you also buy a smokehouse?)) You bought HP not so long ago))) I had to give your friend your recipe too !!! Yes, we do not mind, let them cook !!!

[Likusya]

Likusya
Thank you very, very much for the recipe !!! The family is happy, they liked the wings very much! I will definitely cook more than once!

My dear, priceless Lika !!!
There are not as many advantages in the world as I would like to put you for this marinade !!!
T. to.my husband does not eat chicken as such, he used the marinade for "smoking" fish. The composition of the spices has changed to its own and fishy taste. The taste is such that you can neither say in a fairy tale nor describe it with a pen !!!

[Stеrn]

Stеrn, this is CLASS !!!!

This is a godsend not only for those who don't eat chicken - it's a super idea for all fish lovers.
Now any, the most simple fish can be turned into a delicacy.

[Lika]

Girls, and I prepared the wings today! I liked it so much that now I also want the fish, but I don’t know which one yet (with wings, it’s easier - you don’t need to choose!). Lika, thank you very much! Ready-made wings have only 1 drawback: they are very tasty and quickly eaten. Today my daughter almost cried: she wants more, but won't climb anymore!

[Lydia]

Lydia, to health

Ready-made wings have only 1 drawback: they are very tasty and quickly eaten. Today my daughter almost cried: she wants more, but won't climb anymore!

This is a serious drawback.In the summer, I always take 6 packs of wings, because in the fresh air, yes from the barbecue
"smoked" pangasius, but we have it fat. I don't even know what kind of fish it is better to try to make.

"smoked" pangasius, but we have it fat. I don't even know what kind of fish it is better to try to make.

Yes, I would like to be lean and not too bony. Okay, I'll think about it.

And on the wings there is such a question: did they cook it in a multicooker on baking? If someone tried it, how long did it take? 40 minutes? In the oven, after heating it for 20 minutes, the wings cooked for me for about 25 minutes. The oven is ordinary, "Soviet", gas.

[Lika]

Lika,
And I have a question - if I marinate the wings tonight and cook tomorrow night? Or is it better not? I just want the wings tomorrow after work - just don't have time to pickle?

And do you have any recipes for sauces for them?

I am not Lika, but I will answer. Can? I did that. My wings stayed in the "marinade" (in the refrigerator) for 24 hours. Everything turned out as tasty as usual.

[Lydia]

I am not Lika, but I will answer. Can? I did that. My wings stayed in the "marinade" (in the refrigerator) for 24 hours. Everything turned out as tasty as usual.

Lydia, thanks for the help, the internet hasn't been available for over a week.

And do you have any recipes for sauces for them?

Lazy Satsivi

Spicy cranberry

Hello Lika!
I was very interested in your recipe. But I don't have wings, but there are 2 packs of small chicken legs (they are no more than wings). You, by any chance, did not try to do it with legs? Do you think it will be also tasty, or does this marinade only need wings?

Ksenia K., before Lika comes, I'll put in my nickel.
Marinate what you have, in any case it will be delicious, I answer!