Ginger-Cilantro Chicken Wings

Posted on | November 1, 2007 | 40 Comments |

I am one of those people who love the bone better than the meat. I actually eat the entire bone, especially soft bones like chicken. With tougher bones like lamb/goat, I can chew on a piece of bone for hours on end, and have been compared to a dog on many occasions. Siv loves bones too, but he knows how much I love those, so he always leaves his bones for me to work on, isn’t that romantic? When we eat at fancy restaurants, this is my biggest dilemma. I love biting on those lamb chops, but there is no way I can pull that off all dressed up. Guess I will have to start asking for a doggy bag for the bones!

Anyway, because of this obsession, chicken wings are the ideal cut of chicken for me. Very less meat, and a whole lotta bones, that too very chewable bones. Here is a spicy wings recipe, which is guaranteed to please.

Ingredients

12 whole chicken wings / 24 pre-cut wings/drummettes
For the marinade
- 1/3 cup thinly sliced ginger pieces
- 6 Thai green chilies (or any variety of spicy green chilies to taste)
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced shallot pieces
- 1/2 cup cilantro leaves
- 2-3 tbsp plain yogurt
- Salt to taste
2 tbsp lemon juice.
1 tbsp oil

Method

If using whole chicken wings , cut and discard the tips and cut across the joint to separate the wings and drummettes. Refer to this pictorial to see how to prepare the wings.

Place the ingredients for the marinade in a food processor or blender and process till smooth to make a thick marinade. Place the wings in a baking dish and pour the marinade over. Marinate for at least an hour, preferably overnight.

This is what it looks like all dressed up in the green marinade.

Pre-heat the oven to 375 F. Bake the wings for about 35 minutes.

Remove from the oven, there will be a lot of liquid in the baking dish.

Heat a grill pan, and spray a little oil. Remove the wings from the liquid and cook for about 2 minutes on high heat on each side.

Pour the rest of the gravy into a microwave safe bowl and heat in the microwave for a minute or so to thicken it a little.

Add 2 tbsp lemon juice to this gravy to make a dipping sauce. The sauce has a nice strong ginger flavor, and makes an amazing dipping sauce. (Converting the left over marinade into a dipping sauce is an idea I borrowed from Asha’s Tandoori Chicken recipe, thanks Asha!)

Serve the wings hot, with the sauce on the side, and definitely with cold beer.

This marinade works very well on paneer too, its been tried and tested and approved by some hardcore vegetarian friends.

This is my entry for Sunita’s Think Spice event. This month she is urging us to think of Ginger, and guess what Sunita, great minds do think alike, I have been thinking of ginger already!

We are off to San Francisco tomorrow. Have a great weekend, will see you all next week.

Category: Appetizers and Snacks, Chicken, Good with Drinks

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40 Responses to “Ginger-Cilantro Chicken Wings”

Suganya
November 1st, 2007 @ 11:09 pm
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This is a tasty marinade for tofu too. It will make very tasty kebabs. Sig, you rock. Thx for the idea. Have a fun weekend!
divya and chaya
November 1st, 2007 @ 11:18 pm
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:drool: Yum! Enjoy SFO.
sra
November 1st, 2007 @ 11:25 pm
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I hear you Sig. The Spouse is a bone-cruncher too, says I miss out on all the taste by just nibbling at the marrow and not seeing the rest through into my stomach! I’m not fond of drumsticks, tho’ – it just seems like too much meat – and meat on the bone is far tastier. People say the same thing about fish too – that bone-ful fish are tastier than boneless. :drool:
I just re-read this comment and it sounds so bloodthirsty, aargh!
Jis
November 2nd, 2007 @ 12:57 am
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Hi,
I love ur reciepes and couldn’t resist sending u a msg. I too love bones and my hubby always gives me his left overs to chew on!! Anyway thanks for this…will try it out.
padmaja
November 2nd, 2007 @ 1:30 am
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hey Sig, I was quite amazed to hear that you love bones than the meat.Rocky is just like you, he says until he crushes the bones, he doesn’t get a feel that he is actually eating meat and he loves them!! I usually tease him by saying no one would like it but now he’s got every reason to say I am wrong!!
Btw after we both read your post, you know whats for dinner tonite?? oh yes I am off to buy some wings after work!!Nice n delicious recipe!
Happy Cook
November 2nd, 2007 @ 1:37 am
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:drool: :drool: :drool: delicious. They just look delicious. I would love to have few of them. I love the bones from chicken wings but not from the legs
With the delicious wings now we need Beer): Beer): Beer):
Meeta
November 2nd, 2007 @ 2:30 am
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Oh boy these look gooood! Love the look of that gorgeous green sauce!
sunita
November 2nd, 2007 @ 3:18 am
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Sig, I’m not that much of a bone cruncher…Dinesh certainly is…I love your versatile marinade and yes, great minds do think alike … thanks for that prompt entry
Srivalli
November 2nd, 2007 @ 3:38 am
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Sig..you are rocking…that was so funny to read. I can imagine you chewing on the bones, all dressed up in a restaurant!..hahhaha….my god!…hhahahh…can’t able to stop…

have a fun filled weekend, chewing on the bones!..hahahha..
indosungod
November 2nd, 2007 @ 4:24 am
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Sig, wings look awesome, I love bones too, I never buy boneless under any circumstance
I should stop visiting food blogs this early in the morning, all I can think of for the rest of the day is dashing into the kitchen.
Chandrika
November 2nd, 2007 @ 5:26 am
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:drool: Sig, I love bones too…Really love them…But since chicken are fed with hormones nowadays, chewing on bones has been banned in my household!

Love the marinade! The wings look great!
Rajitha
November 2nd, 2007 @ 5:38 am
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i did chk the recipe for the marinade and i am glad i did….that does look good…and ur compared to fido huh….he he
Rajitha
November 2nd, 2007 @ 5:47 am
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forgot to add…have fun in san-fran…and don’t walk too much..better yet don’t walk at all..i thought my feet would literally fall off climbing up to our hotel from china-town to nob hill!!
richa
November 2nd, 2007 @ 6:11 am
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marinade looks yum, quite multi purpose! a new side of romance, i’m getting to learn about
Asha
November 2nd, 2007 @ 6:20 am
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Whoa!! That is the quickest entry I have ever seen. Oh wait! I sent a cake to Hima already!!;D
Those wings are delicious!! Yesterday, I was looking at few wings recipes too, but kids don’t like bones except on the Baby back ribs!! I will have to try a few wings one day. I love Buffalo wings. Good one Sig. Have a great weekend!:)
Bharathy
November 2nd, 2007 @ 7:33 am
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Funny post!!
…won’t you ever run out of chicken recipes???…. :drool:
Ramya
November 2nd, 2007 @ 8:53 am
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Your dish look appetizing even to a veggie like me… you, have fun at SFO!!
Rina
November 2nd, 2007 @ 9:19 am
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Hoo!!! sig we are definetly freinds as far as bones are concerned. There are often times my hubby saves the bones to me and I exchange them with the meat with him and kids. Ummm! those soft chicken bones with tendons!!!.

Coming to this recipe, a perfect one to try- the combo of ginger, cilantro, yogurt and lemon. Can anyhing go wrong here? And the idea of converting the left over marinade into a dipping sauce works perfect. I use the left over masala marinade from my baked tandoori chicken try as a base for the Tandoori chicken fried rice. I have the pics ready to publish thi one.

Again lovely Flower): recipe. Will try it when I buy chicken wings next time.

Hugs, and have nice weekend out.
sandeepa
November 2nd, 2007 @ 10:03 am
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Me too, me too….I like to lick and crunch the bones….scary huh ?

We did a lot of green chicken quarters on the grill during summer…it is actually lovely
musy
November 2nd, 2007 @ 10:41 am
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Very witty, dear . and that indeed is a mulitpurpose marinade! Will try it with paneer and mushrooms over the weekend. Ginger is an all time favorite and i am already feeling the bliss from the flavors

Enjoy your trip to SF .
mandira
November 2nd, 2007 @ 11:11 am
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Sig, I come over to your blog to drool over the delicious chicken and prawns and fish… and you never disappoint me this is fabulous!
Kaykat
November 2nd, 2007 @ 11:56 am
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That marinade rocks! I’m not a meat or bone person, but this has got to work well with tofu or paneer or maybe even cauliflower!

Yum!
Puspha
November 2nd, 2007 @ 1:18 pm
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Wow!!!! Fantastic. I´m drooling.
Roops
November 2nd, 2007 @ 1:46 pm
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I make a similar marinade without shallots for my chicken grilled tenderloin. Its always a hot seller :drool: . Nice idea to try them as wings as well..will try soon
sagari
November 2nd, 2007 @ 4:02 pm
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yummmmmmmm nice variation for hot wings i love your recipe
Deepz
November 2nd, 2007 @ 9:15 pm
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Gr8 recipe sig. I totally understansd your love for bones. The green color is a nice variation from the traditional orange colored tandoori chicken.
Reena
November 2nd, 2007 @ 10:17 pm
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Yummo! :drool: :drool:
Rachna
November 3rd, 2007 @ 2:49 am
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yes the marinade is lovely…with paneer….yum yum

please bring back lotsa pictures of San Fran… you know why…:D
Nags
November 4th, 2007 @ 12:23 am
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i totally agree with you on the chewing bones part.. becuz of this dilemma i order boneless chicken dishes when we go out to eat..

have been away for some time from blogging.. feels great to be back
Cynthia
November 4th, 2007 @ 9:43 am
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Sig, I am most definitely going to be making these! I love the flavour-combo you have here. :drool:

I too am a bone lover. While people have thought it, they have not been bold enough to compare me to a dog – well at least not to my face!
Mamatha
November 4th, 2007 @ 1:43 pm
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Moi a bone lover as well. Trust you to post drool-worthy non-vegetarian recipes. The marinade is a such a lovely green.
shilpa
November 5th, 2007 @ 10:04 am
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I make these too…I absolutely love these.
lissie
November 6th, 2007 @ 10:41 am
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sig, they are very very tasty! i love the hariyali chicken kababs :drool: enjoyed reading your post :nerd: Yes):
Shantanu
November 6th, 2007 @ 10:30 pm
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You know, I love doing that too! Especially when it comes to lamb (or mutton like we prefer calling this in India). I love meat on the shank…
sig
November 6th, 2007 @ 11:49 pm
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Thanks everyone for your wonderful comments. It is great to know there are so many of you bone crunchers out there
Divya
January 18th, 2008 @ 1:11 pm
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I tried this last weekend, was yum Yes): . I didn’t use the marinade for dipping though.

Hi Divya, Glad you liked it!
Kalai
February 4th, 2008 @ 6:20 pm
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How’s this for coincidences? I just posted a teriyaki chicken wing recipe that I made for the superbowl on my site today! Nice one, Sig. Will try this out next time!
Manish Jadhav
May 8th, 2008 @ 7:32 am
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Man, that looks sooo delicious. I am going to try these wings over this weekend. Thanks for the recipe.

Hi Manish, welcome to my site… Let me know how you like those wings…
Manish Jadhav
October 16th, 2008 @ 4:50 pm
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Sig, sorry for the late response. But I liked those wings a lot. I have been a regular visitor to your site since then. Thanks for all the fabulous and delicious recipes.