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Crispy-Roasted Indonesian Peanut Wings

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Crispy-Roasted Indonesian Peanut Wings

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  • This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Chicken Wings
  • A&M's Testing Notes:

    The peanut sauce on these wings is a delicious combination of flavors. The skin is not quite as crisp as fried wings, but the meat on these roasted wings is juicy and tender. – Stephanie

  • Chef

    wcfoodies's Notes: This is the perfect wing recipe for anyone who loves wings but hates the grease. Steaming and then roasting these wings yields silky meat under perfectly crispy skin - you'll swear they're...

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Serves 4-6

  1. Bring about 1" of water to boil in a steamer pot.

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  2. Using kitchen shears, cut off the wing tips and reserve for making stock.

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  3. Using your hands, snap the wings in half at the joint and separate with your kitchen shears. Set wing halves in steamer basket in one even layer - you might have to steam the wings in a couple of batches.

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  4. Steam wings over boiling water, about 10 minutes, covered.

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  5. Remove steamed wings to a cooling rack set over a baking tray. Let cool, then pat dry and move to the fridge for 1 hour.

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  6. Preheat oven to 400ºF.

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  7. Season wings with salt and pepper and roast, 20 minutes per side, until crispy and golden brown.

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  1. Whisk together everything but the scallions until well-combined. If the sauce is too hot, add a little more honey; if it's too loose, add a little more peanut butter.

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  2. Fold in 1/2 the scallions and 1/2 the crushed peanuts.

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  3. Toss the roasted wings in the Indonesian-style peanut sauce.

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  4. Serve the wings with the excess sauce drizzled on top, and sprinkle the remaining scallions and crushed peanuts on top of the wings.

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2 Comments on Crispy-Roasted Indonesian Peanut Wings

New_years_kitchen_hlc_only Reply

Definitely trying these. Soon!! Congrats on the EP!! ;o)

036 Reply

These look REALLY good - love love the flavor combo and the technique as well

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