Chicken wings with cumin, lemon & garlic
A weekend Turkish dinner. Ready in about 2 hours 37 minutes. Difficulty: more effort.
- 1 hr 17 minPrep (about)
- 1 hr 20 minCook (about)
- 2 hr 37 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- More effortDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Main ingredient
- 15 chicken wings
Fresh & other
- 3 cloves garlic
- Zest and juice of 1 lemon
- 1 ½ tbsp honey
Sauces & oils
- 2 ½ tbsp olive oil
Spices & seasonings (1): cumin seeds
- 1 ¼ tsp cumin seeds
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Cut every wing at the knuckle into two pieces using a pair of sharp kitchen scissors.
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Mix the juice, lemon zest and garlic, cumin and oil with plenty of seasoning.
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Tip in a dish with the chicken wings.
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Toss to coat.
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Cover.
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Put in your fridge.
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Do it to marinate.
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Keep going for at least 1, or overnight if you have time.
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Turn the oven on to 400°F (350°F for a fan oven)/ 6, or heat an outdoor barbecue.
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Cook in the oven your chicken wings on oven tray for 45-50 mins till crisp, or barbecue.
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Keep going for 20 mins, drizzling over your honey for the final 10 mins of every method.
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Dish up on a platter using plenty of paper napkins.
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Fill small bowls with olives, pistachios or pickled chillies, dates and almonds and flatbreads to dish up alongside, along with the dishes below.
On the side: Green salad
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (10 min)
- Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
- Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.