Chicken wings can be sticky, stuffed, fiery or fancy. Here are some of our favourites, which roam the globe from Asia and America to Lebanon and the Caribbean.
Deep-frying or pan-frying chicken wings can be messy, especially with a sticky glaze. Oven-baking offers a simpler alternative, delivering addictive sticky-sweet results with much less cleanup.
Let's start with a recipe with some punch. These Asian-style spicy and sticky chicken wings are packed with flavour. Dip them in a homemade sriracha sauce for even more heat.
This version also embraces spice, but in a low-key way, so kids love it too. According to celebrity chef Tony Singh, "The amazing by-product of this recipe, though, is the spice mix – great on chips, amazing on baked potatoes, and if you’re grilling on the barbecue just sprinkle some of this over your meat."
Stepping over to the sweeter side of the wing world, these Canadian maple wings are marinated in a mix of cayenne pepper for spice, mustard for sharpness, vinegar for sourness and maple syrup for mellow sweetness. Serve with a rich blue cheese sauce for a dish that ticks all the boxes for great comfort food.
These jerk chicken wings are marinated in a spicy blend of pepper, allspice, smoked paprika, mace, nutmeg, thyme and three types of citrus. The wings are then baked in the oven and grilled until crisp, perfect for a Caribbean-inspired meal.
A simple dish, where marinating the wings for a couple of hours creates delicious flavour. A favourite at yakitori eateries in Japan, tabasaki are generally grilled (although sometimes deep-fried) and served simply with salt and pepper.
Shane Delia calls these "Beirut street-style" - deboned chicken wings stuffed with spiced beef sausage in a cornflake crumb, deep-fried until golden.
Billy Law describes this Korean dish as "loved by all" - it's especially popular with Korean children. The wings are cooked in a mixture of soy sauce, mirin, sugar and garlic, with the liquid then thickened to create a delicious sauce.
This Lebanese-inspired recipe is a great example of how a few simple ingredients can really pack a punch. Chicken wings are inexpensive and great value, but this recipe would work equally well with any cut of chicken – simply adjust cooking times to suit.
"This is just one of my mum’s simple, delicious home-cooked recipes. I grew up eating this and it’s one of my favourite dishes. Using Lee Kum Kee cha siu sauce is definitely a short cut to make a delicious home-cooked meal," says Grace Chen of this recipe, which she shared on The Cook Up with Adam Liaw.
Inspired by North America’s Buffalo wings, these punchy baked wings can be tweaked to use whatever hot sauce you like. Hot sauces vary widely in heat and potency. American hot sauces tend to be a little milder than Mexican or Caribbean varieties. Whatever you use, adjust the honey, seasonings and vinegar to suit your own tastes.
These classic Lebanese lemon and garlic chicken wings are slowly baked until sticky and charred. Great for a gathering.
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