With Australia Day coming up and the end of summer approaching, I thought I would share my special chicken wing marinade recipe which is always a winner at BBQs. I'm already dreading the upcoming shorter days (without daylight saving) so will be BBQing at every given chance.
The flavours in this are vibrant and zesty and will help you appreciate the simplicity of Vietnamese cuisine. With nothing more than a stalk of lemongrass, a bulb of garlic, some fish sauce and sugar, this marinade punches and kicks the liveliness of Saigon in your mouth. It can be served alongside a fresh green mango salad or even just a bowl of fluffy white rice. Or as I have done, within a meat-fest of marinated beef, sausages and nem nuong (grilled pork patties).
A killer chicken wing marinade
1kg chicken wings
2 stalks of lemongrass, chopped finely (using only the main part of the stalk)
⅓ cup coriander, chopped coarsely
⅓ cup fresh ginger, chopped finely
2 tablespoons brown sugar
½ cup fish sauce
3 tablespoons lime juice
3 tablespoons oil
2 teaspoons salt
- Combine all ingredients except for salt.
- Clean chicken wings, removing the tip if preferred and sprinkle salt all over.
- Rub the marinade into the chicken wings.
- If you have time, pour the leftover marinade over the wings and store in the fridge for several hours or even overnight.
- If you're in a hurry, then keep the leftover marinade on the side and while cooking the chicken wings, baste them with the sauce every few minutes.
- Cook the chicken wings in the oven, grill or barbecue.
sounds like a winner! :-)
Thanks Simon! This marinade works well with beef too...hehe
Oh my goodness. I LOVE chicken wings and they look SOOO good - I just can't believe how hungry I am looking at them.
I constantly crave these chicken wings too... They're a dangerous snack as you can end up eating quite a bit without realising it!
a manly hand you have there..
Spot The Difference: grey dress VS. striped polo sleeve ;)
You know, I've only started eating chicken wings recently? Don't know why but I was just never interested until my lovely butcher gave me some beautifully marinated spatchcock, and now I'm a convert!
Welcome to the other side! I don't think I was a chicken-wing fan 'til KFC introduced Wicked Wings. OMG... *drools*
I love your few token asparagus spears, you always need a bit (even a tiny bit!) of green in your meal ;)
Haha, nah, I love my greens. What you didn't see was the table setting which already had 3 bowls of different salads ;)
But grilled asparagus and corn are a fave!
This looks really nice and I will def be trying it out. If you had more vietnamese recipes to share that would be great, as I recently travelled there and am SO in love with the food!
Ooo, how lucky of you! I can't wait to return to Vietnam! I'll hop on a flight the next time I spot cheap airfare... I'll be posting up more Vietnamese recipes soon - I still don't cook as often as I'd like to... Maybe I'll get my Mum to do a guest post!
I would love that!
Yum! Thanks for a new idea for chicken marinate.
My pleasure, hope you enjoy it! I love that marinated meat can be frozen for extra flavour and convenience :)
My my.. you must be popular on Australia Day with BBQs like that! :) nice work
Thanks! I didn't end up hosting a BBQ this Australia Day but did do some damage eating at two other ones! Who needs an excuse to turn up the barbie anyway? ;)
i'm giving this recipe a go at my next bbq! saying that though, my biggest love would have to be salt and pepper marinated chicken wings, i can never have enough of those :)
What else goes into the salt & pepper marinade? I've never had that combination on chicken wings before!
Gosh, that is one big barbie! And the food on it looks magnificent, and very Aussie!
Thanks Belle! Big barbie for big appetites ;)
have kept this link for next time i need to bbq chicken wings :-)
Awesome! I could have BBQ chicken wings every day if they didn't impact on my waistline!
Those are some pretty sexy looking wings. I hope you had a good Australia Day!
Thanks Shannon! It was odd celebrating Australia Day mid-week but nonetheless got my fair share of sunburns and BBQs! Hope you had a good one too ;)
Oh yeah this looks delicious! Must give it a go at some stage!
Just tried this last night for one of the 1st BBQ of our short and sporadic BBQ season up here in the UK. Amazing! One for the recipe book! Look forward to trying some more of your recipes, thanks for sharing them.
Great to hear that this recipe was enjoyed all the way from the UK! :)
Hi there!
These look really good I am going to make them on Saturday. Can you please let me know your recipe for the pork skewers also pictured?!!!
Thanks!
Hi Kaila, I didn't make the 'nem nuong' from scratch. You can buy it pre-made from Asian butchers and then just skewer them yourself ;) Have fun at your BBQ!