Peanut Chicken Wings

Name: Peanut Chicken Wings
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: barbecue
Ingredients: 3 pounds of chicken wings; 1/3 cup coconut milk; 1/4 cup peanut butter; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 tablespoon fish sauce; 2 tablespoons lime juice

By Mark Bittman

Total Time: 45 minutes
Rating: 4(663)
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Here's a lively twist on the traditional chicken wing. Just grill or broil the wings until they're cooked through, then toss with a simple sauce of coconut milk, peanut butter, soy sauce, fish sauce and lime juice. Return to the grill or oven until they're crisp. You might never go back to Buffalo.

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Ingredients

3pounds of chicken wings
⅓cup coconut milk
¼cup peanut butter
1tablespoon soy sauce
1tablespoon fish sauce
2tablespoons lime juice

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Preparation

Step 1
Cut 3 pounds of chicken wings into 3 sections; save the wing tips for stock. Toss the wings with a little neutral oil to keep them from sticking.
Step 2
Heat a charcoal or gas grill; the fire should be moderately hot and the rack 4 to 6 inches from the heat. Leave one side of the grill cooler for indirect cooking.
Step 3
Put the wings on the cool side of the grill. Cover the grill, and cook, checking and turning once or twice, until most of the fat has been rendered, and the wings are cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes.
Step 4
While the wings cook, combine ⅓ cup coconut milk, ¼ cup peanut butter, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 tablespoon fish sauce and 2 tablespoons lime juice in a large bowl. Whisk until smooth.
Step 5
When the wings are cooked, add them to the bowl with the sauce and toss to coat. Now put the wings on the hot part of the grill and cook, uncovered, turning as necessary, until they’re nicely browned on both sides.

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Comments

clay7 years ago

Seeing comments about this dish being ‘boring,’ I marinated the wings in oil, soy sauce and fish sauce, along with some red pepper flakes. (No idea why anyone would compare this to buffalo wings if there isn’t any heat to it.) Cooked in the oven at 400 degrees for 25 minutes (turning once) and it was delicious already. Made the sauce, broiled. Came out well, might make an adjustment (used sesame paste for peanut butter - wasn’t quite sweet enough.)

RWchgo7 years ago

Great recipe, but to avoid the blandness many people have commented on I doubled the amounts of soy sauce (using dark soy sauce) and fish sauce. I added the zest of one lime and about a tablespoon of Sriracha sauce. The sauce was still thick enough to coat and cling to the grilled wings when tossed. I'll probably try adding roughly chopped cilantro after cooking the next time. Great flavor with minor adjustment.

mary7 years ago

I would be careful with that as they need to cook at pretty high heat and the marinade might burn before they were cooked. Doing it at the end gives you more control as you already know their cooked.

PL1 year ago

I want to drink this sauce!

KinDC1 year ago

This recipe was just ok. Bland and not worth making again when so many great chicken wing recipes exist.

jab2 years ago

Baked wings at 450F / 230C about 17 mins per side, then an extra 5ish after coating

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