Air Fried Thai Chicken Wings
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Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
For the sauce
  • 4-8 bird's eye chilies (Depending on how spicy you prefer)
  • 2 red chillis
  • Small bunch of cilantro
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 3 tbsp Fish sauce
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • 1 tsp Tamarind paste or 3 tbsp tamarind juice
  • 1 tsp oyster sauce
For the chicken wings
  • 600g Chicken wings
  • Small bunch of cilantro + roots
  • 5 cloves of garlic
  • 2cm ginger
  • 1 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 tbsp sweet soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • ½ tsp black pepper
Instructions
For the sauce
  1. Blend all of the ingredients.
  2. Give it a taste, add more brown sugar if it is too sour to your liking.
  3. Some brand of fish sauce is a tad saltier than others, so If you find the sauce too salty, just add some water.
For the chicken wings
  1. Blend cilantro, cilantro roots, garlic, ginger and oil.
  2. Add the blended ingredients to the chicken.
  3. Mix in all the other remaining ingredients to the chicken and give it a good rub.
  4. Marinate for 2 hours or overnight.
  5. Place chicken wings in the air frying basket, spacing evenly and air fry at 180˚C for 8 minutes on 1 side.
  6. Baste the chicken with the remaining marinade as you are flipping them.
  7. Continue cooking for another 8 minutes on the other side or until chicken wings are golden brown.
  8. Serve with the sauce.
Recipe by Maya Kitchenette at https://mayakitchenette.com/air-fried-thai-chicken-wings/