Chinese salt and pepper chicken wings
These salt and pepper chicken wings are crispy, salty, spicy and delicious. Serve as an appetizer and alongside chilli oil. Cold beers are optional!
Ingredients
For the chicken wings
- 1 kg chicken wings
- 60 g cornflour or potato starch
- 2 egg whites beaten
- vegetable oil for frying
Seasoning
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 red or green chilli
- 2 tsp sea salt
- 2 tsp white pepper or black as an alternative
Instructions
- Pour vegetable oil into a wok or large pot so there is at least 2 inches worth and heat until the temperature reaches 180° (350F). Alternatively, if you have a deep fat fryer you can use this, and heat the oil to the correct temperature.
- In a large bowl add the chicken wings to the beaten egg whites and coat them really well.
- Then add the cornflour and mix thoroughly. I find it best to use my hands. The consistency will feel like a thin batter.
- Add a few batches to the oil at a time and fry for 8 minutes, turning them now and then with a slotted spoon or tongs. Once golden, take them out and put them on kitchen paper to drain while you fry the other batches - you will probably need to do about 3-4 batches in total.
- Get a pestle and mortar and add the chopped garlic and chilli to the salt and pepper. Grind together to mix, but not so much that it resembles a paste. If you don't have a pestle and mortar, just use the end of a wooden spoon and crush the ingredients in a bowl.
- Get a small frying pan and put on a high heat. Transfer the salt, pepper, garlic and chilli mix into the hot pan and dry fry for a 1-2 minutes (no oil) to release the flavours.
- In a bowl, toss the chicken wings with the seasoning mix thoroughly coating the chicken. And then serve on their own with a cold beer, or alongside egg fried rice and lots of chilli oil. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 360kcal