Roasted Parmesan Wings

Like the Spice Wings, this is also one of my cooking experiments on wings. Compared to the Spice Wings, some might prefer this as the ingredients used here is much lesser, especially so you don't use spice often.

You will like this if you like cheese. I didn't use salt to season the wings as the Parmesan cheese gave the wing the saltiness it needed. Not oil or butter is required to grease the wings or the baking sheet as there will be oil from the cheese and the wings.

I would recommend you roast these on rack rather than on baking sheet or foil as the part siting on the baking sheet will be sitting on the oil from the cheese and chicken. Hence, the cheese on the bottom part of the wings will not brown and will be soggy.  If you do not have a rack, make 2 strips of foil and place them below the wings to lift them up. That will do the trick. ;)

Ingredients:

• 6 Mid-joint Wings or Drumlets
• 6 tablespoon Grated Parmesan Cheese
• 1 tablespoon Ground Black Pepper
• 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt

How to do it:

1. Mix all ingredients except wings together.
2. Coat wings with cheese mixture.  You can do it by shaking the wing with the mixture in a zip-loc bag too.
3. Sit the wings in the cheese mixture for an hour.
4. Roast on rack at 180C for 45 minutes, depending on the size of the wings.
5. Turn the wings in-between roasting.
6. Increase the temperature to 200C and roast for another 5 minutes to brown the cheese in little, if desire.
7. Serve immediately.

Spice Wings

If you like cooking with spices, you gotta try this! This is one of my 3 'experiments' on wings and I got my husband's stamp of approval for this. Personally, I love it too. ;) Smells great!

Definitely will be making more of this. And a good option for bbqs too!

I have 2 more bags of wings sitting in 2 different marinades in the fridge. I'll be cooking them tomorrow. Hopefully, they will be as successful as these spice wings. I will share those recipes if they are.

Meanwhile, enjoy these!

Ingredients:

• 6 Mid-joint Wings or Drumlets
• 1 tablespoon Ground Cinnamon
• 2 teaspoon Brown Sugar
• 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
• 1 teaspoon Curry Powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Onion Powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon Ground Black Pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt

How to do it:

1. Mix all ingredients expect the wings together.
2. Coat wings with the spice mixture. You can do by shaking the wing with the spice mixture in a zip-loc bag too.
3. Sit the wings in the spice for an hour.
4. Grease foil and wings with olive oil sparingly.
5. Roast at 200C for 20 to 25 minutes, depending on the size of the wings.
6. Turn the wings in-between roasting.
7. Serve immediately.

Rice Paper Spring Roll

I was making meat patties for my son and had some ingredients left over. I used the ingredients combined with some others to made these 'spring rolls' using Vietnam rice paper.

It turned out rather nice and we actually preferred this than usual one using the spring roll skin. ;)

Ingredients:

• 100g Minced Pork/Chicken
• 60g Fish Paste (optional)
• 150g Small Prawn, cut into chunks
• 1-2 Fresh Red Chili, seed removed and chopped finely
• 1 tablespoon Chopped Coriander Stem part only
• 1/2 tablespoon Light Soy Sauce
• a pinch of Salt
• a dash of Pepper
• 8 pieces Vietnam Rice Paper
• Oil for frying

Dipping Sauce

• 2 tablespoon Thai Sweet Chili Sauce
• 1 tablespoon White Vinegar
• 2/3 tablespoon Sugar
• 1 teaspoon Fish Sauce
• Sprinkle Chopped Coriander Stem & Leaves

How to do it:

1. Mixed all ingredients for the spring roll except the rice paper and oil together.
2. Brush rice paper with water or wipe with a clean wet cloth.
3. When it's start to get softer, scoop some meat mixture on it and roll it up as you would do for a spring roll.
4. Deep fry till golden brown.
5. Drain on paper towels.
6. Combine ingredients for dipping sauce.
7. Stir till sugar is disolved.
8. Serve dipping sauce with the fried spring roll.

Note:

• Do not stack the spring roll together as they will stick together.
• Likewise, do not crowd the pot when frying the spring roll as they will also stick together.