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Recipe: Make Makile’s crispy chicken wings

Crispy chicken wings are perfect to enjoy any time and with Vuyelwa Makile's easy recipe, you cannot go wrong

by Noluthando Ngcakani
1st July 2022
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Vuyelwa Makile's chicken wings are deliciously crisp and salty, with tender meat on the inside. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi

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Nothing gives you more pleasure than biting into a piece of juicy, and succulent chicken wing. So, try Eastern Cape foodie Vuyelwa Makile’s crispy crunchy chicken wings recipe.

Makile is the owner of a catering business called L&O Food and Braai.

As you grab the first bite of her chicken wings, the crispy chicken cracks audibly and reveals a juicy wing twice as flavourful as the crust. You will get a hit of the aromatic herbs and enjoy mouthfuls of crispy juicy goodness. What a winter’s dream.

Makile’s crispy chicken wings is perfect to enjoy as a snack. You can also use thighs and drumsticks and add some sides to make it a full meal.

And it’s so easy to make!

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Ingredients

  • 1.5kg wings
  • 3 tbsp chopped garlic
  • 1 tsp red pepper powder
  • 2 tbsp paprika
  • 4 tbsp oil from toasted sesame seeds
  • 4 tbsp vinegar
  • 2 tbsp of black pepper, to taste
  • 3 eggs beaten eggs
  • 1 cup plain flour
  • Oil to fry

Instructions

  1. Mix the marinade ingredients together in a bowl, and marinate the wings for at least 30 minutes.
  2. Mix the batter ingredients (eggs and flour) and coat the marinated wings until each one is well covered.
  3. Double fry them in medium-hot oil until they are golden brown and crispy.
  4. Remove and set aside before serving.
  5. Serve warm.

Noluthando Ngcakani

With roots in the Northern Cape, this Kimberley Diamond has had a passion for telling human interest stories since she could speak her first words. A foodie by heart, she began her journalistic career as an intern at the SABC where she discovered her love for telling agricultural, community and nature related stories. Not a stranger to a challenge Ngcakani will go above and beyond to tell your truth.

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