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BBQ chicken wings served with spiced rice
Tasty and juicy BBQ chicken wings with crispy spiced rice

BBQ chicken wings with spiced rice

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Main Courses Quick Meals
Chicken wings are the king of social food: eaten by hand, sticky, and full of flavour. The fat in the skin renders out during baking, crisping the surface while keeping the meat juicy. The sweetness of BBQ sauce and the earthy, turmeric flavour of the spiced rice complement each other perfectly. This isn't an elegant dinner, it's a cheerful, finger-licking feast.
🕒 Prep Time 15 mins
🍳 Cook Time 40 mins
⌛ Total Time 1 hr
🍽️ Servings 4 servings
🔥 Calories 780 kcal
🌍 Cuisine American

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Baking tray and parchment
  • Large mixing bowl
  • Saucepan (for rice)

Instructions

1 ✓

Wash chicken wings and pat completely dry with kitchen paper.

Tip: If water remains on the surface, the meat will steam in the oven, not roast, and skin will stay rubbery [surface moisture evaporation].
2 ✓

Crush garlic, mix with BBQ sauce, paprika, salt, and pepper. Toss wings in mixture to coat everywhere.

Tip: Salt in the marinade starts tenderising meat, sugar in sauce aids later browning.
3 ✓

Spread wings on baking tray lined with parchment, spaced apart. Let stand 15-20 mins.

Tip: If they touch, contact points won't roast crispy.
4 ✓

Preheat oven to 200°C. Bake wings for approx 35-40 mins. Turn them halfway through.

Tip: High heat is needed to render fat from skin and get a crispy crust.
5 ✓

While meat cooks, prepare rice. Wash rice in sieve until water runs clear.

Tip: Washing removes surface starch, so grains stay fluffy and don't stick together.
6 ✓

Heat a little oil in saucepan, add turmeric and cumin, fry for half a minute until fragrant.

Tip: Spice essential oils are fat-soluble, getting much more intense flavour than just throwing into water [aroma release].
7 ✓

Pour in rice, stir to coat grains in oily spice. Pour in water, add salt, bring to boil.

Tip: Oil coating also helps grains stay separate.
8 ✓

Turn to low, cover, cook 15 mins (or until water absorbed). Then turn off and leave to steam under lid for 5 more mins.

Tip: Steam perfectly softens rice inside without making it mushy.
9 ✓

Fluff rice with fork, stir in sliced spring onions. Serve with hot, sticky wings.

Tip: Fresh onion crunch lifts the soft rice.

Recipe FAQ

How to make skin crispy?
High heat and a dry surface are key. Moisture is the enemy of crispiness.
Why is the rice sticky?
If you didn't wash it enough before cooking, or stirred it too much. Rice needs to be left in peace to cook.

Ingredients

  • 800 g Chicken wings (cleaned)
  • 200 ml BBQ sauce
  • 3 cloves Garlic
  • 1 tsp Paprika
  • 1 tsp Ground black pepper
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 200 g Rice (Long grain)
  • 400 ml Water
  • 2 tbsp Olive oil
  • 1 tsp Turmeric
  • 1 tsp Ground cumin
  • 2 whole Spring onions