SMOKY CHILLI CHICKEN WINGS, SPICED POTATO WEDGES AND PADRON PEPPERS
Ingredients
- 1 tsp ground Sichuan peppercorns
- 1 tbsp ground coriander
- 1 tbsp ground cumin
- 1 tbsp sweet smoked paprika
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 4 large potatoes
- scrubbed and cut into wedges
- 12 large
- meaty
- free-range chicken wings
- 6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 6 garlic cloves
- finely sliced
- 2 tsp hot smoked sweet paprika
- 2 tbsp sherry vinegar
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 150g/5oz padron peppers
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
- For spiced potato wedges
- preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
- Mix the spices and salt together in a bowl with the olive oil
- then add the potatoes and toss well to coat thoroughly.
- Tip out onto a flat oven tray and roast for 30 minutes
- turning half way through
- until the wedges are golden-brown
- crunchy around the edges but tender when pierced with a knife.
- For the wings
- preheat the oven to 220C/425F/Gas 7.
- Place the wings onto a roasting tray in the oven and roast for 15-20 minutes
- or until golden-brown and cooked through.
- Meanwhile
- make the dressing. Heat a frying pan until hot
- add the extra virgin olive oil and garlic and cook for a couple of minutes over a gentle heat – you don’t want to burn the garlic. Add the smoked paprika and sherry vinegar.
- Heat a clean frying pan until hot
- add the olive oil and padron peppers and then fry for 2-3 minutes
- or until the peppers are charred. Add some salt.
- Pile the peppers into a serving bowl and top with some more sea salt.
- To serve
- put the wings onto a serving bowl and drizzle with some of the warm garlic and chilli dressing. Serve with the wedges and peppers.

