Tex Mex Chicken Wings

Ingredients list for Tex Mex Chicken Wings

• 12-16 Chicken wings skinned
• 5-6 Garlic cloves
• 2 inch Celery stem
• 1 tablespoon Oil
• 1 Bay leaf
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar/jaggery
• 2 tablespoons Malt vinegar
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• ¼ cup Tomato puree
• ¼ cup Tomato ketchup
• 1½ teaspoons Red chilli powder
• ½ teaspoon Crushed black peppercorns
• to taste Salt

Method

1. Pat chicken wings dry with a clean absorbent kitchen towel.
2. Pound garlic with celery stem to a paste.
3. Mix oil, bay leaf, brown sugar, malt vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, tomato puree, tomato ketchup, red chilli powder, crushed peppercorns and salt in a bowl. Add chicken wings and mix well and keep the bowl in the refrigerator to marinate for about 1-2 hours.
4. Preheat oven to 200°C.
5. Remove bay leaf from the marinade. Arrange the chicken wings on a grill tray. Ensure that the wings are placed in uniform pattern to ensure proper cooking. Cook in the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes. Turn over the wings a couple of times, basting it with the remaining marinade.
6. Cook till crisp from outside, but soft and tender inside.
7. Serve hot straight from the oven.