TAMARIND WINGS & GREEN CURRY RICE

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🍗 STICKY TAMARIND WINGS & GREEN CURRY RICE 🍚

📱 OVERVIEW

  • Total Time: 45 Minutes (plus marinating)

  • Servings: 2 to 3 People

🛠️ THE KIT

  • 🥘 1 Large baking tray (lined with foil)

  • 🍳 1 Large frying pan or wok

  • 🥣 2 Medium bowls (one for wings, one for dressing)

  • 🌪️ 1 Small blender (or mortar and pestle)

  • 🥘 1 Small pot (to blanch beans)

  • 🧤 1 Oven mitt

🛒 THE INGREDIENTS

Sticky Tamarind Wings

  • 🍗 Halal Chicken wings 1 kg

  • 🧪 Tamarind paste 2 tablespoons

  • 🤎 Palm sugar 2 tablespoons (or brown sugar)

  • 🌶️ Chili flakes 1 teaspoon

  • 🧄 Garlic 2 cloves (minced)

  • 🐟 Fish sauce 1 tablespoon

  • 🫒 Oil 2 tablespoons

Thai Green Curry Rice

  • 🍚 Cooked Jasmine rice 3 cups (cold leftover rice is best!)

  • 🌿 Green Paste: 1 handful coriander, 1 stalk lemongrass (white part), 2 green chilies, 1 lime leaf, 1 shallot, 1 clove garlic, 1 knob ginger, lime juice, oil, salt, pepper.

Green Beans & Peanut Dressing

  • 🟢 Green beans 200g (trimmed)

  • 🥜 Crunchy peanut butter 2 tablespoons

  • 🧂 Soy sauce 1 tablespoon

  • 🤎 Brown sugar 1 teaspoon

  • 🍷 Vinegar 1 teaspoon

  • ⚪ Sesame seeds 1 teaspoon (toasted)

👨‍🍳 THE METHOD

1. The Sticky Wings

  1. 🥣 Marinate: In a Medium bowl, mix the Tamarind, Sugar, Chili, Garlic, Fish sauce, and Oil. Toss the Wings in until coated. Let sit for 30 Minutes.

  2. 🔥 Roast: Line your Baking tray with foil. Lay the wings out and spoon any extra sauce over them.

  3. 🌡️ Bake at 170°C for 25 to 30 minutes until they look dark, sticky, and glossy.

2. The Green Curry Rice

  1. 🌪️ Blend: Put all the Green Paste ingredients into the Small blender and whiz until it forms a bright green sauce.

  2. 🍳 Fry: Heat a little oil in the Large frying pan. Add the paste and stir for 2 minutes until it smells amazing.

  3. 🍚 Toss: Add the Rice to the pan. Break up any lumps with your Spoon and stir until every grain is green and hot.

3. The Peanut Beans

  1. 🥘 Blanch: Boil the Green beans in salted water for 2.5 Minutes. Drain them.

  2. 🥣 Mix: In a Small bowl, whisk the Peanut butter, Soy sauce, Sugar, and Vinegar. (Add a drop of soy if it’s too thick).

  3. 🍳 Sizzle: Quickly toss the beans in a hot pan with a little Garlic, then pour over the Peanut dressing and Sesame seeds.

🛡️ SAFETY FIRST

  • 🧤 Foil Removal: When the wings are done, the sugar in the marinade will be very sticky and hot. Use your Oven mitt and be careful not to let the sticky sauce touch your skin!

  • 🌶️ Chili Blender: When opening the blender after making the green paste, don't put your face directly over it. The "chili steam" can make you cough!

  • 🍗 Bone-in Chicken: Ensure the wings are cooked to an internal temperature of 74°C (165°F). If the meat near the bone is still pink, give them 5 more minutes.