Monday, May 2, 2011

Red Curry Chicken Wings


Happy Monday guys!  We had an eventful weekend, indeed!

I spent Saturday morning handing out water and Powerade at the Derby Festival Mini & Full Marathon!  I saw about 20 or so of my friends running their hearts out (and for those of you I missed, good job on the race!).  Maybe next year I'll get out there and run my butt off... but then again, it may end up being the same weekend of my wedding, and I don't think I need that added stress of a race. 


We also spent Saturday night out at the Waterfront seeing Soul Asylum (yeah, the band from the early 90's).  It wasn't half bad - Andy and his friend Ike had a good time, while me and Ike's fiance Becca just talked about wedding stuff.  We're pretty excited about this upcoming Thursday because there's gonna be a free Cage the Elephant concert out at the Waterfront.  Now that's a band I can get into!  And that I actually know more than 1 song of!

Sunday was pretty lazy for us.  I slept in and decided to ditch spinning class.  I can play hookie once or twice, right?


I'm pretty excited, as well, because our CSA starts back up on Wednesday!  I'll definitely be glad to be getting some fresh and local produce on a weekly basis again!

Speaking of local products, I made a trip to my nearest farmer's market (which happens to only be a block away now - SCORE!) and bought some chicken wings from Barr Farms.  I knew I had to do something funky to them, because honestly... Buffalo-style wings are too "normal".  I need a little flair to my wings!

Ingredients:




1 cup coconut milk
1 & 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce
1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
1 tablespoon red curry paste
1 tablespoon olive oil
small handful of cilantro, chopped
10 chicken wings

In a medium bowl, combine coconut milk, fish sauce, brown sugar, red curry paste, and olive oil.  Mix until sugar is dissolved and curry paste is mixed throughout.  Stir in half of the cilantro.

Add chicken wings to marinade and coat well.  Cover bowl with plastic wrap and place in refrigerator.  Marinate for about 4-6 hours, turning wings once or twice.

Preheat oven to 400F.

Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and spray with non-stick cooking spray.

Remove chicken wings from marinade, shaking off any excess.  Place wings on baking sheet and bake for about 25 minutes.  Brush the wings with any pan drippings and flip over.  Bake for another 10-15 minutes, brushing with pan drippings once more. 

Turn oven broiler to high and broil wings for about 1-2 minutes, or until slightly charred.  Remove wings from oven and let cool for about 5 minutes.

Place on serving platter and garnish with remaining cilantro.  Serve with fried rice or with your favorite dipping sauce.  Honestly, they're absolutely delicious all on their own!


These were some of the best wings we've ever had.  Hands down.  I don't know if it was the Barr Farms chicken wings, the marinade, or just a combination of the two.  But seriously, this is a marinade worth trying!

Enjoy the rest of your Monday guys!

27 comments:

  1. Peggy, these wings look SO delicious! Wonderful flavor, too. I'm sure my husband would love these just as much as I would. Thanks for sharing! :)

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  2. flavourful way to have chicken delicious

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  3. Hi there I ran across your site and I've got to say those wings look delicious! I also can't say no to some curry so this definitely would be a great recipe for me to try. :)

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  4. These wings look so yummy! I like anything with fish sauce... that's one addicting condiment. Where do you get red curry paste? I wonder if Trader Joe's selling it... Asian market maybe?

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  5. @Nami - yeah, the Asian market is your best bet (your cheapest bet too). But I'm sure Trader Joe's sells some red curry paste, too, if it's more convenient! =)

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  6. Fantastic Peggy; I really think I can smell that curry; I put red curry paste in my grocery list.
    Rita

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  7. I would never think to add curry to wings but i bet these are just delicious! they certainly look it!

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  8. This seems like fun. I am a great fan of chicken wings. I am a great fan of curry. Thanks for an inspiring meal.

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  9. I would not be able to put these down...except in my tummy!

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  10. These are some unique wings! Looks good!

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  11. Oh am drooling here... Looks so very hot and yum...

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  12. Oh these look awesome! My hubby loves wings. May have to try these for him :)

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  13. I'm in HongKong. I can get the paste from every markets.
    So happy when I got some recipes with the ingredients I can get easy.^^*

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  14. I'll have to try these for my sister who loves wings. Thanks for sharing the recipe!

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  15. Have all those ingredients lying around guess what I will be cooking. Diane

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  16. We had a very busy weekend too, the Royal wedding on Friday, a picnic with friends near Oxford and on Sunday we went to Camden Market in London.
    Awesome dish, lovely ingredients ♥

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  17. This sounds so so amazing ! I am saving the recipe to make them !

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  18. One of my favorite cuisine! oh My... looking so tempting and finger licking Peggy .. ^_^ Great job

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  19. Wow. Wow. Wow. Fabulous photos and a slammin recipe. My husband will love these.

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  20. Not gonna lie, I can totally see myself running a race the day of my wedding. the couple that runs together, stays together right? It can be kind of like pregaming for the big day? :P

    These chicken wings look delicious! Love that you've infused them with curry...what a fun take on a classic!

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  21. Chicken on the bone is not my jam, but I am imagining this with boneless cubed chicken over basmati rice & I am drooling.

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  22. This is my type of meal. I love the combo of flavors!

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  23. I love those curry chicken wings! Very tempting!

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  24. What a great idea for chicken wings! Love the Asian spin on these, bet they are packed with flavor. Glad you had a nice weekend too :)

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  25. Peggy so tempting chicken wings.

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  26. I just posted on my blog my adaptation of your recipe and it was a big hit, thanks for posting this. I did of course link back to your site.

    Lisa~~
    Cook Lisa Cook

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