6
Turkish
Chicken wings with cumin, lemon & garlic
Wings roasted with cumin, lemon and garlic until crisp, a simple, punchy tray dinner.
Ingredients
- Olive oil 2 tbsp
- Honey 1 tbsp
- Garlic 2 clove
- Lemon
- Chicken wings 12
- Cumin seeds 1 tsp
Method
- Using a pair of sharp kitchen scissors, cut each wing at the knuckle into two pieces.
- Mix the garlic, lemon zest and juice, cumin and oil with plenty of seasoning, then tip into a dish with the chicken wings and toss to coat.
- Cover and put in the fridge to marinate for at least 1 hr, or overnight if you have time.
- Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6, or heat an outdoor barbecue.
- Bake the chicken wings on an oven tray for 45-50 mins until crisp, or barbecue for 20 mins, drizzling over the honey for the final 10 mins of each method.
- Serve on a platter with plenty of paper napkins.
- Fill small bowls with olives, pistachios or almonds, dates and pickled chillies and flatbreads to serve alongside, along with the dishes below.