Chicken wings are dirt cheap and, being on the bone, more tasty than breast meat. A good marinade sets them off a treat...

Ingredients (Serves 2)

• 12 Chicken wings
• Half a bottle of dark soy sauce
• Splash of olive oil
• Juice of 2 lemons
• 1 red chilli, finely chopped
• 1 inch ginger, finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• Good squeeze of tomato purée
• 4 tbsp sugar
• Big splash of sherry (optional)

What To Do

1. Mix all the marinade ingredients together and pour over the chicken wings (skin side down) to marinade for at least 4 hours (anything up to 24 hours is fine). From time to time, spoon the marinade liquid over the chicken.
2. Place the chicken wings, skin side up, on a sheet of foil in a shallow baking tin, in a pre-heated oven (200°C, 400°F, Gas Mark 6) for 40 minutes. Do not turn the wings, but baste them once with the remaining marinade liquid during cooking.
3. Best served with a salad made from fresh tomatoes, white onion and basil, and drizzled with olive oil¹.

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