Fried Chicken Wing With Sesame Seed Batter

Fried Chicken Wing With Sesame Seed Batter

I am trying to prepare a different meal each day, so that I can eat an array of food! These chicken wings are very easy and quick to prepare - but quite a pretty looking dish! Good enough as a party food for summer garden party (almost over now!!), methinks!

The freshly made crunchy-lemon-pickled-spicy cucumber condiment compliment well with the fried chicken. 

Ingredients:

1. 500g Chicken wings 
2. Lot of mince ginger
3. 1/2 bulb of mince garlic
4. Salt and pepper (to taste)
5. Dash of fish sauce
6. 1-2 tbsp Chinese five spice powder

Marinate the chicken wings with all the ingredients above and set aside for 30 minutes or longer.

Prepare the batter by mixing all the ingredients below:

1. 1 egg
2. 4 tbsp rice flour
3. 2 tbsp plain flour
4. 3-4 tbsp cold water
5. 1/2 tsp Smoked Paprika
6. Few tbsp black sesame seeds

For the cucumber condiment, you will need:

1. 1 Large cucumber
2. 1 Lemon 
3. 1 tbsp Sea salt
4. 1 tbsp Chili sauce 
5. 2 tbsp unrefined cane sugar

Peel the cucumber skin.  With the peeler slice the cucumber length-wise to produce strips of cucumber (discard the seed core - or eat it fresh!)

In a large bowl, marinate the cucumber with the salt, 1/2 of the lemon juice and put in it the freezer for at least 15 minutes. Once ready, wash the marinated cucumber with water once. Drain and squeeze excess water from the cucumber. In a serving bowl, put the drained cucumber and mix it with the other half of the lemon juice, sugar and the chilli sauce. Set aside in fridge.

Coat the chicken wings with the batter and fry them in the hot oil until golden and cooked. Drain the excess oil from the wings. Arrange the chicken wing in a large serving plate and serves thewith the cool cucumber condiment. YUM! Juicy and meaty wings with the cool (with a bit spiciness), crunchy and fresh cucumber! YUM!