Chicken Wings with Spicy Chorizo Mash

Name: Chicken Wings with Spicy Chorizo Mash
Yield: Serves 6 as a snack
Ingredients: 1.2 kg(2 ½ lb) boiling potatoes, peeled and cut into large chunks; 200 g(6 ½ oz) chorizo; 2 tablespoons golden syrup or honey; 400 g(14 oz) canned peeled tomatoes in juice, chopped or fresh tomatoes; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 tablespoons sesame seeds; 1 large teaspoon salt; 1 kg (2 lb) chicken wings or nibbles; 2 tablespoons roasted sesame oil; 6 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed; 1 red chilli, sliced

Preparation info

Serves
6
as a snack

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

A World in My Kitchen

By Peter Gordon

Published 2003

About

Chicken wings have that wonderful gelatinous texture when cooked slowly. The chorizo mash was inspired by a visit to the beautiful Spanish town of Carceres in 2002 where I was served a cold purée with bread much like you would serve hummus.

Ingredients

1 kg (2 lb) chicken wings or nibbles
400 g(14 oz) canned peeled tomatoes in juice, chopped or

Method

Mix chicken wings with chopped tomatoes, chilli, sesame seeds and oil, golden syrup, salt and three-quarters of the garlic. Marinate in the fridge for 2-12 hours.

An hour before you want to eat, turn oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas Mark 5. Line a roasting tray with foil or baking paper (it’ll make cleaning it easier) and add wings, in one layer; pour on ½