Chicken Wings with Spicy Chorizo Mash

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

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

Snack
Gluten-free

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