Balinese Chicken Wings

On a recent trip to Bali, my Balinese stepmother, Putu, let me help her prepare chicken - and I furiously committed her ‘non-recipe’ to memory to bring home. She has a big mortar and pestle for this kind of thing; I don’t, so I end up using both sides of my meat mallet; you just want to get the ingredients well combined and at least somewhat reduced in mass. And since they’re baked, not deep-fried, they’re a (relatively) healthy pile of wings! I particularly like them with roasted sweet potatoes.

Step: 1

Combine garlic, chile pepper, shallot, turmeric, and kosher salt; bruise with a mortar and pestle, or with the flat side of a cleaver. Place into a bowl, and stir in brown sugar, and olive oil. Toss chicken wings with marinade, cover, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

Step: 2

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Toss the chicken wings again to recoat in marinade, then spread out onto prepared baking sheet.

Step: 3

Bake in preheated oven until deep, golden brown, about 30 minutes.

Per Serving: 253 calories; protein 19.3g; carbohydrates 7.7g; fat 15.9g; cholesterol 58mg; sodium 540.8mg.

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