Recipe: Yummy Grilled Lemongrass Chicken Wings

Grilled Lemongrass Chicken Wings. These chicken wings are marinated overnight in a quick to prepare Vietnamese lemongrass marinade that is packed full of flavour, then grilled to perfection on the BBQ. You can also cook them in the oven, but I am partial to the charcoal flavours! One of the most delicious grilled or BBQ chicken wings recipes is Lemongrass Wings, using lemongrass and fish sauce to marinate the wings.

There are many occasions where a good chicken wings dish is the perfect thing to serve, like a game day or summer BBQ, or just because. Combine olive oil, lemongrass/or zest, cilantro, garlic, turmeric, sea salt and pepper in the food processor and pulse until uniformly mixed- you are looking to make a seasoning "paste". Mix canola oil, lemongrass, lemon juice, soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, and fish sauce together in a mixing bowl until the sugar is dissolved; add chicken and turn to coat in the marinade. You can cook Grilled Lemongrass Chicken Wings using 18 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Grilled Lemongrass Chicken Wings

1. You need 6 lb of organic chicken wings, separate drummies from wing and remove tip.
2. Prepare 3 stalk of Lemon grass, green part removed and chopped.
3. Prepare 1 piece of ginger 2 inch in size peeled and chopped.
4. It's 1 head of garlic, peeled and smashed.
5. Prepare 5 stalk of scallions, chopped.
6. It's 1 cup of red boat fish sauce.
7. You need 1 tbsp of garlic powder.
8. Prepare 1 tbsp of ground cumin.
9. You need 1 tbsp of turmeric.
10. You need 1 tsp of black pepper.
11. You need 1 of salt to taste.
12. You need 1 cup of olive oil, extra virgin.
13. It's 1 tbsp of crushed red pepper.
14. It's 1 tbsp of cayenne.
15. It's 1 tbsp of chili powder.
16. It's 1 of yellow onion, chopped.
17. Prepare 1 tsp of cardamom.
18. Prepare 1 cup of Shaoxing rice wine.

The longer it marinates, the more flavor the chicken takes on. Fire up the grill or broiler and cook as many as you need to satisfy that snack craving—double or triple the recipe for larger groups. Or as part of a meal, use chicken drumsticks, thighs, or breasts instead of wings and adjust the cooking time. Grilled chicken never tasted so good!

Grilled Lemongrass Chicken Wings step by step

1. Place all ingredients (except chicken wings) in a blender and blend until smooth. Taste the marinade to see if more salt needed. If the marinade is too thick, add additional rice wine..
2. Pour marinade onto chicken wings, toss thoroughly and refrigerate over night. The next day remove wings from marinade and remove excess oil..
3. Grill chicken wings until cooked on the inside and skin is rendered on the outside. Dependent on the grill. Usually takes 25 mins on lower heat with frequent flipping..

This lemongrass grilled chicken blows other recipes out of the water. Plus it's super simple to make. Just toss a few ingredients into your food processor, marinate, and grill. Rinse the wings under cold water and pat dry with paper towels. Set aside in a large bowl while you prepare the marinade.