For this recipe you will need 2 x 23cm round loose bottom cake tins, lined with baking parchment.

Ingredients:

  • 1 kg fresh Chicken Wings
  • 1 tsp Chinese 5 spice
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 1 green pepper, thinly sliced
  • 2 red chillies, thinly sliced
  • 2 green chillies, thinly sliced
  • 1 tsp dried chilli flakes
  • 1 bunch spring onions, trimmed and sliced
  • 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil

For the salt and pepper seasoning

  • 2 tbsp salt
  • ¼ tsp freshly ground pepper
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • ½ tbsp Chinese 5 spice

Let's make it:

Step 1:

Place the chicken wings in a large bowl, sprinkle over 1 generous tsp of Chinese 5 spice and rub well in, coating each wing with some of the seasoning.

Step 2:

Select AIR FRY and TIME of 40 minutes, allow to preheat.

Step 3:

Spread the chicken wings out, on 2 of the racks, inserting these into the hot oven in the top and middle position (swap over 15 minutes into the cooking time).

Step 4:

Whist these are cooking combine the salt and pepper seasoning ingredients into small bowl.

Step 5:

Heat a suitable sized frying pan over a medium heat, add the oil, onion and green pepper and stir fry for approx. 3-5 minutes until softened.

Step 6:

Add the chillies, chilli flakes, spring onions and garlic and continue cooking for a further minute, remove from the heat.

Step 7:

Once the chicken wings have cooked for 30 minutes, remove the trays from the oven and sprinkle the hot wings generously with the salt and pepper seasoning.

Step 8:

Spoon over the cooked onion and pepper mixture and return to the hot oven to finish cooking for the remaining 10 minutes.

Step 9:

Remove the wings from the trays and drizzle with a little sesame oil.

Step 10:

Serve immediately with a bowl of prawn crackers.